Joel Mugisha Mvuka (born 12 November 2002) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Lorient.[1]
Club career
He spent his youth and senior career in Åsane. In the summer of 2021 Mvuka signed for FK Bodø/Glimt.
On 31 January 2023, Mvuka signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with the French club Lorient and was loaned back to FK Bodø/Glimt until the end of the 2022–23 season.[2]
On 20 January 2024, Mvuka was loaned to Young Boys in Switzerland, with an option to buy.[3]
Personal life
Born in Norway to Burundian parents.[4] He is also of Rwandan descent.[5] Mvuka had to stop football for 8 months as a teenager due to heart irregularities, but returned after he was properly diagnosed.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 February 2025[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Åsane | 2019 | 2. divisjon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1. divisjon | 6 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2021 | Eliteserien | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2022 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 47 | 4 | ||
| 2023 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | ||
| Total | 46 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 83 | 8 | ||
| Lorient | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 18 | 3 | ||
| Total | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Young Boys (loan) | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| Total | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 106 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 151 | 13 | ||
Honours
Bodø/Glimt
References
- ^ "Joel Mvuka chez les Merlus puis prêté au FK Bodø/Glimt". FC Lorient (in French). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "JOEL MVUKA CHEZ LES MERLUS PUIS PRÊTÉ AU FK BODØ/GLIMT" (in French). FC Lorient. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "YB HOLT DEN NORWEGISCHEN STÜRMER JOEL MVUKA" [YB BRINGS NORWEGIAN STRIKER JOEL MVUKA] (in German). Young Boys. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ Johnsen, Jonas (2 March 2020). "(+) Storebroren til Joel (17) ble en internettsensasjon. Det banet vei for Åsanes nye juvel". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Five young Rwandan players in Europe that can boost Amavubi squad". newtimes.co.rw. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Stortalentets fotballkarriere reddet av hjertespesialist fra Tanzania". www.vg.no. 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Joel Mvuka". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
External links
- Joel Mvuka at Soccerway
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