Rocky Bushiri

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Rocky Bushiri
Personal information
Full name Rocky Bushiri Kisonga [1]
Date of birth (1999-11-30) 30 November 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Duffel, Belgium
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Hibernian
Number 33
Youth career
2014–2017 K.V. Oostende
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 27 (0)
International career‡
2017 Belgium U19 2 (0)
2018–2019 Belgium U21 7 (0)
2023– DR Congo 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:53, 10 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:07, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Rocky Bushiri Kisonga (born 30 November 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Scottish Premiership side Hibernian and the DR Congo national team. He has previously played for K.V. Oostende and Norwich City, spending almost the entirety of his spell at Norwich on loan at other clubs.

Contents

Bushiri was born in Belgium and played for their under-19 and under-21 teams. He switched his international allegiance to DR Congo in March 2023, and made his full international debut for them later that year.

Club career

Oostende

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]

Norwich City

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]

Hibernian

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] He played regularly during the first half of the 2022–23 season, but was then unavailable for more than three months due to an ankle injury. [13]

International career

Bushiri was born in Belgium and is of Congolese descent; [14] his grandfather, Albert Kisonga, was an ambassador to Belgium. [13] Bushiri represented Belgium in youth internationals up to and including the under-21 level, but changed his international allegiance in March 2023 so that he could play for DR Congo. [15] Bushiri was first selected by DR Congo in June 2023, for two Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches. [16] He made his full international debut in September 2023, playing in a friendly against South Africa. [17]

Career statistics

As of match played on 9 December 2023 [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
KV Oostende 2017–18 [19] Belgian First Division A 2000—6 [lower-alpha 3] 080
Eupen (loan) 2018–19 [19] Belgian First Division A23021—8 [lower-alpha 3] 0331
Norwich City 2019–20 [20] Premier League 000000—00
2020–21 [21] Championship 000000—00
2021–22 [22] Premier League000000—00
Total0000000000
Blackpool (loan) 2019–20 [20] League One 4000102 [lower-alpha 4] 171
Sint-Truiden (loan) 2019–20 [19] Belgian First Division A7000—0070
Mechelen (loan) 2020–21 [19] Belgian First Division A5000—0050
Eupen (loan) 2020–21 [19] Belgian First Division A1021—0031
Hibernian (loan) 2021–22 [22] Scottish Premiership 14010——150
Hibernian 2022–23 [23] Scottish Premiership1501040—200
2023–24 [24] Scottish Premiership12000205 [lower-alpha 5] 0190
Total270106050390
Career total83062702111173

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References

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  2. ↑ "Debutant Bushiri (18) werkt ook op KVO-secretariaat".
  3. ↑ (belga). "Herhaalt KV Oostende succesverhaal Dimata? Kustboys halen weer spits bij Standard".
  4. ↑ "Jupiler Pro League - speeldag 18: KV Oostende - KV Mechelen 0 - 1". www.kvo.be.
  5. ↑ "Norwich City set to sign Belgium U21 international Rocky Bushiri". www.canaries.co.uk.
  6. ↑ "Rocky Bushiri: Blackpool sign Norwich City defender on season-long loan deal". BBC Sport. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "Blackpool 1-0 Wolves' U21s: Rocky Bushiri's stoppage-time winner seals EFL Trophy qualification". blackpoolgazette.co.uk. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Rocky Bushiri moves to KV Mechelen on season-long loan". Norwich City F.C. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  9. ↑ "Rocky Bushiri moves to KAS Eupen on loan". www.canaries.co.uk. January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Rocky Bushiri Joins Hibs From Norwich City!". Hibernian FC. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  11. ↑ "Hibernian: Rocky Bushiri signs permanent deal & Momodou Bojang joins on loan". BBC Sport. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  12. ↑ "Hibernian out of Scottish League Cup after fielding suspended Rocky Bushiri against Morton". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  13. 1 2 McPartlin, Patrick (29 April 2023). "Rocky Bushiri big interview: Derby injury, Hibs comeback, and Congo DR decision". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  14. ↑ "Rocky Bushiri". worldfootball.net.
  15. ↑ McPartlin, Patrick (9 March 2023). "Hibs defender Rocky Bushiri makes national team decision following Belgium Under-21 caps". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  16. ↑ "Bushiri earns Congo call up". BBC Sport. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  17. ↑ "Bushiri's Congo DR debut ends in defeat". BBC Sport. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
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  19. 1 2 3 4 5 Rocky Bushiri at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
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  21. ↑ "Games played by Rocky Bushiri in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Rocky Bushiri in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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