Bernard Bulbwa

Bernard Tsumega Bulbwa (born 11 October 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Turkish club Ankaraspor.[1]

Bernard Bulbwa
Personal information
Full name Bernard Tsumega Bulbwa
Date of birth (1996-10-11) 11 October 1996
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Ankaraspor
Youth career
Mkar Rocks
2012–2015 Shuttle Sports Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Espérance 12 (2)
2017–2018 Espérance B
2018–2019 Mouloudia Oujda 3 (0)
2019–2020 Dugopolje 19 (2)
2020– Ankaraspor 0 (0)
National team
Nigeria U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2020

Early and personal life

Bulbwa is the youngest of seven children.[2]

Club career

After playing youth football for Mkar Rocks and Shuttle Sports Academy, Bulbwa signed a five-year contract with Tunisian club Espérance in April 2015.[2] Earlier that month he had been linked with possible transfers to English clubs Stoke City and Manchester City,[3] as well as clubs in Nigeria and Europe.[2]

International career

Bulbwa has played for the Nigeria under-20 team, and scored the winner in the final of the 2015 African U-20 Championship.[4] He was described as a "hero" due to his performance,[2][4] and his goal was awarded "Best of the Tournament" by CAF.[5] He was selected to the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in May 2015.[6]

References
  1. Bernard Bulbwa at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  2. Oluwashina Okeleji (10 April 2015). "'I have the ability to do incredible things'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  3. Pete Smith (1 April 2015). "Stoke City transfer rumours: Battle with Manchester City for Nigeria wunderkind Bernard Bulbwa". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  4. "Hero Bulbwa hails selfless Eagles". SuperSport. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  5. "GENERAL STATISTICS OF ORANGE AFRICAN U-20 CHAMPIONSHIP SENEGAL 2015". CAF. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  6. Oluwashina Okeleji (16 May 2015). "Man City duo named in Nigeria U-20 World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2015.


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