| Michel-Ange ra Balikwisha | |
| Birth Date: | 10 May 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Ghent, Belgium |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Clubnumber: | 67 |
| Youthyears1: | –2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Anderlecht |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | Standard Liège |
| Years1: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Standard Liège |
| Caps1: | 32 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Years2: | 2021– |
| Caps2: | 98 |
| Goals2: | 18 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Belgium U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | Belgium U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | Belgium U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam4: | Belgium U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2021–2023 |
| Nationalteam5: | Belgium U21 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 17:45, 26 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 21:48, 25 June 2023 (UTC) |
Michel-Ange ra Balikwisha (born 10 May 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Royal Antwerp.
Balikwisha made his professional debut for Standard Liège on 20 September 2020 in a Belgian First Division A game against KV Kortrijk.[1]
On4 July 2021, Balikwisha joined Royal Antwerp on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee.[2]
He was part of the squad that won a domestic double during the 2022–23 season, including the club's first league title in 66 years.[3]
On 23 July 2023, Balikwisha scored a goal in the Belgian Super Cup against Mechelen. Antwerp would win on penalties to claim the trophy for the first time in their history.
On 30 August 2023, he helped the club secure a spot in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League for the first time ever, by scoring a goal in the second leg of their 3–1 aggregate victory over AEK Athens in the play-off round.[4] He scored in Antwerp's first home match in the Champions League proper on 4 October, putting his side 2–0 up against Shakhtar Donetsk, but would squander the lead and fall to a 2–3 defeat.[5]
In July 2024, Scottish football club Celtic FC approached Balikwisha for a transfer.[6]
Born in Belgium, Balikwisha is of Congolese descent. He is a youth international for Belgium.[7]
Balikwisha is the brother of the footballer William Balikwisha.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Belgian Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Standard Liège | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 40 | 9 | ||
| Antwerp | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 38 | 5 | ||
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 33 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 42 | 10 | |||
| 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 33 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 10 | ||
| Total | 98 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 25 | |||
| Career totals | 130 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 164 | 34 | |||
Royal Antwerp