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Norwegian footballer (born 2002)

Joel Mvuka
Personal information
Full name Joel Mugisha Mvuka
Date of birth (2002-11-12) 12 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Bergen, Norway
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team Lorient
Number 93
Youth career
2016–2019 Åsane
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Åsane 20 (0)
2021–2023 Bodø/Glimt 34 (2)
2023– Lorient 21 (3)
2023 → Bodø/Glimt (loan) 12 (3)
2024 → Young Boys (loan) 16 (2)
International career
2021 Norway U19 2 (0)
2021–2024 Norway U20 7 (1)
2022– Norway U21 16 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2025

Joel Mugisha Mvuka (born 12 November 2002) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Lorient.

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.

On 20 January 2024, Mvuka was loaned to Young Boys in Switzerland, with an option to buy.

Personal life

Born in Norway to Burundian parents. He is also of Rwandan descent. Mvuka had to stop football for 8 months as a teenager due to heart irregularities, but returned after he was properly diagnosed.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 14 3 0 0 – 14 3
Total 21 3 0 0 0 0 21 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 103 10 15 2 29 1 147 13

Honours

Bodø/Glimt

References

  1. "Joel Mvuka chez les Merlus puis prêté au FK Bodø/Glimt". FC Lorient (in French). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. "JOEL MVUKA CHEZ LES MERLUS PUIS PRÊTÉ AU FK BODØ/GLIMT" (in French). FC Lorient. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. "YB HOLT DEN NORWEGISCHEN STÜRMER JOEL MVUKA" [YB BRINGS NORWEGIAN STRIKER JOEL MVUKA] (in German). Young Boys. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  4. 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.
  5. "Five young Rwandan players in Europe that can boost Amavubi squad". newtimes.co.rw. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  6. "Stortalentets fotballkarriere reddet av hjertespesialist fra Tanzania". www.vg.no. 12 August 2021.
  7. "Joel Mvuka". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 26 August 2021.

External links

FC Lorient – current squad


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