Thievy Bifouma

Thievy
Thievy before a game with Reims
Personal information
Full name Thievy Guivane Bifouma Koulossa[1]
Date of birth (1992-05-13) 13 May 1992
Place of birth Saint-Denis, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Ankaragücü
Number 10
Youth career
1999–2006 CS Meaux
2006–2010 Strasbourg
2010–2011 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Espanyol B 6 (3)
2011–2016 Espanyol 32 (4)
2012–2013 → Las Palmas (loan) 38 (11)
2014 → West Bromwich Albion (loan) 6 (2)
2014–2015 → Almería (loan) 29 (4)
2015–2016 → Granada (loan) 7 (0)
2016 → Reims (loan) 14 (4)
2016–2017 Bastia 14 (2)
2017 Osmanlıspor 17 (1)
2017–2018 Sivasspor 28 (6)
2018– Ankaragücü 3 (1)
National team‡
2011 France U20 1 (0)
2012–2013 France U21 3 (0)
2014– Congo 28 (13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2018

Thievy Guivane Bifouma Koulossa (born 13 May 1992), known simply as Thievy, is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club MKE Ankaragücü and the Congo national team.

Club career

Born in Saint-Denis, Paris, Thievy joined RCD Espanyol in Spain in early 2010, not yet aged 18, signing from RC Strasbourg. On 13 March 2011 he made his debut with the Catalans' first team, after coming on as a substitute for Joan Verdú in the dying minutes of a 2–0 La Liga home win against Deportivo de La Coruña.[2]

On 10 August 2011, in the Copa Catalunya final, Thievy scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 win against a FC Barcelona team that was filled with reserve and youth players.[3] On 17 December he netted his first goal with the main squad, scoring the opener in an eventual 2–1 success at Sporting de Gijón.[4]

In September 2012, Thievy was loaned to UD Las Palmas in Segunda División.[5] After a successful spell, he extended his contract with Espanyol until 2017.[6]

On 31 January 2014, Thievy signed for West Bromwich Albion on a loan deal with a view to a permanent transfer, being awarded the number 50 shirt.[7][8] He made his debut in the Premier League eight days later, playing the second half and scoring within 36 seconds of taking the pitch in a 1–3 away loss against Crystal Palace.[9]

On 13 August 2014, Thievy left Espanyol and moved to fellow top division club UD Almería in a season-long loan.[10] On 19 March of the following year he was suspended for one month, due to allegations of breach of contract with his former agent;[11] the ban was lifted days later, and he continued to appear regularly for the Andalusians, which suffered relegation.

On 19 August 2015, Thievy was loaned to fellow league team Granada CF for one year.[12] He finished the season with Stade de Reims, also owned by Espanyol.[13]

On 28 July 2016, Thievy signed for fellow French Ligue 1 club SC Bastia.[14][15] He was on the move again in the following transfer window, joining Süper Lig's Osmanlıspor on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[16]

International career

A French youth international, Thievy opted to represent Congo at the senior level, receiving a FIFA clearance on 1 August 2014.[17] He made his full debut a day later, replacing Julsy Boukama-Kaya in the 68th minute of a 0–2 away loss against Rwanda for the second leg of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations second qualification round.[18]

On 6 September 2014, in the same competition, Thievy scored a brace in a 3–2 win in Nigeria.[19] At the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations finals, he netted Congo's first goal of the tournament in a 1–1 draw to hosts Equatorial Guinea.[20] He also scored the opener in their 2–1 group phase victory over Burkina Faso, a result which qualified the nation to the quarter-finals for the first time since 1992,[21] where he grabbed his final goal against the DR Congo, putting his team ahead 2–0 but in an eventual 2–4 defeat.[22]

Statistics

Club

As of 11 February 2018[23]
Club Season Competition League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Espanyol B 2010–11 Tercera División 63—63
Espanyol 2010–11 La Liga 2000—20
2011–12 19140—231
2012–13 0000—00
2013–14 11330—143
Total 3247000394
Las Palmas (loan) 2012–13 Segunda División 381162—4413
West Bromwich Albion (loan) 2013–14 Premier League 6200—62
Almería (loan) 2014–15 La Liga 29410—294
Granada (loan) 2015–16 La Liga 7010—80
Reims (loan) 2015–16 Ligue 1 14400—144
Bastia 2016–17 Ligue 1 14210—152
Osmanlıspor 2016–17 Süper Lig 161302[lower-alpha 1]0211
2017–18 1000—10
Total 1713020221
Sivasspor 2017–18 Süper Lig 16520—185
Career totals 178362122020138
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of 25 March 2018
Congo
YearAppsGoals
201472
201598
201640
201772
201811
Total2813

