William Balikwisha

William Buhoya Balikwisha is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Oud-Heverlee Leuven. Born in Belgium, he represents DR Congo internationally.

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Club career

Balikwisha joined Anderlecht's youth academy at the age of 4, and moved to Standard Liège in 2014. Balikwisha made his professional debut for Standard in a 3–0 Belgian First Division A win over Lokeren on 18 August 2018.
On 9 August 2019, he joined Cercle Brugge on a one-season loan.

International career

Born in Belgium, Balikwisha is of Congolese descent. Balikwisha represented the DR Congo U23s for a pair of 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2019. 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.

Personal life

Balikwisha is the brother of the footballer Michel-Ange Balikwisha.