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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wibuala Junior Bita Bueto | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Adzopé, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Santutxu | |||
| 2015–2022 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Basconia | 20 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Bilbao Athletic | 25 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Kustošija | 24 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2026– | Equatorial Guinea | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2026 | |||
Wibuala Junior Bita Bueto (born 8 June 2005) is an Equatoguinean footballer who last played as a midfielder for Croatian Second League club Kustošija and the Equatorial Guinea national team. Born to Equatoguinean parents exiled in Ivory Coast, he is a naturalised citizen of Spain.
Early life
[edit]Bita was born in Adzopé, Ivory Coast, where his Equatoguinean Bubi parents were exiled due to the persecution suffered by his father (who had participated in the 1998 Bubi revolt). In 2006, following the orders of Teodoro Obiang, his father was killed. After that, his mother left with him and his three siblings and ended up settling in Bilbao, Spain in 2007.[1][2] He joined the youth academy of Spanish La Liga side Athletic Bilbao at the age of ten.
Club career
[edit]Bita started his senior career with Athletic's farm team, CD Basconia. On 10 September 2022, he debuted in a 2–1 win over CD Aurrerá de Vitoria. He scored his first goal two months later during a 4–2 win over Club San Ignacio. In early 2023 he began playing for the reserve team Bilbao Athletic and was promoted formally ahead of the 2023–24 season.
International career
[edit]On 23 May 2026, Bita was called up to the Equatorial Guinea national team.[4] He made his debut on 9 June 2026.[5]
Style of play
[edit]Bita mainly operates as a midfielder. He is known for his strength and aggression.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Bita is a supporter of Athletic Bilbao. His appearance and playing style has drawn comparisons with Aurélien Tchouaméni.[7]
Honours
[edit]Bilbao Athletic
- Segunda Federación (Group 2): 2023–24[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Junior Bita, apuesta de Lezama para rejuvenecer el centro del campo" [Junior Bita, Lezama's bet to rejuvenate the midfield] (in Spanish). naiz.eus. 24 May 2023.
- ↑ "FRANCO LELLI Y LA REBELIÓN BUBI DE 1998: HISTORIA Y TESTIMONIO EN OKIRI" (PDF). p. 23.
Mi nombre es Lidia Kinson Buetö…
- ↑ "Traspaso de Junior Bita al NK Kustosija Zagreb".
- ↑ "Convocatoria oficial de la Selección Nacional ante Burrundi e Islas Comores en Marruecos". 23 May 2026. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
- ↑ "La Selección Nacional pierde por una nínima en un partido amistoso contra Islas Comores".
- ↑ "Junior Bita una apuesta jóven de Lezama que ilusiona en el Athletic" [Junior Bita, a young prospect from Lezama that excites Athletic]. La Cantera de Lezama (in Spanish). 15 March 2023.
- ↑ "Junior Bita, nueva perla del Athletic: le llaman Tchouaméni pero se siente euskaldun" [Junior Bita, Athletic'a new pearl: they call him Tchouaméni but he feels Basque] (in Spanish). relevo.com. 15 March 2023.
- ↑ "El Bilbao Athletic ya es Campeón: Un año después regresará a Primera Federación" [Bilbao Athletic are now champions: A year later they return to the Primera Federación]. GolsMedia (in Spanish). 20 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- Junior Bita at Athletic Bilbao
- Junior Bita at BDFutbol
- Junior Bita at Soccerway (archive)
- Junior Bita at WorldFootball.net
- Junior Bita on Instagram
- Junior Bita at the Croatian Football Federation
- 2005 births
- Living people
- People from Adzopé
- Bubi people
- Equatoguinean emigrants to Spain
- Naturalised citizens of Spain
- Equatoguinean men's footballers
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Bilbao
- Sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Athletic Bilbao footballers
- CD Basconia footballers
- Athletic Bilbao B footballers
- NK Kustošija players
- Tercera Federación players
- Segunda Federación players
- Primera Federación players
- Second Football League (Croatia) players
- Equatorial Guinea men's international footballers
- Equatoguinean expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
- 21st-century Equatoguinean sportsmen
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen