Silvère Ganvoula

Silvère Ganvoula M'boussy (born 29 June 1996) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Monza and the Congo national team.

Silvère Ganvoula

Ganvoula with VfL Bochum in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Silvère Ganvoula M'boussy
Date of birth	(1996-06-29) 29 June 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Brazzaville, Congo
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Monza
Number	35
Youth career
2005–2009	Centre de Gothia
2009–2014	Patronage Sainte-Anne
2014–2015	Raja Casablanca
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Patronage Sainte-Anne
2014–2015	Raja Casablanca	4	(0)
2015–2016	Elazığspor	16	(5)
2016–2017	Westerlo	20	(7)
2017–2019	Anderlecht	9	(3)
2017	→ Westerlo (loan)	6	(2)
2017–2018	→ Mechelen (loan)	9	(0)
2018–2019	→ VfL Bochum (loan)	21	(5)
2019–2023	VfL Bochum	82	(15)
2022	→ Cercle Brugge (loan)	5	(0)
2023–2025	Young Boys	53	(14)
2025–	Monza	7	(0)
International career‡
2013–2014	Congo U17	12	(1)
2015–2016	Congo U20	3	(3)
2014–	Congo	25	(5)
Medal record VfL Bochum Winner 2. Bundesliga 2020–21
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:13, 27 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2024

Club career

Ganvoula signed with Elazığspor on 5 July 2015.^[1]

He joined R.S.C. Anderlecht on a season long loan from Mechelen in 2017.^[2] and scored twice against his parent club in February 2018 ^[3] He scored the winner for Anderlecht after coming on a substitute in a 2–1 win against Royal Antwerp in the Belgian First Division A on 11 March 2018.^[4]

VfL Bochum

In July 2018, Ganvoula joined 2. Bundesliga side VfL Bochum on loan for the 2018–19 season. Bochum secured an option to sign him permanently at the end of the season.^[5] In July 2019 Ganvoula was signed by Bochum.^[6] The following season, Ganvoula was Bochum's leading scorer with 13 goals in league play and 16 goals in all competitions – including a hat-trick against KSV Baunatal in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.^[7]

In January 2022, he signed for Belgian First Division A club Cercle Brugge on loan until the end of the season.^[8]

Monza

On 2 February 2025, Ganvoula signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Monza in Italy.^[9]

Personal life

In autumn 2017 Ganvoula had to cope with the loss of his father and only played 15 minutes between October and December for Anderlecht.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 April 2025^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Elazığspor	2015–16	TFF First League	16	5	2	0	—		—		18	5
Westerlo (loan)	2016–17	Belgian First Division A	26	9	0	0	—		—		26	9
Mechelen (loan)	2017–18	Belgian First Division A	9	0	1	0	—		—		10	0
Anderlecht	2017–18	Belgian First Division A	9	3	—		0	0	7	0	16	3
VfL Bochum (loan)	2018–19	2. Bundesliga	21	5	1	0	—		—		22	5
VfL Bochum	2019–20	2. Bundesliga	28	13	2	3	—		—		30	16
	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	29	2	3	0	—		—		32	2
	2021–22	Bundesliga	9	0	1	0	—		—		10	0
	2022–23		16	0	0	0	—		—		16	0
	Total		82	15	6	3	0	0	0	0	88	18
Cercle Brugge (loan)	2021–22	Belgian First Division A	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
Young Boys	2023–24	Swiss Super League	35	9	4	2	10[a]	1	—		49	12
	2024–25	Swiss Super League	18	5	1	0	10[b]	1	—		29	6
	Total		53	14	4	2	20	2	—		78	18
Monza	2024–25	Serie A	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
Career total			228	50	15	5	20	2	7	0	270	58

1. Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 11 October 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Congo	2014	4	1
	2016	1	0
	2017	1	0
	2019	2	1
	2020	3	0
	2021	5	1
	2022	2	0
	2023	2	2
	2024	5	0
Total		25	5

Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ganvoula goal.

List of international goals scored by Silvère Ganvoula^[12]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	1 June 2014	Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire, Congo	Namibia	1–0	3–0	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2	17 November 2019	Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo	Guinea-Bissau	2–0	3–0	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3	7 September 2021	Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo	Senegal	1–1	1–3	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	10 September 2023	Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco	Gambia	2–0	2–2	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5	17 November 2023	Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia	Zambia	1–1	2–4	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification