Bernard Bulbwa

Bernard Bulbwa
Personal information
Full name	Bernard Tsumega Bulbwa
Date of birth	11 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Nigeria
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Ankaraspor
Youth career
	Mkar Rocks
2012–2015	Shuttle Sports Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2017	Espérance
2017–2018	Espérance B
2018–2019	Mouloudia Oujda
2019–2020	Dugopolje
2020–2021	Ankaraspor
2021	Al-Nahda
International career
	Nigeria U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2022

Bernard Tsumega Bulbwa (born 11 October 1996) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker.^[1]

Early and personal life

Bulbwa is the youngest of seven children.^[2]

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.^[2] Earlier that month he had been linked with possible transfers to English clubs Stoke City and Manchester City,^[3] as well as clubs in Nigeria and Europe.^[2]

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.^[4] He was described as a "hero" due to his performance,^[2]^[4] and his goal was awarded "Best of the Tournament" by CAF.^[5] He was selected to the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in May 2015.^[6]

References

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

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[SW-1] Bernard Bulbwa at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2015.

[BBC-2] 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.

[SS-4] "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.

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Bernard Bulbwa

Early and personal life

Club career

International career

References

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