Bernard Bulbwa
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bernard Tsumega Bulbwa | ||
Date of birth | 11 October 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ankaraspor | ||
Youth career | |||
Mkar Rocks | |||
2012–2015 | Shuttle Sports Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Espérance | 12 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Espérance B | ||
2018–2019 | Mouloudia Oujda | 3 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Dugopolje | 19 | (2) |
2020–2021 | Ankaraspor | 6 | (0) |
2021 | Al-Nahda | ||
International career | |||
Nigeria U20 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2022 |
Bernard Tsumega Bulbwa (born 11 October 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker.[1]
Early and personal life
Bulbwa is the youngest of seven children.[2]
Club career
After playing youth football for Mkar Rocks and Shuttle Sports Academy, Bulbwa signed a five-year contract with Tunisian club Espérance in April 2015.[2] Earlier that month he had been linked with possible transfers to English clubs Stoke City and Manchester City,[3] as well as clubs in Nigeria and Europe.[2]
International career
Bulbwa has played for the Nigeria under-20 team, and scored the winner in the final of the 2015 African U-20 Championship.[4] He was described as a "hero" due to his performance,[2][4] and his goal was awarded "Best of the Tournament" by CAF.[5] He was selected to the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in May 2015.[6]
References
- ^ a b Bernard Bulbwa at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d Oluwashina Okeleji (10 April 2015). "'I have the ability to do incredible things'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ Pete Smith (1 April 2015). "Stoke City transfer rumours: Battle with Manchester City for Nigeria wunderkind Bernard Bulbwa". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Hero Bulbwa hails selfless Eagles". SuperSport. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "GENERAL STATISTICS OF ORANGE AFRICAN U-20 CHAMPIONSHIP SENEGAL 2015". CAF. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (16 May 2015). "Man City duo named in Nigeria U-20 World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
External links
- Bernard Bulbwa at FootballDatabase.eu
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Nigerian footballers
- Nigeria under-20 international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Espérance Sportive de Tunis players
- MC Oujda players
- NK Dugopolje players
- Ankaraspor footballers
- Al-Nahda Club (Oman) players
- Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
- Botola players
- First Football League (Croatia) players
- TFF First League players
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia
- Expatriate footballers in Tunisia
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Morocco
- Expatriate footballers in Morocco
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
- Expatriate footballers in Croatia
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Oman
- Expatriate footballers in Oman
- Nigerian football forward stubs