| Silvère Ganvoula | |
| Full Name: | Silvère Ganvoula M'boussy |
| Birth Place: | Brazzaville, Congo |
| Birth Date: | 29 June 1996 |
| Height: | 1.91 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Young Boys |
| Clubnumber: | 35 |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Centre de Gothia |
| Youthyears2: | 2009–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Patronage Sainte-Anne |
| Youthyears3: | 2014–2015 |
| Youthclubs3: | Raja Casablanca |
| Years1: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Patronage Sainte-Anne |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs2: | Raja Casablanca |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Elazığspor |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs4: | Westerlo |
| Caps4: | 20 |
| Goals4: | 7 |
| Years5: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs5: | Anderlecht |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2017 |
| Clubs6: | → Westerlo (loan) |
| Caps6: | 6 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs7: | → Mechelen (loan) |
| Caps7: | 9 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs8: | → VfL Bochum (loan) |
| Caps8: | 21 |
| Goals8: | 5 |
| Years9: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs9: | VfL Bochum |
| Caps9: | 82 |
| Goals9: | 15 |
| Years10: | 2022 |
| Clubs10: | → Cercle Brugge (loan) |
| Caps10: | 5 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2023– |
| Clubs11: | Young Boys |
| Caps11: | 49 |
| Goals11: | 14 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Congo U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Congo U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2014– |
| Nationalteam3: | Congo |
| Nationalcaps3: | 25 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 5 |
| Club-Update: | 1 December 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 11 October 2024 |
Silvère Ganvoula M'boussy (born 29 June 1996) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club Young Boys and the Congo national team.
Ganvoula signed with Elazığspor on 5 July 2015.[1]
He joined R.S.C. Anderlecht on a season long loan from Mechelen in 2017.[2] and scored twice against his parent club in February 2018 [3] He scored the winner for Anderlecht after coming on a substitute in a 2–1 win against Royal Antwerp in the Belgian First Division A on 11 March 2018.[4]
In July 2018, Ganvoula joined 2. Bundesliga side VfL Bochum on loan for the 2018–19 season. Bochum secured an option to sign him permanently at the end of the season.[5] In July 2019 Ganvoula was signed by Bochum.[6] The following season, Ganvoula was Bochum's leading scorer with 13 goals in league play and 16 goals in all competitions – including a hat-trick against KSV Baunatal in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.[7]
In January 2022, he signed for Belgian First Division A club Cercle Brugge on loan until the end of the season.[8]
In autumn 2017 Ganvoula had to cope with the loss of his father and only played 15 minutes between October and December for Anderlecht.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Elazığspor | 2015–16 | TFF First League | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 5 | |||
| Westerlo (loan) | 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 9 | |||
| Mechelen (loan) | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Anderlecht | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
| VfL Bochum (loan) | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 5 | |||
| VfL Bochum | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 13 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 30 | 16 | |||
| 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 82 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 18 | |||
| Cercle Brugge (loan) | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Young Boys | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 35 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | 49 | 12 | ||
| 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 20 | 5 | |||
| Total | 48 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 2 | — | 69 | 17 | ||||
| Career total | 216 | 49 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 254 | 57 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 2014 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 5 | ||
Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ganvoula goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 June 2014 | Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire, Congo | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | ||
| 2 | 17 November 2019 | Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | ||
| 3 | 7 September 2021 | Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 4 | 10 September 2023 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | ||
| 5 | 17 November 2023 | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |