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William Balikwisha

William Balikwisha

Congolese footballer

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

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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] He debuted for the senior DR Congo national team in a 3–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Mauritania on 24 March 2023.[8]

Personal life

Balikwisha is the brother of the footballer Michel-Ange Balikwisha.[9]

References

  1. [1]
    William Balikwisha at WorldFootball.net
  2. [2]
    "Standard: Balikwisha, la belle promesse de l'Académie". 22 August 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Lokeren vs. Standard Liège - 18 August 2018". Soccerway.
  4. [4]
    "Standard: William Balikwisha prêté un an au Cercle de Bruges". 9 August 2019.
  5. [5]
    "FOOT-MERCATO: DECOUVREZ WILLIAM BALIKWISHA DE ROYAL STANDARD DE LIEGE - VOILA NIGHT". 4 August 2018.
  6. [6]
    "ELIM-CAN U23 : 27 joueurs convoqués contre le Maroc". Rdcongoleopardsfoot.com. 7 March 2019.
  7. [7]
    "CAF - Competitions - Qualifiers of Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.
  8. [8]
    "Mauritanie - RDC : Silas et Balikwisha dans le onze de départ". 28 March 2023.
  9. [9]
    🖉"Foot-Belgique: deux léopards sauvent le Standard de Liège". 27 September 2020.
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