Thievy Bifouma

Espanyol

Bifouma was born in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis. He joined RCD Espanyol in Spain in early 2010, not yet aged 18, signing from RC Strasbourg Alsace. On 13 March 2011, he made his debut with the Catalans' first team, after coming on as a substitute for Joan Verdú in the dying minutes of a 2–0 La Liga home win against Deportivo de La Coruña. On 10 August 2011, in the Copa Catalunya final, Bifouma netted a hat-trick in a 3–0 victory over a FC Barcelona team that was filled with reserve and youth players. On 17 December, he scored his first goal with the main squad, opening an eventual 2–1 away defeat of Sporting de Gijón. In September 2012, Bifouma was loaned to UD Las Palmas of Segunda División. After a successful spell, he extended his contract with Espanyol until 2017. On 31 January 2014, Bifouma signed for West Bromwich Albion on a loan deal with a view to a permanent transfer, being awarded the number 50 shirt. He made his debut in the Premier League eight days later, playing the second half and scoring within 36 seconds of taking the pitch in a 3–1 away loss against Crystal Palace. Bifouma moved to fellow top-division club UD Almería on 13 August 2014, in a season-long loan. On 19 March of the following year, he was suspended for one month due to allegations of breach of contract with his former agent; the ban was lifted days later, and he continued to appear regularly for the Andalusians, which suffered relegation. On 19 August 2015, Bifouma was loaned…

A French youth international, Bifouma opted to represent Congo at the senior level, receiving a FIFA clearance on 1 August 2014. He made his full debut a day later, replacing Julsy Boukama-Kaya in the 68th minute of a 2–0 away loss against Rwanda in the second leg of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations second qualification round. On 6 September 2014, in the same competition, Bifouma scored a brace in a 3–2 win in Nigeria. At the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations finals, he netted Congo's first goal of the tournament in a 1–1 draw with hosts Equatorial Guinea. He also scored the opener in their 2–1 group phase victory over Burkina Faso, a result which qualified the nation to the quarter-finals for the first time since 1992, where he grabbed his final goal against the DR Congo, putting his team ahead 2–0 but in an eventual 4–2 defeat; with three goals, he was one of five joint top scorers. Having missed over two years of games for reasons including travel restrictions in China during the COVID-19 pandemic, Bifouma was recalled to the Congolese squad in September 2020. He finally played again the following 26 March, in a goalless draw at home to Senegal in 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.

Club

As of 7 September 2026

International

As of 10 September 2023

As of 23 March 2023 Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bifouma goal.