Thievy before a game with Reims
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thievy Guivane Bifouma Koulossa | ||
Date of birth | 13 May 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Saint-Denis, France | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Osmanlıspor | ||
Number | 39 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2006 | CS Meaux | ||
2006–2010 | Strasbourg | ||
2010–2011 | Espanyol | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | Espanyol B | 6 | (3) |
2011–2016 | Espanyol | 32 | (4) |
2012–2013 | → Las Palmas (loan) | 38 | (11) |
2014 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 6 | (2) |
2014–2015 | → Almería (loan) | 29 | (4) |
2015–2016 | → Granada (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2016 | → Reims (loan) | 14 | (4) |
2016–2017 | Bastia | 14 | (2) |
2017– | Osmanlıspor | 15 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2011 | France U20 | 1 | (0) |
2012–2013 | France U21 | 3 | (0) |
2014– | Congo | 21 | (10) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2017 |
Thievy Guivane Bifouma Koulossa (born 13 May 1992), known simply as Thievy, is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Osmanlıspor and the Congo national team.
Born in Saint-Denis, Paris, Thievy joined RCD Espanyol in Spain in early 2010, not yet aged 18, signing from RC Strasbourg. 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, Thievy scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 win against a FC Barcelona team that was filled with reserve and youth players. On 17 December he netted his first goal with the main squad, scoring the opener in an eventual 2–1 success at Sporting de Gijón.
In September 2012, Thievy was loaned to UD Las Palmas in Segunda División. After a successful spell, he extended his contract with Espanyol until 2017.
On 31 January 2014, Thievy 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 1–3 away loss against Crystal Palace.