William Balikwisha

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William Balikwisha
Personal information
Full name William Balikwisha
Date of birth (1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Brussels, Belgium
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger[1]
Club information
Current team
Standard Liège
Number 11
Youth career
2003–2014 Anderlecht
2014–2018 Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Standard Liège 8 (0)
2019Cercle Brugge (loan) 4 (0)
2020MVV Maastricht (loan) 7 (0)
National team
2019– DR Congo U23 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:04, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 April 2019

William Balikwisha (born 12 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Standard Liège. Born in Belgium, he represents the DR Congo internationally.

Club career[]

Balikwisha joined Anderlecht's youth academy at the age of 4, and moved to Standard Liège in 2014.[2] Balikwisha made his professional debut for Standard in a 3-0 Belgian First Division A win over Lokeren on 18 August 2018.[3] On 9 August 2019, he joined Cercle Brugge on a one season loan.[4]

International career[]

Born in Belgium, Balikwisha is of Congolese descent.[5] Balikwisha represented the DR Congo U23s for a pair of 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2019.[6][7]

Personal life[]

Balikwisha is the brother of the footballer Michel-Ange Balikwisha.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ William Balikwisha at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Standard: Balikwisha, la belle promesse de l'Académie".
  3. ^ "Lokeren vs. Standard Liège - 18 August 2018 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "Standard: William Balikwisha prêté un an au Cercle de Bruges". 9 August 2019.
  5. ^ "FOOT-MERCATO: DECOUVREZ WILLIAM BALIKWISHA DE ROYAL STANDARD DE LIEGE - VOILA NIGHT". 4 August 2018.
  6. ^ "ELIM-CAN U23 : 27 joueurs convoqués contre le Maroc". Rdcongoleopardsfoot.com. 7 March 2019.
  7. ^ "CAF - Competitions - Qualifiers of Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
  8. ^