Joel Mvuka
Norwegian footballer (born 2002)
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Joel Mugisha Mvuka (born 12 November 2002) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Celtic on loan from French club Lorient.[1]
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Mvuka in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joel Mugisha Mvuka | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Bergen, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Celtic (on loan from FC Lorient) | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2019 | Åsane | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Åsane | 20 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Bodø/Glimt | 34 | (2) |
| 2023– | Lorient | 52 | (3) |
| 2023 | → Bodø/Glimt (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2024 | → Young Boys (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2026– | → Celtic (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2021 | Norway U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Norway U20 | 7 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Norway U21 | 16 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:25, 24 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
He spent his youth and senior career in Åsane. In the summer of 2021 Mvuka signed for Bodø/Glimt.
On 31 January 2023, Mvuka signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with the French club Lorient and was loaned back to Bodø/Glimt until the end of the 2022–23 season.[2]
On 20 January 2024, Mvuka was loaned to Young Boys in Switzerland, with an option to buy.[3]
On 3 February 2026, Mvuka was loaned to Celtic in Scotland on loan for the reminder of the season, with the option to make the transfer permanent, came on as a sub in Celtic’s Scottish Cup quarter final win (4-2 pens) over rivals Rangers at Ibrox. [4]
Personal life
Born in Norway to Burundian parents.[5] He is also of Rwandan descent.[6] Mvuka had to stop football for eight months as a teenager due to heart irregularities, but returned after he was properly diagnosed.[7] His brother Beltran Mvuka is also a professional footballer.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 March 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Åsane | 2019 | 2. divisjon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1. divisjon | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2021 | Eliteserien | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2022 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 47 | 4 | ||
| 2023 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | ||
| Total | 46 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 83 | 8 | ||
| Lorient | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 52 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 55 | 3 | |||
| Young Boys (loan) | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| Celtic | 2025–26 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 134 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 183 | 13 | ||
