Rocky Bushiri

Rocky Bushiri Kisonga (born 30 November 1999) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Scottish Premiership side Hibernian. He has previously played for K.V. Oostende and Norwich City, spending almost the entirety of his spell at Norwich on loan.

Rocky Bushiri
Personal information
Full name Rocky Balboa Bushiri Kisonga[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-30) 30 November 1999
Place of birth Duffel, Belgium
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Hibernian
Number 33
Youth career
2014–2017 K.V. Oostende
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 K.V. Oostende 2 (0)
2018–2019 → Eupen (loan) 31 (0)
2019–2022 Norwich City 0 (0)
2019 → Blackpool (loan) 4 (0)
2020 → Sint-Truiden (loan) 7 (0)
2020–2021 → Mechelen (loan) 6 (0)
2021 → Eupen (loan) 1 (0)
2022 → Hibernian (loan) 14 (0)
2022– Hibernian 14 (0)
International career‡
2017 Belgium U19 2 (0)
2018–2019 Belgium U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:26, 15 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:15, 10 January 2022 (UTC)

Career

Oostende

Bushiri joined the youth academy of K.V. Oostende in 2012 after impressing in a provincial tournament representing Walloon Brabant.[2] He signed his first professional contract with Oostende in June 2017, for two years.[3] He made his professional debut in a 1-0 Belgian First Division A loss to KV Mechelen on 9 December 2017, becoming the youngest-ever debutant for Oostende.[4]

Norwich City

On 3 July 2019, it was announced that Bushiri would join Norwich City on a four-year deal, initially linking up with the U23 squad.[5] On 1 August 2019, Bushiri joined League One club Blackpool on a season-long loan deal.[6] Bushiri scored his first goal for the club in a 1-0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers U21s in an EFL Trophy tie on 5 November 2019.[7]

On 30 June 2020, Bushiri went out on loan again, this time joining Mechelen on a season-long deal.[8]

On 26 January 2021, Bushiri moved to Belgium side KAS Eupen, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[9]

Hibernian

On 10 January 2022, Bushiri joined Scottish Premiership side Hibernian on loan for the remainder of the season, with an option to buy in the summer.[10] His number of appearances during the loan triggered that option, and he signed a three-year contract with Hibs in June 2022.[11]

After he played against Morton, whilst he was supposed to be suspended for receiving two cautions in earlier ties, Hibs were thrown out of the Scottish League Cup.[12]

Personal life

Bushiri was born in Belgium and is of Congolese descent.[13]

Career statistics
As of 07:26, 15 January 2023 (UTC)
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
KV Oostende 2017–18[14] Belgian First Division A 2000—6[lower-alpha 1]080
Eupen (loan) 2018–19[14] Belgian First Division A 23021—8[lower-alpha 1]0331
Norwich City 2019–20[15] Premier League 000000—00
2020–21[16] Championship 000000—00
2021–22[17] Premier League 000000—00
Total 0000000000
Blackpool (loan) 2019–20[15] League One 4000102[lower-alpha 2]171
Sint-Truiden (loan) 2019–20[14] Belgian First Division A 7000—0070
Mechelen (loan) 2020–21[14] Belgian First Division A 5000—0050
Eupen (loan) 2020–21[14] Belgian First Division A 1021—0031
Hibernian (loan) 2021–22[17] Scottish Premiership 14010——150
Hibernian 2022–23[18] Scottish Premiership 1400040—180
Career total 7005250161963
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League play-offs
  2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Blackpool" (PDF). English Football League. p. 6. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. "Debutant Bushiri (18) werkt ook op KVO-secretariaat".
  3. (belga). "Herhaalt KV Oostende succesverhaal Dimata? Kustboys halen weer spits bij Standard".
  4. "Jupiler Pro League - speeldag 18: KV Oostende - KV Mechelen 0 - 1". www.kvo.be.
  5. "Norwich City set to sign Belgium U21 international Rocky Bushiri". www.canaries.co.uk.
  6. "Rocky Bushiri: Blackpool sign Norwich City defender on season-long loan deal". BBC Sport. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  7. "Blackpool 1-0 Wolves' U21s: Rocky Bushiri's stoppage-time winner seals EFL Trophy qualification". blackpoolgazette.co.uk. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  8. "Rocky Bushiri moves to KV Mechelen on season-long loan". Norwich City F.C. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  9. "Rocky Bushiri moves to KAS Eupen on loan". www.canaries.co.uk. January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  10. "Rocky Bushiri Joins Hibs From Norwich City!". Hibernian FC. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  11. "Hibernian: Rocky Bushiri signs permanent deal & Momodou Bojang joins on loan". BBC Sport. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  12. "Hibernian out of Scottish League Cup after fielding suspended Rocky Bushiri against Morton". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  13. "Rocky Bushiri". worldfootball.net.
  14. Rocky Bushiri at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  15. "Games played by Rocky Bushiri in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  16. "Games played by Rocky Bushiri in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  17. "Games played by Rocky Bushiri in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  18. "Games played by Rocky Bushiri in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
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