Belgian-born footballer Rocky Bushiri, currently aged 26, is ingrained well into the football scene as a central defender for Hibernian. Standing 6ft 1in (1.87m) tall, and with a weight of 13st 12lb (88kg), the number 33 jersey suits him well. In more than a domestic capacity, Bushiri has draped himself in the colours of the national team of the Democratic Republic of Congo as well.
Bushiri's journey into professional football saw its dawn when he joined Oostende in the Derde Klasse in Belgium as a trainee in July 2016. His debut season at Oostende in 2017 - 2018 saw him participate in two first team league matches. Bushiri was on the move in August 2018, as he was loaned to Eupen in the Challenger Pro League in Belgium.
He clocked in a total of 24 appearances over the 2018 - 2019 and 2020 - 2021 seasons in league matches for Eupen. A significant transfer saw Bushiri moving from Oostende to Norwich City in the Championship in England, for an undisclosed fee in July 2019. He was soon loaned out again, first to Blackpool in the League One in England in August 2019, then to Sint-Truiden in the Pro League in Belgium in January 2020, where he made seven appearances in the season 2019 - 2020 and to Mechelen in the same league in July 2020, where he made another six appearances the subsequent season.
In January 2021, there was a return for Bushiri to Eupen on loan, where he had previously spent a season. He recorded another 24 appearances over the 2018 - 2019 and 2020 - 2021 seasons. However, in January 2022, another significant chapter would unfold in the career of the Belgian defender. Bushiri transferred from Norwich City to Hibernian in the Premiership in Scotland on loan. He had an impressive run at Hibernian recording consistently good performance seasons, starting from 14 appearances in 2021 - 2022, 15 in 2022 - 2023, 27 in 2023 - 2024, and 28 with three goals in 2024 - 2025. For the most recent season, 2025 - 2026, he has already made 24 appearances and scored three goals.
The strong performance while on loan seemingly led to a decision in July 2022, transferring Bushiri permanently from Norwich City to Hibernian for an undisclosed fee, which continued to see him hold his important role at Hibernian with consistency.
Bushiri's career has not been limited to domestic appearances, as he has participated in key events for both his club and country. He represented DR Congo in Africa CON 2025, the League Cup 2025 - 2026 and the Scottish Cup 2025 - 2026 for Hibernian, the World Cup Qualifiers Africa 2024 - 2026, the Europa League Qualifiers 2025 - 2026, where he secured a goal in two starts, and the Conference League Qualifiers 2025 - 2026, where he scored again in four appearances.
