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Mushaga Bakenga

Mushaga Bakenga

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Retired
Age33
CitizenshipNorway
Height1.81 m
Footright
BornAugust 8, 1992
👕200+ Apps 100+ Goals 🏴50+ Caps
Market value
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

14
clubs played for
10/11
debut season
0.3
goals / match
Rosenborg BK
top club · 71 apps

Position rank · 24/25

#2352
goals rank
#2279
assists rank
112
season goals
31
season assists

Among 3,489 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€2.00m
peak value · 2012
€2.60m
top transfer fee · 11/12
15
best season · 2020
61 / 34
int'l caps / goals
375Appearances
112Goals
31Assists
26Yellow cards
0Red cards
73Full matches (90′)
Full nameMushaga Bakenga
Name in home countryMushagalusa Bakenga Joar Bahati Namugunga
Date of birth1992-08-08 (33 yrs)
Place of birthTrondheim, Norway
CitizenshipNorway
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height181.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2025-01-01
Contract expires
AgentGolden Sports Mgmt
Jan 2025
Transfer: Punjab FC → Retired
24/25 · Transfer
Aug 2024
Transfer: Apol. Limassol → Punjab FC
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Punjab FC
13 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2024
Transfer: Stabæk → Apol. Limassol
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
2023 — Stabæk Fotball
30 matches · 11 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Apollon Limassol
22 matches · 8 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2023
Transfer: Tokushima Vort. → Stabæk
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
2022 — Tokushima Vortis, Stabæk Fotball
30 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2021
Transfer: Odd → Tokushima Vort.
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2021
2021 — Odds BK, Tokushima Vortis
20 matches · 12 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
2020 — Odds BK, Odds BK II
27 matches · 15 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2020
Transfer: Without Club → Odd
19/20 · Transfer
Jan 2020
Transfer: Tromsø → Without Club
19/20 · Transfer
Dec 2019
Transfer: Ranheim → Tromsø
19/20 · Return from loan
Aug 2019
Transfer: Tromsø → Ranheim
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
2019 — Ranheim IL, Tromsø IL
22 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Oct 2018
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2018
2018 — Tromsø IL
28 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2017
Transfer: Rosenborg → Tromsø
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
2017 — Tromsø IL, Rosenborg BK
22 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Club Brugge → Rosenborg
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Rosenborg BK
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
2016 — Molde FK, Rosenborg BK
15 matches · 10 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2016
Transfer: Molde FK → Club Brugge
15/16 · Return from loan
Aug 2015
Transfer: Club Brugge → Molde FK
15/16 · Loan
Aug 2015
Transfer: Molde FK → Club Brugge
15/16 · Return from loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — Molde FK
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
2015 — Molde FK
6 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Mar 2015
Injury: unknown
19 games missed
Mar 2015
Transfer: Club Brugge → Molde FK
14/15 · Loan
Mar 2015
Transfer: E. Braunschweig → Club Brugge
14/15 · Return from loan
Jul 2014
Transfer: Club Brugge → E. Braunschweig
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — Eintracht Braunschweig
18 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2014
Transfer: Esbjerg fB → Club Brugge
13/14 · Return from loan
Sep 2013
Transfer: Club Brugge → Esbjerg fB
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — Esbjerg fB
30 matches · 9 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2013
Transfer: Cercle Brugge → Club Brugge
12/13 · Return from loan
Aug 2012
Transfer: Club Brugge → Cercle Brugge
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — Cercle Brugge
38 matches · 12 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2012
Transfer: Rosenborg → Club Brugge
11/12 · Transfer · €2.60m
Jul 2011
11/12 — Rosenborg BK, Club Brugge KV
14 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
2011 — Rosenborg BK
27 matches · 12 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Rosenborg BK
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
2010 — Rosenborg BK
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2010
Transfer: RBK Youth → Rosenborg
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
2009 — Rosenborg BK
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 1196 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals3 total · 0.63/90
57
Assists1 total · 0.21/90
50
G+A4 total · 0.84/90
53
Yellow cards2 total · 0.42/90
41
6,538 min
Minutes played by club
Punjab FC 6.6%
Apollon Limassol 5.2%
Stabæk Fotball 7.3%
Tokushima Vortis 17.2%
Odds BK 2.9%
Odds BK II 0.0%
Tromsø IL 16.1%
Ranheim IL 6.7%
Rosenborg BK 8.2%
Molde FK 4.1%
Eintracht Braunschweig 4.0%
Esbjerg fB 9.9%
Cercle Brugge 8.1%
Club Brugge KV 3.7%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Punjab FC 1 24/25 24/25 13 3 1 431
Apollon Limassol 1 23/24 23/24 22 8 4 338
Stabæk Fotball 2 2022 2023 33 12 2 477
Tokushima Vortis 2 2021 2022 36 7 0 1,122
Odds BK 2 2020 2021 37 26 2 190
Odds BK II 1 2020 2020 1 0 0 0
Tromsø IL 3 2017 2019 45 6 2 1,050
Ranheim IL 1 2019 2019 13 2 3 439
Rosenborg BK 8 10/11 2017 71 20 4 535
Molde FK 3 15/16 2016 10 4 1 270
Eintracht Braunschweig 1 14/15 14/15 18 2 2 264
Esbjerg fB 1 13/14 13/14 30 9 4 649
Cercle Brugge 1 12/13 12/13 38 12 4 528
Club Brugge KV 1 11/12 11/12 8 1 2 245

