Born in Cameroon, he plays for Equatorial Guinea at international level.
Early life
Bikoro was born in Douala, Cameroon to an Equatorial Guinean father and a Cameroonian mother.[6] When he was 15, his parents died in a traffic accident. In order to help his family economically he decided to abandon his studies and his intention to be a lawyer. He worked as a mason and carpenter before finally becoming a footballer.[7]
In September 2016, after impressing on a trial basis, Bikoro agreed to a two-year contract with Spanish Segunda División B team Recreativo de Huelva.[4] His deal could not be completed due to issues with his paperwork, and he instead signed for RSD Alcalá in Tercera División the following February.[9]
On 18 August 2017, Bikoro joined UD San Sebastián de los Reyes in the third division.[10] He scored his first goal for the club on 7 January of the following year, netting the equalizer in a 3–1 away win against SD Ponferradina.
On 24 July 2018, Bikoro joined CD Teruel in the third tier.[13] The following 11 June, he agreed to a four-year deal with Zaragoza in division two,[14] but was loaned to CD Badajoz on 16 January 2020.[15]
Bikoro made his international debut for Equatorial Guinea national team on 4 September 2013, appearing in a non-FIFA friendly against Libya, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[8] His official debut for the side came on 6 June 2015, as he started in a 1–0 away win against Andorra.[22]
Bikoro scored his first international goal on 9 October 2017, netting his team's second in a 3–1 home win against Mauritius.[8]
^Giménez, Paco (21 July 2019). "Bikoro: "Yo trabajo pensando en que me quedaré en el Real Zaragoza"" (in Spanish). Heraldo Aragón. Retrieved 22 July 2019. My father was (Equatorial) Guinean and my mother was from Cameroon. At that time, they lived in Douala, Cameroon. I am the oldest of four brothers. My father's family is in Equatorial Guinea. My mother's, in Cameroon. I moved in 2015 to Guinea, to Malabo, when I was 19 years old. I studied French Literature in Cameroon. My goal, then, was to become a lawyer. But when I lost my parents, that hope was gone.
^ abValero, S. (21 July 2019). "Bikoro: "El fútbol me lo ha dado todo, me ha salvado a mí y a mi familia"" (in Spanish). El Periódico de Aragón. Retrieved 22 July 2019. I was going to study French Literature, I even did the entrance exam to the university, but everything changed because of the accident, because I had to find a way to earn a living, to eat and to bring food to my brothers. I did everything, with friends who were masons and carpenters I helped them and with the money they gave me we (my brothers and I) were going ahead at home. Yes (God is important in my life), I am a Christian and a very believer. Before my parents died they taught us to pray, to ask God, to have that faith and I in any situation of my life I know that he is by my side, I pray a lot and I thank him for everything.
^ abcd"Federico Bikoro". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
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