André Bukia

Congolese footballer

André Bukia
Personal information
Bukia, picture centre
Full name	André Watshini Bukia
Date of birth	(1995-03-03) 3 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, Zaire
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Right winger
Team information
Current team	Espérance de Tunis
Number	7
Youth career
2011–2013	Braga
2009–2013	Penafiel
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Vila Real	33	(4)
2015–2018	Boavista	22	(1)
2017–2018	→ Arouca (loan)	32	(6)
2018–2019	Arouca	31	(5)
2019	Kaisar	15	(1)
2020–2024	Arouca	78	(9)
2023	→ Al-Batin (loan)	16	(1)
2024–	Espérance de Tunis	6	(0)
International career^‡
2014	DR Congo U21	1	(0)
2016–	DR Congo	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 June 2016

André Watshini Bukia (born 3 March 1995) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Espérance de Tunis.^[1]

Career

Club

On 12 July 2019, Bukia signed for FC Kaisar.^[2]

On 19 January 2023, Bukia joined Al-Batin on loan from Arouca.^[3]

On 31 January 2024, Bukia joined Tunisian club Espérance de Tunis.^[4]

International

Bukia is a youth international for the DR Congo national football team, and has received a callup to the senior team for a friendly against Romania in May 2016.^[5]

References

^ "Bukia : De Barumbu au Portugal grâce à la fondation Aziz Makukula | Léopardsfoot". Leopardsfoot.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
^ "Мигель де Оливейра Таварес покинул клуб". fckaysar.kz (in Russian). FC Kaisar. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
^ "رسميًا.. الباطن يتعاقد مع الكونغولي أندريه بوكيا".
^ "O Futebol Clube de Arouca comunica que chegou a acordo para a transferência do jogador André Bukia para o Espérance de Tunis". F.C. Arouca (in Portuguese). 31 January 2024.
^ "Léopards : bilan des arrivées et liste définitive des 21 retenus | Léopardsfoot". Leopardsfoot.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.