Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 10 May 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Ghent, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Antwerp | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2014 | Anderlecht | ||
2014–2020 | Standard Liège | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2021 | Standard Liège | 32 | (9) |
2021– | Antwerp | 79 | (15) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Belgium U16 | 4 | (1) |
2018 | Belgium U17 | 5 | (1) |
2019 | Belgium U18 | 1 | (0) |
2019 | Belgium U19 | 3 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Belgium U21 | 10 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:45, 15 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:48, 25 June 2023 (UTC) |
Michel-Ange Balikwisha (born 10 May 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Royal Antwerp.[1]
Balikwisha made his professional debut for Standard Liège on 20 September 2020 in a Belgian First Division A game against KV Kortrijk.[2]
On4 July 2021, Balikwisha joined Royal Antwerp on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee.[3]
He was part of the squad that won a domestic double during the 2022–23 season, including the club's first league title in 66 years.[4]
On 23 July 2023, Balikwisha scored a goal in the Belgian Super Cup against Mechelen. Antwerp would win on penalties to claim the trophy for the first time in their history.[5]
On 30 August 2023, he helped the club secure a spot in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League for the first time ever, by scoring a goal in the second leg of their 3–1 aggregate victory over AEK Athens in the play-off round.[6] He scored in Antwerp's first home match in the Champions League proper on 4 October, putting his side 2–0 up against Shakhtar Donetsk, but would squander the lead and fall to a 2–3 defeat.[7]
Born in Belgium, Balikwisha is of Congolese descent. He is a youth international for Belgium.[8]
Balikwisha is the brother of the footballer William Balikwisha.[9]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Standard Liège | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 40 | 9 | |
Antwerp | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5[a] | 1 | — | 38 | 5 | |
2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 33 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4[b] | 1 | — | 42 | 10 | ||
2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6[c] | 2 | 1[d] | 1 | 22 | 7 | |
Total | 79 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 102 | 22 | ||
Career totals | 111 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 142 | 31 |
Royal Antwerp