William Balikwisha
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-05-12) 12 May 1999
Place of birth Brussels, Belgium
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger[1]
Team information
Current team
 Standard Liège
Number 22
Youth career
2003–2014 Anderlecht
2014–2018 Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Standard Liège 52 (6)
2019 → Cercle Brugge (loan) 4 (0)
2020 → MVV Maastricht (loan) 7 (0)
International career‡
2019 DR Congo U23 2 (0)
2023– DR Congo 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:57, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

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] 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. ↑ William Balikwisha at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Standard: Balikwisha, la belle promesse de l'Académie". 22 August 2018.
  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. ↑ "Mauritanie - RDC : Silas et Balikwisha dans le onze de départ". March 28, 2023.
  9. ↑ 🖉"Foot-Belgique: deux léopards sauvent le Standard de Liège". 27 September 2020.
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