International goals

As of 25 March 2018 (Congo score listed first, score column indicates score after each Thievy goal)[24]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 September 2014U. J. Esuene, Calabar, Nigeria Nigeria
2–1
3–2
2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.
3–1
3.10 January 2015Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal Cape Verde1–02–3Friendly
4.17 January 2015Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea
1–1
1–1
2015 Africa Cup of Nations
5.25 January 2015Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea Burkina Faso
1–0
2–1
2015 Africa Cup of Nations
6.31 January 2015Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea DR Congo
2–0
2–4
2015 Africa Cup of Nations
7.13 October 2015Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo Benin
1–0
2–1
Friendly
8.
2–1
9.14 November 2015Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis-Abeba, Ethiopia Ethiopia1–14–32018 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.17 November 2015Alphonse-Massamba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo Ethiopia2–12–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.10 June 2017Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo DR Congo1–11–32019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12.1 September 2017Baba Yara, Kumasi, Ghana Ghana1–01–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
13.25 March 2018Aimé Bergéal, Mantes-la-Jolie, France Guinea-Bissau
2–0
2–0
Friendly

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League clubs submit squad lists" (PDF). Premier League. 4 February 2014. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Alonso and Verdu fire Espanyol; ESPN Soccernet, 13 March 2011
  3. ↑ El Espanyol se da un festín en el derbi de la mano de Thievy (Espanyol indulge themselves in derby courtesy of Thievy); Marca, 10 August 2011 (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Sporting Gijon 1–2 Espanyol; ESPN Soccernet, 17 December 2011
  5. ↑ El delantero Thievy jugará cedido en Las Palmas por el Espanyol (Forward Thievy will play in Las Palmas on loan from Espanyol); Liga de Fútbol Profesional, 4 September 2012 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ Thievy, españolista hasta el 2017 (Thievy, españolista until 2017); Tinta Amarilla, 12 July 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ "Thievy jugarà al West Bromwich Albion" [Thievy will play in West Bromwich Albion] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Albion sign Thievy Bifouna". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "Crystal Palace 3–1 West Brom". BBC Sport. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  10. ↑ "El Almería refuerza su ataque con el fichaje de Thievy" [Almería bolster attack with the signing of Thievy] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 13 August 2014. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Thievy, sancionado con un mes por una denuncia de su exagente" [Thievy, suspended for a month due to a complaint from his ex-agent] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "¡Thievy ya está aquí!" [Thievy is already here!] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 19 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "L'attaquant Thievy Bifouma rejoint l'effectif du Stade de Reims" [Forward Thievy Bifouma joins Stade de Reims roster] (in French). France 3. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "4 arrivées et 3 départs au Sporting" [4 arrivals and 3 departures at Sporting] (in French). SC Bastia. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "Thievy, traspassat al SC Bastia" [Thievy, transferred to SC Bastia] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  16. ↑ "Osmanlıspor transfer haberi – Thievy Bifouma Osmanlıspor'da" [Osmanlıspor transfer news – Thievy Bifouma to Osmanlıspor] (in Turkish). Yeni Şafak. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  17. ↑ Congo: La FIFA donne feu vert à Thievy Bifouma (Congo: FIFA gives green light to Thievy Bifouma); Africa Top Sports, 1 August 2014 (in French)
  18. ↑ Rwanda 2–0 Congo Archived 2014-08-03 at Archive.is; African Soccer, 2 August 2014
  19. ↑ Congo stun Nigeria in five-goal show; SuperSport, 6 September 2014
  20. ↑ "Equatorial Guinea 1–1 Congo". BBC Sport. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  21. ↑ "Congo 2–1 Burkina Faso". BBC Sport. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  22. ↑ Hughes, Ian (31 January 2015). "Congo 2–4 DR Congo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  23. ↑ "T. Bifouma". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  24. ↑ "T. Bifouma – Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
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