Rocky Bushiri Kisonga (born 30 November 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Scottish Premiership side Hibernian.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rocky Balboa Bushiri Kisonga[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1999-11-30) 30 November 1999 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Duffel, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Hibernian | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2017 | K.V. Oostende | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | K.V. Oostende | 2 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Eupen (loan) | 31 | (0) |
2019–2022 | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
2019 | → Blackpool (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2020 | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Mechelen (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2021 | → Eupen (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2022 | → Hibernian (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2022– | Hibernian | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Belgium U19 | 2 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Belgium U21 | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:22, 7 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:15, 10 January 2022 (UTC) |
Bushiri joined the youth academy of K.V. Oostende in 2012 after impressing in a provincial tournament representing Walloon Brabant.[2] He signed his first professional contract with Oostende in June 2017, for two years.[3] He made his professional debut in a 1-0 Belgian First Division A loss to KV Mechelen on 9 December 2017, becoming the youngest-ever debutant for Oostende.[4]
On 3 July 2019, it was announced that Bushiri would join Norwich City on a four-year deal, initially linking up with the U23 squad.[5] On 1 August 2019, Bushiri joined League One club Blackpool on a season-long loan deal.[6] Bushiri scored his first goal for the club in a 1-0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s in an EFL Trophy tie on 5 November 2019.[7]
On 30 June 2020, Bushiri went out on loan again, this time joining Mechelen on a season-long deal.[8]
On 26 January 2021, Bushiri moved to Belgium side KAS Eupen, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[9]
On 10 January 2022, Bushiri joined Scottish Premiership side Hibernian on loan for the remainder of the season, with an option to buy in the summer.[10] His number of appearances during the loan triggered that option, and he signed a three-year contract with Hibs in June 2022.[11]
After he played against Morton, whilst he was supposed to be suspended for receiving two cautions in earlier ties, Hibs were thrown out of the Scottish League Cup.[12]
Bushiri was born in Belgium and is of Congolese descent.[13]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
KV Oostende | 2017–18[14] | Belgian First Division A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Eupen (loan) | 2018–19[14] | Belgian First Division A | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 8[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
Norwich City | 2019–20[15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2020–21[16] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2021–22[17] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Blackpool (loan) | 2019–20[15] | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Sint-Truiden (loan) | 2019–20[14] | Belgian First Division A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Mechelen (loan) | 2020–21[14] | Belgian First Division A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Eupen (loan) | 2020–21[14] | Belgian First Division A | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Hibernian (loan) | 2021–22[17] | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
Hibernian | 2022–23[18] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
Career total | 58 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 84 | 3 |
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