Joel Mvuka
 Mvuka in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joel Mugisha Mvuka | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Bergen, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bodø/Glimt | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2019 | Åsane | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Åsane | 20 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Bodø/Glimt | 34 | (2) |
| 2023–2026 | Lorient | 52 | (3) |
| 2023 | → Bodø/Glimt (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2024 | → Young Boys (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2026 | → Celtic (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | Bodø/Glimt | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2021 | Norway U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Norway U20 | 7 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Norway U21 | 16 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2026 | |||
Joel Mugisha Mvuka (born 12 November 2002) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Norwegian Eliteserien club Bodø/Glimt.[1]
Club career
He spent his youth and senior career in Åsane. In the summer of 2021 Mvuka signed for Bodø/Glimt.
On 31 January 2023, Mvuka signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with the French club Lorient and was loaned back to Bodø/Glimt until the end of the 2022–23 season.[2] He was *Eliteserien Young Player of the Month in May 2023[3]
On 20 January 2024, Mvuka was loaned to Young Boys in Switzerland, with an option to buy.[4]
On 3 February 2026, Mvuka was loaned to Celtic in Scotland on loan for the reminder of the season, with the option to make the transfer permanent.[5]
Personal life
Born in Norway to Burundian parents.[6] He is also of Rwandan descent.[7] Mvuka had to stop football for eight months as a teenager due to heart irregularities, but returned after he was properly diagnosed.[8] His brother Beltran Mvuka is also a professional footballer.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 August 2026[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Åsane | 2019 | 2. divisjon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1. divisjon | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2021 | Eliteserien | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2022 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 47 | 4 | ||
| 2023 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | ||
| Total | 46 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 83 | 8 | ||
| Lorient | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 52 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 55 | 3 | |||
| Young Boys (loan) | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| Celtic | 2025–26 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bodø/Glimt | 2026 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career total | 134 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 185 | 14 | ||
Honours
Bodø/Glimt
Lorient
References
- ↑ "Joel Mvuka chez les Merlus puis prêté au FK Bodø/Glimt". FC Lorient (in French). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ↑ "JOEL MVUKA CHEZ LES MERLUS PUIS PRÊTÉ AU FK BODØ/GLIMT" (in French). FC Lorient. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ↑ "Disse var best i mai" (in Norwegian). Eliteserien. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ↑ "YB HOLT DEN NORWEGISCHEN STÜRMER JOEL MVUKA" [YB BRINGS NORWEGIAN STRIKER JOEL MVUKA] (in German). Young Boys. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ↑ "Welcome to Celtic, Joel Mvuka". OneFootball (in German). 2 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ↑ Johnsen, Jonas (2 March 2020). "(+) Storebroren til Joel (17) ble en internettsensasjon. Det banet vei for Åsanes nye juvel". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ↑ "Five young Rwandan players in Europe that can boost Amavubi squad". newtimes.co.rw. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ↑ "Stortalentets fotballkarriere reddet av hjertespesialist fra Tanzania". www.vg.no. 12 August 2021.
- ↑ "Mens lillebror herjer i Europa, har «Belly» Mvuka endelig kommet seg etter nedturen" [While little brother is wreaking havoc in Europe, "Belly" Mvuka has finally recovered from the slump] (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ↑ "Joel Mvuka". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ↑ Lacaille, Tom (10 May 2025). "Lorient champion de Ligue 2, Martigues relégué en National, Guingamp jouera les play-offs de montée". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2025.
External links
- Joel Mvuka at Soccerway
- 2002 births
- Footballers from Bergen
- Living people
- Norwegian people of Burundian descent
- 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
- Norwegian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Norway men's under-21 international footballers
- Norway men's youth international footballers
- Eliteserien players
- Norwegian First Division players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Swiss Super League players
- Åsane Fotball players
- FK Bodø/Glimt players
- FC Lorient players
- BSC Young Boys players
- Celtic F.C. players
- Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Norwegian football forward stubs