William Ludovic Brandon Bianda (born 30 April 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian club SL16 FC.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Ludovic Brandon Bianda[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Suresnes, France | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SL16 FC | ||
| Number | 93 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2014 | Red Star | ||
| 2014–2017 | Lens | ||
| 2018–2020 | Roma | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Lens II | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Lens | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2023 | Roma | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Zulte Waregem (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Nancy (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2024– | SL16 FC | 9 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | France U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | France U17 | 13 | (0) |
| 2017 | France U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | France U19 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024 | |||
Club career
editBianda signed his first professional contract with RC Lens on 29 July 2017.[3] He made his professional debut with RC Lens in a 2–2 Ligue 2 tie with Paris FC on 9 December 2017.[4]
On 27 June 2018, A.S. Roma announced the signing of the French defender from Lens for €6 million, plus up to €5 million in bonus payments.[5]
On 5 August 2020, he went to Zulte Waregem on loan.[6]
On 22 August 2021, he joined Nancy on loan.[7]
On 1 February 2024, Bianda signed a contract with Standard Liège in Belgium and was assigned to their reserve team SL16 FC that plays in the second-tier Challenger Pro League.[8]
International career
editBianda was born in France and is of Ivorian descent.[9] Bianda represented France at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[10]
Career statistics
edit- As of 23 January 2018[2]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lens | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 28 October 2017. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2018.
- ^ a b William Bianda at Soccerway
- ^ "Officiel : William Bianda passe pro au RC Lens". MaLigue2 (in French). 29 June 2017.
- ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2017/2018 - 18ème journée - Paris FC / RC Lens". LFP (in French).
- ^ "William Bianda joins Roma on long-term deal". AS Roma. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "William Bianda versterkt volgend seizoen Essevee". SV Zulte Waregem (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Le défenseur central français William Bianda est prêté par l'AS Roma". AS Nancy Lorraine (in French). 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "WILLIAM BIANDA AU SL16 FC" [WILLIAM BIANDA AT SL16 FC] (in French). Standard Liège. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Riccardo Setth (27 June 2018). "GRoma, arriva Bianda: il ragazzo delle banlieue parigine". Gianluca Di Marzio (in Italian).
- ^ Quentin Dagbert (17 September 2017). "Info FM: à la découverte de William Bianda, international français U18 du RC Lens". Foot Mercato (in French).
External links
edit- RC Lens profile
- William Bianda at the French Football Federation (in French)
