Espanyol Bifouma was born in
Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis. He joined
RCD Espanyol in Spain in early 2010, not yet aged 18, signing from
RC Strasbourg Alsace. On 13 March 2011, he made his debut with the
Catalans' first team, after coming on as a
substitute for
Joan Verdú in the dying minutes of a 2–0
La Liga home win against
Deportivo de La Coruña. On 10 August 2011, in the
Copa Catalunya final, Bifouma netted a
hat-trick in a 3–0 victory over a
FC Barcelona team that was filled with reserve and youth players. On 17 December, he scored his first goal with the main squad, opening an eventual 2–1 away defeat of
Sporting de Gijón. In September 2012, Bifouma was loaned to
UD Las Palmas of
Segunda División. After
a successful spell, he extended his contract with Espanyol until 2017. On 31 January 2014, Bifouma signed for
West Bromwich Albion on a loan deal with a view to a permanent transfer, being awarded the number 50 shirt. He made his debut in the
Premier League eight days later, playing the second half and scoring within 36 seconds of taking the pitch in a 3–1 away loss against
Crystal Palace. Bifouma moved to fellow top-division club
UD Almería on 13 August 2014, in a
season-long loan. On 19 March of the following year, he was suspended for one month due to allegations of breach of contract with his former agent; the ban was lifted days later, and he continued to appear regularly for the
Andalusians, which suffered relegation. On 19 August 2015, Bifouma was loaned to
Granada CF of the same league for one year. He finished the season with
Stade de Reims, also owned by Espanyol.
Turkey On 28 July 2016, Bifouma signed for fellow French
Ligue 1 club
SC Bastia. He was on the move again in the following
transfer window, joining
Süper Lig's
Osmanlıspor on a three-and-a-half-year deal. He scored just one goal in 22 total games for the team from
Ankara, in their 5–1 win at
Adanaspor in the
Süper Lig on 19 February 2017. Remaining in the same league, Bifouma signed a one-year contract with
Sivasspor on 9 September 2017. Only eight days later, he netted twice in a 4–2 victory on his return to the
Osmanlı Stadium. Bifouma went back to the Turkish capital in June 2018, agreeing to a three-year deal at
MKE Ankaragücü. He scored once during his brief tenure, a late consolation in a 2–1 home defeat to
Kasımpaşa S.K. on 2 September, and moved on again on 22 January 2019 when he signed with third-placed
Yeni Malatyaspor for an undisclosed fee. On 15 December that year, he scored in a 2–0 win at
Beşiktaş J.K. which broke the
Istanbul club's six-match winning streak. On 17 July 2020, Bifouma moved to the
Chinese Super League's
Shenzhen F.C. on an undisclosed contract for a fee of around €3 million. The following 19 April, he was released by mutual accord and signed for
Heilongjiang Ice City F.C. in the
country's second tier. Ten months after leaving China with no goals and one
assist to his name from nine appearances, Bifouma returned to Turkey in February 2022, signing for a
Bursaspor side fighting to remain in the
TFF First League. He was one of 17 players to leave following
their relegation.
Greece On 16 September 2022, Bifouma joined
OFI Crete F.C. on a two-year contract. The
following season, he moved to fellow
Super League Greece side
A.E. Kifisia FC.
Iran In August 2024, Bifouma signed for
Esteghlal Khuzestan F.C. in the
Persian Gulf Pro League; he agreed to the deal with the express intention of facing
Cristiano Ronaldo of
Al Nassr FC in the
AFC Champions League Elite, thinking he was joining
Esteghlal F.C. instead. Bifouma remained in the country and division for the
2025–26 campaign, joining
Persepolis F.C. on a two-year contract. ==International career==