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In this Congolese name, the surname is Lukebakio and the post-surname is Ngandoli.
Dodi Lukebakio
Lukebakio with VfL Wolfsburg in 2021
Personal information
Full name Dodi Lukebakio Ngandoli[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-24) 24 September 1997 (age 27)
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
0000–2015 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

Anderlecht

Lukebakio pictured during his time at Anderlecht in 2012.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dodi Lukebakio warming-up in the Nations League in Italy (2021)

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

Club

As of match played 22 December 2024[28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
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
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, Belgian Cup, DFB-Pokal, Copa del Rey
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 17 November 2024[29]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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]

List of international goals scored by Dodi Lukebakio
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

Individual

See also

References

  1. ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Dodi Lukébakio". Bundesliga. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Dodi Lukebakio". Hertha BSC. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Anderlecht recover to beat Qarabağ and advance". UEFA. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Sint-Truiden vs. Anderlecht - 29 January 2016". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Dodi Lukebakio, nouvelle recrue du TFC" [Dodi Lukebakio, a new recruitment of TFC] (in French). Toulouse FC. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Toulouse vs. Olympique Marseille - 8 January 2017". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Toulouse vs. Nantes - 14 January 2017". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Belgium - D. Lukebakio - Profile with news, career statistics and history". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Sporting Charleroi vs. Kortrijk - 29 July 2017". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  14. ^ "Royal Excel Mouscron vs. Sporting Charleroi - 5 August 2017". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  15. ^ "Antwerp vs. Sporting Charleroi - 5 November 2017". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  16. ^ a b "Watford: Belgium Under-21 winger Dodi Lukebakio joins Hornets". BBC. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  17. ^ "West Ham United vs. Watford - 10 February 2018". uk.soccerway.com. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  18. ^ "Dodi Lukebakio verstärkt Fortunas Offensive". Fortuna Düsseldorf. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "Dodi Lukebakio and Jean Zimmer on target as Fortuna Düsseldorf stun Borussia Dortmund". Bundesliga. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  21. ^ "Hertha BSC verpflichtet Dodi Lukebakio" (in German). Hertha BSC. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  22. ^ "2:2 - Hertha BSC ärgert den FC Bayern München zum Saisonstart" (in German). bundesliga.de. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  23. ^ "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.
  24. ^ "Dodi Lukebakio critiqué malgré son but !" (in French). walfoot.be. 18 September 2023.
  25. ^ "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.
  26. ^ "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.
  27. ^ "Romelu Lukaku on the scoresheet as Belgium qualify for Euro 2024". BBC. 13 October 2023.
  28. ^ Dodi Lukebakio at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  29. ^ a b "Dodi Lukébakio". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  30. ^ "Bundesliga Rookie Award 2018/19 presented by TAG Heuer". Bundesliga. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
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