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

4€500K8€1M12€1.5M16€2M10/1111/12 — 1 goals (Club Brugge KV)11/12 — 3 assists411/1212/13 — 12 goals (Cercle Brugge)12/13 — 4 assists1612/1313/14 — 9 goals (Esbjerg fB)13/14 — 4 assists1313/1414/15 — 2 goals (Eintracht Braunschweig)14/15 — 2 assists414/1515/1616/172011 — 12 goals (Rosenborg BK)2011 — 2 assists1420112015 — 1 goals (Molde FK)2015 — 1 assists220152016 — 10 goals (Rosenborg BK)2016 — 1 assists1120162017 — 4 goals (Rosenborg BK)420172018 — 3 goals (Tromsø IL)2018 — 2 assists520182019 — 2 goals (Ranheim IL)2019 — 3 assists520192020 — 15 goals (Odds BK)2020 — 1 assists1620202021 — 12 goals (Tokushima Vortis)2021 — 1 assists1320212022 — 7 goals (Tokushima Vortis)720222023 — 11 goals (Stabæk Fotball)2023 — 2 assists13202323/24 — 8 goals (Apollon Limassol)23/24 — 4 assists1223/2424/25 — 3 goals (Punjab FC)24/25 — 1 assists424/2510/11 — €200K11/12 — €1.4M12/13 — €2M13/14 — €1.7M14/15 — €1.3M15/16 — €1M16/17 — €700K23/24 — €400K24/25 — €300KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

10/11: 0010/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 121212/1313/14: 9913/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/172009: 0020092010: 0020102011: 121220112015: 1120152016: 101020162017: 4420172018: 3320182019: 2220192020: 151520202021: 121220212022: 7720222023: 1111202323/24: 8823/2424/25: 3324/25

