Dodi Lukebakio
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dodi Lukebakio Ngandoli[1] | ||
Date of birth | 24 September 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Asse, Belgium[2] | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Right winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sevilla | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2015 | Anderlecht | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Anderlecht | 17 | (1) |
2016–2017 | → Toulouse (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Charleroi (loan) | 19 | (3) |
2018 | Charleroi | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Watford | 1 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 31 | (10) |
2019–2023 | Hertha BSC | 94 | (24) |
2021–2022 | → VfL Wolfsburg (loan) | 19 | (1) |
2023– | Sevilla | 41 | (13) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | DR Congo | 1 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Belgium U21 | 17 | (4) |
2020– | Belgium | 24 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:10, 22 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:12, 17 November 2024 (UTC) |
Dodi Lukebakio Ngandoli (born 24 September 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for La Liga club Sevilla and the Belgium national team.
Club career
[edit]Anderlecht
[edit]On 25 October 2015, Lukebakio made his professional debut in the 79th minute as a substitute for Youri Tielemans in a Belgian First Division A match against Club Brugge, which result in a 3–1 victory for Anderlecht.[4] On 7 December 2015, Lukebakio signed a new five-year contract.[5] Three days later, he made his first UEFA Europa League debut as a substitute for Imoh Ezekiel in the 66th minute of a 2–1 win against Qarabağ FK.[6] On 29 January 2016, he played his first full match for Anderlecth, a 2–1 away win over Sint-Truden.[7] On 28 February 2016, after coming on as a substitute for Alexander Büttner, he scored an equaliser in the 74th minute in a 3–3 draw against Standard Liège.[8]
2016–17 season: Loan to Toulouse
[edit]On 31 August 2016, Lukebakio signed for French club Toulouse FC.[9] On 8 January, he made his debut for Toulouse in the round of 64 of the Coupe de France, as a substitute, replacing Ola Toivonen in the 58th minute of a 2–1 home defeat against Olympique de Marseille.[10] On 14 January, Lukebakio made his Ligue 1 debut as a substitute replacing Issiaga Sylla in the 56th minute of a 1–0 defeat against Nantes.[11] Lukebakio ended his loan to Touluse with 5 appearances, all as a substitute.[12]
2017–18 season: Loan to Sporting Charleroi
[edit]On 2 July 2017, Lukebakio was signed by Charleroi on a season-long loan deal. On 29 July, he made his debut for Charleroi in a Belgian First Division A match against Kortrijk, which result in a 1–0 home win for Charleroi.[13] On 5 August, he scored two goals in a match against Royal Excel Mouscron, the match finished with a 5–2 away victory for Charleroi.[14] On 5 November, he scored his third goal in the 71st minute of a 3–1 away win over Antwerp.[15]
Watford
[edit]On 30 January 2018, it was announced that Lukebakio would be joining Watford on a four-and-a-half-year deal.[16] On 10 February, he made his Premier League debut during Watford's 2–0 defeat away to West Ham United.[17]
Loan to Fortuna Düsseldorf
[edit]On 23 July 2018, Lukebakio joined Fortuna Düsseldorf on a loan deal for the 2018–19 season.[18] On 24 November 2018, Lukebakio became the first player in Bundesliga history to net three goals against Manuel Neuer in a 3–3 draw against Bayern Munich.[19] The following month, he again found the back of the net in a 2–1 win, as Düsseldorf handed the Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund their first league defeat of the season.[20]
Hertha BSC
[edit]On 1 August 2019, Lukebakio transferred to Hertha BSC.[21] He scored Hertha's first goal of the 2019–20 Bundesliga season in the team's opening match against Bayern Munich; a 2–2 draw.[22]
Sevilla
[edit]On 24 August 2023, Lukebakio signed a five-year contract with La Liga side Sevilla.[23] On 17 September, he scored a goal on his debut in a 1–0 victory over Las Palmas.[24]
International career
[edit]Lukebakio was born in Belgium to parents of Congolese descent. Lukebakio made his debut for the DR Congo national football team in a friendly 1–0 loss to Kenya on 4 October 2016.[25] He has since switched allegiance to represent the Belgium U21 side.[16] In October 2020 he was called up the senior Belgium squad for the friendly against Ivory Coast and the UEFA Nations League matches against England and Iceland on 8, 11 and 14 October 2020, respectively.[26]
On 14 October 2023, Lukebakio scored his first two senior international goals in Belgium's 3–2 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying win over Austria.[27]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 22 December 2024[28]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Anderlecht | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 18 | 1 |
Toulouse (loan) | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
Toulouse II (loan) | 2016–17 | CFA 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 3 | ||
Sporting Charleroi (loan) | 2017–18 | Belgian Pro League | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | |
Watford | 2017–18 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 31 | 10 | 3 | 4 | — | 34 | 14 | |
Hertha BSC | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 33 | 8 | |
2020–21 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 30 | 7 | |||
2021–22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |||
2022–23 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | 33 | 12 | |||
Total | 94 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 28 | ||
