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.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1999-05-12) 12 May 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger[1] | ||
Club 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 | 22 | (2) |
2019 | → Cercle Brugge (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2020 | → MVV Maastricht (loan) | 7 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | DR Congo U23 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:04, 6 October 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 April 2019 |
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]
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]
Balikwisha is the brother of the footballer Michel-Ange Balikwisha.[8]
Standard Liège – current squad | |
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