Roland Bilala
Roland Rasel Bilala (; born 16 December 1990 in Zaporizhia) is a Ukrainian professional association football player who currently plays as a striker and last played for Minerva Punjab FC in the I-League.

Club career
Bilala began his senior club career with FC Dynamo-3 Kyiv in 2007.  He has also played for Dynamo Kyiv (reserves). In Summer 2011, he moved to the Moldovan National Division side FC Tiraspol. He appeared in 20 matches for the club, scoring 3 goals.

In 2013, he signed with UkrAhroKom Holovkivka and played 4 matches in the Ukrainian First League before moving to an amateur side Igros Krasnobród. In 2015, he came back to professional football with Ukrainian Second Division outfit FSC Bukovyna Chernivtsi. He played 13 league matches for the side, scoring 3 goals. In December 2015, he signed for another Ukrainian side NK Veres Rivne but has not played any league match.

In the 2016–17 Ukrainian First League, he played for Skala Stryi and scored 3 goals in 21 matches. At the end of the league, Skala Stryi relegated after finishing 17th and Bilala signed for FC Ternopil. But it was not a suitable stint in his career and he moved to Lithuania in 2017.

Bilala joined Lithuanian A Lyga side FK Panevėžys on one year deal. With FK Panevėžys, he played in the 2017-18 A Lyga. He scored 4 goals in 15 league matches before moving to Maldivian Dhivehi Premier League outfit Club Green Streets. He scored four goals in a match against giants New Radiant S.C. in November 2018.

In 2019, Bilala signed for I-League side Minerva Punjab FC of India. He debuted for the club in the AFC Champions League (prilimenary round) qualification match against Saipa FC of Iran. He has also appeared in 3 league matches and scored 1 goal against Chennai City FC on 9 March.

International career
In 2006, Bilala was called up in the squad of Ukraine U17 team and appeared in 6 matches until 2007.

Career statistics

Club

Personal life
He was born in Zaporizhzhia, a city in the south-eastern Ukraine. His father is of Congolese descent and his mother is Ukrainian.

See also
 Ukrainian expatriate footballers

References

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1990 births
Living people
Footballers from Zaporizhzhia
Ukrainian men's footballers
FC Dynamo-3 Kyiv players
FC Tiraspol players
FC UkrAhroKom Holovkivka players
FSC Bukovyna Chernivtsi players
NK Veres Rivne players
FC Skala Stryi (2004) players
FC Ternopil players
FK Panevėžys players
Club Green Streets players
Punjab FC players
I-League players
Ukrainian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova
Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania
Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania
Expatriate men's footballers in the Maldives
Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in the Maldives
Expatriate men's footballers in India
Ukrainian expatriate sportspeople in India
Ukrainian people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
Men's association football forwards
FC Dynamo Kyiv players