Bernard Bulbwa

Bernard Bulbwa
Personal information
Full name Bernard Tsumega Bulbwa
Date of birth (1996-10-11) 11 October 1996 (age 30)
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position 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 as of 7 January 2022

Bernard Tsumega Bulbwa (born 11 October 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Early and personal life

Bulbwa is the youngest of seven children.

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. Earlier that month he had been linked with possible transfers to English clubs Stoke City and Manchester City, as well as clubs in Nigeria and Europe.

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. He was described as a "hero" due to his performance, and his goal was awarded "Best of the Tournament" by CAF. He was selected to the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in May 2015.

References

  1. 1 2 Bernard Bulbwa at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Oluwashina Okeleji (10 April 2015). "'I have the ability to do incredible things'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Pete Smith (1 April 2015). "Stoke City transfer rumours: Battle with Manchester City for Nigeria wunderkind Bernard Bulbwa". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Hero Bulbwa hails selfless Eagles". SuperSport. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "GENERAL STATISTICS OF ORANGE AFRICAN U-20 CHAMPIONSHIP SENEGAL 2015". CAF. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  6. ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (16 May 2015). "Man City duo named in Nigeria U-20 World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 May 2015.