Silvère Ganvoula
Silvère Ganvoula M'boussy (born 29 June 1996) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club Young Boys and the Congo national team.[1]
| Ganvoula with VfL Bochum in 2019 | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Silvère Ganvoula M'boussy | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 June 1996 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brazzaville, Congo | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Young Boys | ||||||||||
| Number | 35 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 2005–2009 | Centre de Gothia | ||||||||||
| 2009–2014 | Patronage Sainte-Anne | ||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Raja Casablanca | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Patronage Sainte-Anne | ||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Raja Casablanca | 4 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Elazığspor | 16 | (5) | ||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Westerlo | 20 | (7) | ||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Anderlecht | 9 | (3) | ||||||||
| 2017 | → Westerlo (loan) | 6 | (2) | ||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Mechelen (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → VfL Bochum (loan) | 21 | (5) | ||||||||
| 2019–2023 | VfL Bochum | 82 | (15) | ||||||||
| 2022 | → Cercle Brugge (loan) | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2023– | Young Boys | 28 | (5) | ||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Congo U17 | 12 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Congo U20 | 3 | (3) | ||||||||
| 2014– | Congo | 20 | (5) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2023 | |||||||||||
Club career edit
Ganvoula signed with Elazığspor on 5 July 2015.[2]
He joined R.S.C. Anderlecht on a season long loan from Mechelen in 2017.[3] and scored twice against his parent club in February 2018 [4] He scored the winner for Anderlecht after coming on a substitute in a 2–1 win against Royal Antwerp in the Belgian First Division A on 11 March 2018.[5]
VfL Bochum edit
In July 2018, Ganvoula joined 2. Bundesliga side VfL Bochum on loan for the 2018–19 season. Bochum secured an option to sign him permanently at the end of the season.[6] In July 2019 Ganvoula was signed by Bochum.[7] The following season, Ganvoula was Bochum's leading scorer with 13 goals in league play and 16 goals in all competitions – including a hat-trick against KSV Baunatal in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.[8]
In January 2022, he signed for Belgian First Division A club Cercle Brugge on loan until the end of the season.[9]
Personal life edit
In autumn 2017 Ganvoula had to cope with the loss of his father and only played 15 minutes between October and December for Anderlecht.[10]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 25 February 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Elazığspor | 2015–16 | TFF First League | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 5 | ||
| Westerlo (loan) | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 9 | ||
| Mechelen (loan) | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Anderlecht | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| VfL Bochum (loan) | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 5 | ||
| VfL Bochum | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 13 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 30 | 16 | ||
| 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 82 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 18 | ||
| Cercle Brugge (loan) | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Young Boys | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10[a] | 1 | — | 35 | 6 | |
| Career total | 191 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 220 | 46 | ||
- ^ Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
International edit
- Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ganvoula goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 June 2014 | Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire, Congo | Namibia | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 17 November 2019 | Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo | Guinea-Bissau | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3 | 7 September 2021 | Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo | Senegal | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 10 September 2023 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco | Gambia | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 5 | 17 November 2023 | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia | Zambia | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References edit
- ^ Silvère Ganvoula at Soccerway
- ^ "Ganvoula M'boussy" (in Turkish). Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Silvere M'boussy's brace saves Anderlecht from defeat against KV Mechelen". goal.com. 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Anderlecht - KV Mechelen". fctables.com. 4 February 2018.
- ^ "A neuf, Anderlecht bat l'Antwerp et le prive des PO1" (in French). 11 March 2018.
- ^ "VfL leiht Silvère Ganvoula aus" (in German). VfL Bochum. 20 July 2018.
- ^ "VfL verpflichtet Ganvoula" (in German). VfL Bochum. 5 July 2019.
- ^ "Ganvoula sichert schmeichelhaften Sieg in Baunatal" (in German). Kicker. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Cercle Brugge heeft bijkomende aanvaller beet". 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Ganvoula wants to return to Anderlecht". 15 December 2017.
- ^ "Silvère Ganvoula M'boussy". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ "Silvère Ganvoula". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
External links edit
- Silvère Ganvoula at WorldFootball.net
- Silvère Ganvoula at Soccerway
- Silvère Ganvoula at National-Football-Teams.com
- Silvère Ganvoula at kicker (in German)