Thievy Bifouma

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.

On 13 August 2014, Thievy left Espanyol and moved to fellow top division club UD Almería in a season-long loan. On 19 March of the following year he was suspended for one month, due to allegations of breach of contract with his former agent; the ban was lifted days later, and he continued to appear regularly for the Andalusians, which suffered relegation.

On 19 August 2015, Thievy was loaned to fellow league team Granada CF for one year. He finished the season with Stade de Reims, also owned by Espanyol.

On 28 July 2016, Thievy signed for fellow French Ligue 1 club SC Bastia. He was on the move again in the following transfer window, joining Süper Lig's Osmanlıspor on a three-and-a-half-year deal.

A French youth international, Thievy opted to represent Congo at the senior level, receiving a FIFA clearance on 1 August 2014. He made his full debut a day later, replacing Julsy Boukama-Kaya in the 68th minute of a 0–2 away loss against Rwanda for the second leg of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations second qualification round.

On 6 September 2014, in the same competition, Thievy scored a brace in a 3–2 win in Nigeria. At the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations finals, he netted Congo's first goal of the tournament in a 1–1 draw to hosts Equatorial Guinea. He also scored the opener in their 2–1 group phase victory over Burkina Faso, a result which qualified the nation to the quarter-finals for the first time since 1992, where he grabbed his final goal against the DR Congo, putting his team ahead 2–0 but in an eventual 2–4 defeat.

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International

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 September 2014	U. J. Esuene, Calabar, Nigeria	Nigeria	2–1	3–2	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.				3–1
3.	10 January 2015	Dakar, Senegal	Cape Verde	1–0	2–3	Friendly
4.	17 January 2015	Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea	Equatorial Guinea	1–1	1–1	2015 Africa Cup of Nations
5.	25 January 2015	Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea	Burkina Faso	1–0	2–1	2015 Africa Cup of Nations
6.	31 January 2015	Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea	DR Congo	2–0	2–4	2015 Africa Cup of Nations
7.	13 October 2015	Alphonse-Massamba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo	Benin	1–0	2–1	Friendly
8.				2–1
9.	14 November 2015	Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis-Abeba, Ethiopia	Ethiopia	1–1	3–4	2018 World Cup qualification
10.	17 November 2015	Alphonse-Massamba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo	Ethiopia	2–1	2–1	2018 World Cup qualification