Assists by season

10/11: 0010/1111/12: 3311/1212/13: 4412/1313/14: 4413/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/172009: 0020092010: 0020102011: 2220112015: 1120152016: 1120162017: 0020172018: 2220182019: 3320192020: 1120202021: 1120212022: 0020222023: 22202323/24: 4423/2424/25: 1124/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 Durand Cup Punjab FC 3 2 0 1 0 61
24/25 Indian Super League Punjab FC 10 1 1 1 0 370
23/24 Cyprus League Apollon Limassol 7 2 1 0 0 240
23/24 Kypello Kyprou Apollon Limassol 3 0 1 0 0 0
23/24 Relegation Round Apollon Limassol 12 6 2 1 0 98
2023 Eliteserien Stabæk Fotball 29 9 2 2 0 215
2023 NM-Cup Stabæk Fotball 1 2 0 0 0 23
2022 Emperor's Cup Tokushima Vortis 2 1 0 0 0 136
2022 J. League Cup Tokushima Vortis 3 1 0 0 0 234
2022 J2 League Tokushima Vortis 22 4 0 0 0 249
2022 NM-Cup Stabæk Fotball 3 1 0 1 0 239
2021 Eliteserien Odds BK 11 11 1 4 0 80
2021 J1 League Tokushima Vortis 9 1 0 0 0 503
2020 Eliteserien Odds BK 26 15 1 1 0 110
2020 PostNord-ligaen Avd. 2 Odds BK II 1 0 0 0 0 0
2019 Eliteserien Ranheim IL 12 2 3 0 0 439
2019 Eliteserien Tromsø IL 8 0 0 1 0 0
2019 NM-Cup Ranheim IL 1 0 0 0 0 0
2019 NM-Cup Tromsø IL 1 0 0 0 0 0
2018 Eliteserien Tromsø IL 25 2 2 1 0 610
2018 NM-Cup Tromsø IL 3 1 0 0 0 244
2017 Eliteserien Tromsø IL 8 3 0 1 0 196
2017 Eliteserien Rosenborg BK 10 1 0 1 0 356
2017 Mesterfinale Rosenborg BK 1 0 0 1 0 0
2017 NM-Cup Rosenborg BK 3 0 0 0 0 0
2016 NM-Cup Molde FK 1 3 0 0 0 30
2016 NM-Cup Rosenborg BK 3 0 0 1 0 0
2016 Tippeligaen Molde FK 2 0 0 0 0 0
2016 Tippeligaen Rosenborg BK 9 7 1 0 0 59
2015 Tippeligaen Molde FK 6 1 1 0 0 240
2011 NM-Cup Rosenborg BK 1 0 0 0 0 0
2011 Tippeligaen Rosenborg BK 26 12 2 2 0 120
2010 NM-Cup Rosenborg BK 1 0 0 0 0 0
2010 Tippeligaen Rosenborg BK 5 0 0 0 0 0
2009 Tippeligaen Rosenborg BK 3 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 Champions League Qu. Rosenborg BK 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Europa League Molde FK 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 2. Bundesliga Eintracht Braunschweig 17 2 1 2 0 264
14/15 DFB-Pokal Eintracht Braunschweig 1 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 DBU Pokalen Esbjerg fB 1 2 0 0 0 23
13/14 Europa League Esbjerg fB 5 1 0 0 0 363
13/14 Superliga Esbjerg fB 24 6 4 1 0 263
12/13 Cofidis Cup Cercle Brugge 6 2 0 0 0 183
12/13 Endrunde Jupiler Pro League Cercle Brugge 5 3 0 1 0 75
12/13 JPL Cercle Brugge 24 6 4 2 0 243
12/13 Jupiler Pro League Abstiegs-Playoffs Cercle Brugge 3 1 0 0 0 27
11/12 Champions League Qu. Rosenborg BK 4 0 1 0 0 0
11/12 Europa League Qualifying Rosenborg BK 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 JPL Club Brugge KV 7 1 1 0 0 245
11/12 JPL Play-Offs I Club Brugge KV 1 0 1 0 0 0
10/11 Champions League Qu. Rosenborg BK 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Europa League Rosenborg BK 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
09/10 2010-01-01 RBK Youth Rosenborg Transfer 100000
11/12 2012-01-29 Rosenborg Club Brugge Transfer 1400000 €2.60m
12/13 2012-08-01 Club Brugge Cercle Brugge Loan 2000000
12/13 2013-06-30 Cercle Brugge Club Brugge Return from loan 1500000
13/14 2013-09-02 Club Brugge Esbjerg fB Loan 1500000
13/14 2014-06-30 Esbjerg fB Club Brugge Return from loan 1250000
14/15 2014-07-08 Club Brugge E. Braunschweig Loan 1250000
14/15 2015-03-18 E. Braunschweig Club Brugge Return from loan 1000000
14/15 2015-03-19 Club Brugge Molde FK Loan 1000000
15/16 2015-08-05 Molde FK Club Brugge Return from loan 1000000
15/16 2015-08-06 Club Brugge Molde FK Loan 1000000
15/16 2016-06-30 Molde FK Club Brugge Return from loan 800000
16/17 2016-07-22 Club Brugge Rosenborg Transfer 500000
17/18 2017-08-16 Rosenborg Tromsø Transfer 700000
19/20 2019-08-21 Tromsø Ranheim Loan 300000
19/20 2019-12-31 Ranheim Tromsø Return from loan 300000
19/20 2020-01-01 Tromsø Without Club Transfer 300000
19/20 2020-06-29 Without Club Odd Transfer 300000
21/22 2021-08-06 Odd Tokushima Vort. Transfer 500000
22/23 2023-02-09 Tokushima Vort. Stabæk Transfer 400000
23/24 2024-01-11 Stabæk Apol. Limassol Transfer 350000
24/25 2024-08-04 Apol. Limassol Punjab FC Transfer 300000
24/25 2025-01-01 Punjab FC Retired Transfer 275000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
14/15 Achilles tendon rupture 2015-03-30 2015-07-07 100 19
18/19 Achilles tendon rupture 2018-10-29 2019-05-13 197 11
20/21 Thigh problems 2021-07-18 2021-08-05 19 4
21/22 Quarantine 2021-08-23 2021-09-06 15 2
Current
Peak€2.00m
Low
Δ since start−€100k
€500k€1.00m€1.50m€2.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €275k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #38231 #18 1 0 former national player
Team #38018 4 4 former national player
Team #36495 12 8 former national player
Team #31919 7 6 former national player
Team #26471 10 1 former national player
Team #22515 12 4 former national player
Team #16854 #10 14 11 former national player
Team #3440 1 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Magnar Ødegaard 1 1 0
Sondre Rossbach 1 0 0
Lasse Nilsen 1 1 0
Odin Bjørtuft 2 0 0
Kent-Are Antonsen 1 1 0
Jonas Svensson 2 1 0
Gudmund Kongshavn 1 0 0
Markus Kaasa 2 1 0
Joshua Kitolano 2 2 0
Isak Pettersson 1 0 0
Nicolai Næss 1 0 0
Elbasan Rashani 2 5 0
Robert Taylor 1 0 0
Cacá 1 0 0
Lukas Van Eenoo 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2020 Eliteserien Odds BK 15 26
2011 Tippeligaen Rosenborg BK 12 26
2021 Eliteserien Odds BK 11 11

