William Balikwisha
William Balikwisha (born 12 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Standard Liège in the Eerste Divisie. Born in Belgium, he represents the DR Congo internationally.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Balikwisha | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1999 | ||
| 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 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Cercle Brugge (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | → MVV Maastricht (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019– | DR Congo U23 | 2 | (0) |
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* 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 | |||
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
- William Balikwisha at WorldFootball.net
- "Standard: Balikwisha, la belle promesse de l'Académie".
- "Lokeren vs. Standard Liège - 18 August 2018 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- "Standard: William Balikwisha prêté un an au Cercle de Bruges". 9 August 2019.
- "FOOT-MERCATO: DECOUVREZ WILLIAM BALIKWISHA DE ROYAL STANDARD DE LIEGE - VOILA NIGHT". 4 August 2018.
- "ELIM-CAN U23 : 27 joueurs convoqués contre le Maroc". Rdcongoleopardsfoot.com. 7 March 2019.
- "CAF - Competitions - Qualifiers of Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
- 🖉"Foot-Belgique: deux léopards sauvent le Standard de Liège". 27 September 2020.
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