VfL Wolfsburg (loan) | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 19 | 1 | — | 6[c] | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
Sevilla | 2023–24 | La Liga | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 27 | 5 |
2024–25 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 8 | |||
Total | 41 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 13 | ||
Career total | 228 | 55 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 249 | 61 |
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, Belgian Cup, DFB-Pokal, Copa del Rey
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
[edit]- As of match played 17 November 2024[29]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Belgium | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 3 | 0 | |
2022 | 1 | 0 | |
2023 | 7 | 2 | |
2024 | 12 | 0 | |
Total | 24 | 2 |
Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first.[29]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 13 October 2023 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | Austria | 1–0 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
2. | 2–0 |
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Bundesliga Rookie of the Month: December 2018[30]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "Dodi Lukébakio". Bundesliga. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Dodi Lukebakio". Hertha BSC. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "LE SPORTING PASSE EN TÊTE EN BATTANT LE CLUB BRUGES 3-1" [Sporting took the lead by beating Club Brugge 3-1] (in French). R.S.C. Anderlecht. 25 October 2015. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "Dodi Lukebakio Ngandoli signs five season contract". R.S.C. Anderlecht. 7 December 2015. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Anderlecht recover to beat Qarabağ and advance". UEFA. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Sint-Truiden vs. Anderlecht - 29 January 2016". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "RSC Anderlecht 3–3 Standard" (in French). Jupiler Pro League. 28 February 2016. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Dodi Lukebakio, nouvelle recrue du TFC" [Dodi Lukebakio, a new recruitment of TFC] (in French). Toulouse FC. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ "Toulouse vs. Olympique Marseille - 8 January 2017". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Toulouse vs. Nantes - 14 January 2017". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Belgium - D. Lukebakio - Profile with news, career statistics and history". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Sporting Charleroi vs. Kortrijk - 29 July 2017". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Royal Excel Mouscron vs. Sporting Charleroi - 5 August 2017". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Antwerp vs. Sporting Charleroi - 5 November 2017". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Watford: Belgium Under-21 winger Dodi Lukebakio joins Hornets". BBC. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "West Ham United vs. Watford - 10 February 2018". uk.soccerway.com. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "Dodi Lukebakio verstärkt Fortunas Offensive". Fortuna Düsseldorf. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "Dodi Lukebakio: Fortuna Düsseldorf's hat-trick hero against Bayern Munich and MD12's Man of the Matchday". Bundesliga. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ "Dodi Lukebakio and Jean Zimmer on target as Fortuna Düsseldorf stun Borussia Dortmund". Bundesliga. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Hertha BSC verpflichtet Dodi Lukebakio" (in German). Hertha BSC. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "2:2 - Hertha BSC ärgert den FC Bayern München zum Saisonstart" (in German). bundesliga.de. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Dodi Lukebakio, refuerzo para la parcela ofensiva sevillista" [Dodi Lukebakio, addition to the sevillista offensive parcel] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Dodi Lukebakio critiqué malgré son but !" (in French). walfoot.be. 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Olunga scores to guide Kenya to famous win over DRC / Soka.co.ke Olunga scores to guide Kenya to famous win over DRC". Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "Martinez roept Bornauw, Kayembe, Lukebakio, Saelemaekers en Vanheusden op" [Martinez calls up Bornauw, Kayembe, Lukebakio, Saelemaekers and Vanheusden] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Romelu Lukaku on the scoresheet as Belgium qualify for Euro 2024". BBC. 13 October 2023.
- ^ Dodi Lukebakio at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Dodi Lukébakio". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Bundesliga Rookie Award 2018/19 presented by TAG Heuer". Bundesliga. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the Sevilla FC website
- Dodi Lukebakio at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Dodi Lukebakio – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Brussels
- Belgian men's footballers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football wingers
- R.S.C. Anderlecht players
- Toulouse FC players
- Watford F.C. players
- Fortuna Düsseldorf players
- Hertha BSC players
- VfL Wolfsburg players
- Sevilla FC players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Premier League players
- Bundesliga players
- La Liga players
- Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers
- Belgium men's under-21 international footballers
- Belgium men's international footballers
- UEFA Euro 2024 players
- Belgian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Black Belgian sportspeople
- Belgian sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen
- Dual internationalists (men's football)