Beltran Mvuka
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Beltran Nishimwe Mvuka | ||
| Date of birth | 4 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Burundi | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sandefjord | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Åsane | ||
| 2019–2020 | Académica de Coimbra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Åsane 2 | 10 | (2) |
| 2018 | Tertnes | 11 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Tertnes 2 | 2 | (1) |
| 2019 | Åsane | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Åsane 2 | 9 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Sotra | 65 | (12) |
| 2024– | Sandefjord | 14 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Burundi | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2025 | |||
Beltran Nishimwe Mvuka (born 4 October 1998) is a Burundian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Sandefjord Fotball.
Early life
Mvuka was born on 4 October 1998 in Burundi and is the older brother of Norwegian footballer Joel Mvuka.[1] Moving with his family to Vik, Norway in 2006, they moved again to Bergen in 2010.[2]
Club career
As a youth player, Mvuka joined the youth academy of Norwegian side Åsane Fotball and was promoted to the club's reserve team in 2015. In 2018, he signed for Norwegian side Tertnes IL before returning to Åsane Fotball in 2019.[3]
The same year, he joined the youth academy of Portuguese side Académica de Coimbra. Ahead of the 2021 Norwegian Second Division, he signed for Norwegian side Sotra SK. Subsequently, he signed for Eliteserien side Sandefjord Fotball in 2024.[3]
International career
Mvuka is a Burundi international. During March 2025, he was first called up to the Burundi national football team for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.[4]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sjekk den elleville finta til Åsane-spelaren som er sett av 1.5 millionar" [Check out the crazy trick of the Åsane player that has been seen by 1.5 million people] (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Firdaposten. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
- ^ a b Beltran Mvuka at Soccerway
- ^ "Burundi hand first call up to Norwegian-based striker Mvuka". Confederation of African Football. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2025.