William Balikwisha

William Balikwisha (born 12 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Oud-Heverlee Leuven. Born in Belgium, he represents the Democratic Republic of the Congo internationally.

Club career
Balikwisha joined Anderlecht's youth academy at the age of 4, and moved to Standard Liège in 2014. Balikwisha made his professional debut for Standard in a 3–0 Belgian First Division A win over Lokeren on 18 August 2018.

On 9 August 2019, he joined Cercle Brugge on a one-season loan.

International career
Born in Belgium, Balikwisha is of Congolese descent. Balikwisha represented the DR Congo U23s for a pair of 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2019. He debuted for the senior DR Congo national team in a 3–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Mauritania on 24 March 2023.

Personal life
Balikwisha is the brother of the footballer Michel-Ange Balikwisha.