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
12/13 JPL Cercle Brugge 4 24
13/14 Superliga Esbjerg fB 4 24
2019 Eliteserien Tromsø IL 3 20

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
19/20 2019-12-31 Ranheim Tromsø Return from loan €300k
19/20 2019-08-21 Tromsø Ranheim Loan €300k
15/16 2016-06-30 Molde FK Club Brugge Return from loan €800k
15/16 2015-08-06 Club Brugge Molde FK Loan €1.00m
15/16 2015-08-05 Molde FK Club Brugge Return from loan €1.00m
14/15 2015-03-19 Club Brugge Molde FK Loan €1.00m
14/15 2015-03-18 E. Braunschweig Club Brugge Return from loan €1.00m
14/15 2014-07-08 Club Brugge E. Braunschweig Loan €1.25m
13/14 2014-06-30 Esbjerg fB Club Brugge Return from loan €1.25m
13/14 2013-09-02 Club Brugge Esbjerg fB Loan €1.50m
12/13 2013-06-30 Cercle Brugge Club Brugge Return from loan €1.50m
12/13 2012-08-01 Club Brugge Cercle Brugge Loan €2.00m

Teams faced most often by Mushaga Bakenga's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
FK Bodø/Glimt 16 2 5 9 19 34 -15 13%
KRC Genk 16 8 4 4 30 15 +15 50%
Strømsgodset IF 16 8 3 5 20 14 +6 50%
SK Brann 16 5 0 11 20 33 -13 31%
Sandefjord Fotball 16 7 4 5 26 20 +6 44%
Lillestrøm SK 16 8 2 6 28 21 +7 50%
Hamarkameratene 16 10 3 3 27 12 +15 63%
FK Haugesund 16 10 1 5 26 16 +10 63%
Viking FK 16 6 6 4 37 30 +7 38%
Sarpsborg 08 16 4 4 8 21 35 -14 25%
RSC Anderlecht 15 7 2 6 19 24 -5 47%
Royal Antwerp FC 14 6 2 6 17 18 -1 43%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
10/11 Senior debut season
11/12 First senior goal
2017 Goal #50 (career)
2023 Goal #100 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 13 431 2 0 0 0.42
23/24 22 338 1 0 0 0.27
2023 30 238 2 0 0 0.76
2022 30 858 1 0 0 0.1
2021 20 583 4 0 0 0.62
2020 27 110 1 0 0 0.82
2019 22 439 1 0 0 0.21
2018 28 854 1 0 0 0.11
2017 22 552 3 0 0 0.49
2016 15 89 1 0 0 1.01
2011 27 120 2 0 0 1.5
2009 3 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 18 264 2 0 0 0.68
13/14 30 649 1 0 0 0.14
12/13 38 528 3 0 0 0.51

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Tippeligaen
180 apps
63 G
13 A
JPL
31 apps
7 G
5 A
NM-Cup
18 apps
7 G
0 A
Superliga
24 apps
6 G
4 A
Relegation Round
12 apps
6 G
2 A
J2 League
22 apps
4 G
0 A
Endrunde Jupiler Pro League
5 apps
3 G
0 A
Cyprus League
7 apps
2 G
1 A
2. Bundesliga
17 apps
2 G
1 A
Durand Cup
3 apps
2 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Mushaga Bakenga

Who is Mushaga Bakenga?

Mushaga Bakenga is a Norway professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.

How old is Mushaga Bakenga?

Mushaga Bakenga is 33 years old. He was born on August 8, 1992 in Trondheim.

What position does Mushaga Bakenga play?

Mushaga Bakenga plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Mushaga Bakenga play for?

Mushaga Bakenga currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Mushaga Bakenga scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Mushaga Bakenga has scored 112 goals in 375 appearances.