Thievy Bifouma

Bifouma was born in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis.[4] He joined RCD Espanyol in Spain in early 2010, not yet aged 18, signing from RC Strasbourg Alsace. On 13 March 2011, he made his debut with the Catalans' first team, after coming on as a substitute for Joan Verdú in the dying minutes of a 2–0 La Liga home win against Deportivo de La Coruña.[5]

On 10 August 2011, in the Copa Catalunya final, Bifouma scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 victory over a FC Barcelona team that was filled with reserve and youth players.[6] On 17 December, he netted his first goal with the main squad, scoring the opener in an eventual 2–1 win at Sporting de Gijón.[7]

In September 2012, Bifouma was loaned to UD Las Palmas of Segunda División.[8] After a successful spell, he extended his contract with Espanyol until 2017.[9]

On 31 January 2014, Bifouma signed for West Bromwich Albion on a loan deal with a view to a permanent transfer, being awarded the number 50 shirt.[10][11] He made his debut in the Premier League eight days later, playing the second half and scoring within 36 seconds of taking the pitch in a 1–3 away loss against Crystal Palace.[12]

Bifouma moved to fellow top-division club UD Almería on 13 August 2014, in a season-long loan.[13] On 19 March of the following year, he was suspended for one month due to allegations of breach of contract with his former agent;[14] the ban was lifted days later, and he continued to appear regularly for the Andalusians, which suffered relegation.[15]

On 19 August 2015, Bifouma was loaned to Granada CF of the same league for one year.[16] He finished the season with Stade de Reims, also owned by Espanyol.[17]

On 28 July 2016, Bifouma signed for fellow French Ligue 1 club SC Bastia.[18][19] He was on the move again in the following transfer window, joining Süper Lig's Osmanlıspor on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[20] He scored just one goal in 22 total games for the team from Ankara, in their 5–1 win at Adanaspor in the Süper Lig on 19 February 2017.[21]

Remaining in the same league, Bifouma signed a one-year contract with Sivasspor on 9 September 2017.[22] Only eight days later, he netted twice in a 4–2 victory on his return to the Osmanlı Stadium.[23]

Bifouma went back to the Turkish capital in June 2018, agreeing to a three-year deal at MKE Ankaragücü.[24] He scored once during his brief tenure, a late consolation in a 1–2 home loss to Kasımpaşa S.K. on 2 September,[25] and moved on again on 22 January 2019 when he signed with third-placed Yeni Malatyaspor for an undisclosed fee.[26]

As of 31 December 2020.[34]

As of 18 November 2018.[35]

As of 25 March 2018.

Congo score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bifouma goal.[36]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 September 2014	U. J. Esuene, Calabar, Nigeria	Nigeria	2–1	3–2	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.				3–1
3.	10 January 2015	Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal	Cape Verde	1–0	2–3	Friendly
4.	17 January 2015	Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea	Equatorial Guinea	1–1	1–1	2015 Africa Cup of Nations
5.	25 January 2015		Burkina Faso	1–0	2–1
6.	31 January 2015		DR Congo	2–0	2–4	2015 Africa Cup of Nations
7.	13 October 2015	Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo	Benin	1–0	2–1	Friendly
8.				2–1
9.	14 November 2015	Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis-Abeba, Ethiopia	Ethiopia	1–1	4–3	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.	17 November 2015	Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo		2–1	2–1
11.	10 June 2017	Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo	DR Congo	1–1	1–3	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12.	1 September 2017	Baba Yara, Kumasi, Ghana	Ghana	1–0	1–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
13.	25 March 2018	Aimé Bergéal, Mantes-la-Jolie, France	Guinea-Bissau	2–0	2–0	Friendly
14.	9 September 2018	Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo	Zimbabwe	1–1	1–1	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
15.	18 November 2018		DR Congo	1–1	1–1