Dodi Lukebakio

Dodi Lukebakio Ngandoli (born 24 September 1997) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hertha BSC.

Dodi Lukebakio
Personal information
Full name Dodi Lukebakio Ngandoli[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-24) 24 September 1997
Place of birth Asse, Belgium
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Club information
Current team
 Hertha BSC
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)
2018–2019 Watford 1 (0)
2018–2019 → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 31 (10)
2019– Hertha BSC 49 (10)
National team‡
2016 DR Congo 1 (0)
2017–2019 Belgium U21 17 (4)
2020– Belgium 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:25, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:53, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Anderlecht

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.[2] On 7 December 2015, Lukebakio signed a new five-year contract.[3] 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.[4] On 29 January 2016, he played his first full match for Anderlecth, a 2–1 away win over Sint-Truden.[5] 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.[6]

2016–17 season: Loan to Toulouse

On 31 August 2016, Lukebakio signed for French club Toulouse FC.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] Lukebakio ended his loan to Touluse with 5 apparences, all as a substitute.[10]

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.[11] 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.[12] On 5 November, he scored his third goal in the 71st minute of a 3–1 away win over Antwerp.[13]

Watford

On 30 January 2018, it was announced that Lukebakio would be joining Watford on a four-and-a-half-year deal.[14] On 10 February, he made his Premier League debut during Watford's 2–0 defeat away to West Ham United.[15]

Loan to Fortuna Düsseldorf

On 23 July 2018, Lukebakio joined Fortuna Düsseldorf on a loan deal for the 2018–19 season.[16] 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.[17] 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.[18]

Hertha BSC

On 1 August 2019, Lukebakio transferred to Hertha BSC.[19] 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.[20]

International career

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.[21] He has since switched allegiance to represent the Belgium U21 side.[14] 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.[22]

Career statistics
As of match played 19 September 2020[23]
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Anderlecht 2015–16 Pro League 171001[lower-alpha 1]0—181
Toulouse (loan) 2016–17 Ligue 1 5010——60
Toulouse II (loan) 2016–17 CFA 2 63———63
Sporting Charleroi (loan) 2017–18 First Division A 19310——203
Watford 2017–18 Premier League 10———10
Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 2018–19 Bundesliga 311034——3414
Hertha BSC 2019–20 Bundesliga 30731——338
2020–21 1112——23
Total 3184300003511
Career total 1102585100011932
  1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "Anderlecht recover to beat Qarabağ and advance". UEFA. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  5. "Sint-Truiden vs. Anderlecht - 29 January 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  6. "RSC Anderlecht 3–3 Standard" (in French). Jupiler Pro League. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  7. "Dodi Lukebakio, nouvelle recrue du TFC" [Dodi Lukebakio, a new recruitment of TFC] (in French). Toulouse FC. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  8. "Toulouse vs. Olympique Marseille - 8 January 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  9. "Toulouse vs. Nantes - 14 January 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  10. "Belgium - D. Lukebakio - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  11. "Sporting Charleroi vs. Kortrijk - 29 July 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  12. "Royal Excel Mouscron vs. Sporting Charleroi - 5 August 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  13. "Antwerp vs. Sporting Charleroi - 5 November 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  14. "Watford: Belgium Under-21 winger Dodi Lukebakio joins Hornets". BBC. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  15. "West Ham United vs. Watford - 10 February 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  16. "Dodi Lukebakio verstärkt Fortunas Offensive". Fortuna Düsseldorf. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  17. "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.
  18. "Dodi Lukebakio and Jean Zimmer on target as Fortuna Düsseldorf stun Borussia Dortmund". Bundesliga. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  19. "Hertha BSC verpflichtet Dodi Lukebakio" (in German). Hertha BSC. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  20. "2:2 - Hertha BSC ärgert den FC Bayern München zum Saisonstart" (in German). bundesliga.de. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  21. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  22. "Martinez roept Bornauw, Kayembe, Lukebakio, Saelemaekers en Vanheusden op" [Martinez calls up Bornauw, Kayembe, Lukebakio, Saelemaekers and Vanheusden] (in Dutch). sporza.be. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  23. Dodi Lukebakio at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  24. "Bundesliga Rookie Award 2018/19 presented by TAG Heuer". Bundesliga. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
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