William Balikwisha
Congolese footballer
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William Buhoya Balikwisha (born 12 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for OH Leuven. Born in Belgium, he represents DR Congo internationally.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Muhoya Balikwisha[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Winger[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | OH Leuven | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2014 | Anderlecht | ||
| 2014–2018 | Standard Liège | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2024 | Standard Liège | 64 | (7) |
| 2019 | → Cercle Brugge (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2020 | → MVV Maastricht (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2022 | SL16 FC | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | OH Leuven | 38 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | DR Congo U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | DR Congo | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 05:57, 31 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Balikwisha joined Anderlecht's youth academy at the age of 4, and moved to Standard Liège in 2014.[3] Balikwisha made his professional debut for Standard in a 3–0 Belgian First Division A win over Lokeren on 18 August 2018.[4]
On 9 August 2019, he joined Cercle Brugge on a one-season loan.[5]
International career
Born in Belgium, Balikwisha is of Congolese descent.[6] Balikwisha represented the DR Congo U23s for a pair of 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2019.[7][8] 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.[9]
Personal life
Balikwisha is the brother of the footballer Michel-Ange Balikwisha.[10]