Levi Lumeka

Levi Jeremiah Lumeka (born 5 September 1998) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for French Ligue 2 club Troyes AC.

Levi Lumeka
Lumeka in 2020
Personal information
Full name Levi Jeremiah Lumeka[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-05) 5 September 1998[2]
Place of birth Beckton, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Troyes
Number 12
Youth career
Chelsea
Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Crystal Palace 1 (0)
2018–2019 → Leyton Orient (loan) 1 (0)
2019–2020 Varzim 23 (8)
2020– Troyes 9 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:48, 31 October 2020 (UTC)

Career

Coming through the youth ranks at Crystal Palace, he signed his first professional contract in December 2015. On 10 September 2017, he made his debut as a substitute against Burnley in the Premier League, playing the final 25 minutes of a 1–0 away loss as a substitute for Lee Chung-yong.[4]

On 31 August 2018, Lumeka signed for National League side Leyton Orient on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[5] He was recalled from the loan on 9 January 2019 having made only one appearance for Orient,[6] as an added-time replacement for Jobi McAnuff in a 3–0 home win over Solihull Moors on 4 September.[7]

On 20 June 2019, Lumeka joined LigaPro side Varzim S.C. on a two-year deal.[8][9] He made his debut on 10 August in the first game of the season, a goalless home draw with U.D. Oliveirense in which he replaced Felipe Augusto with 14 minutes left, and scored his first career goal on 30 October to equalise in a 1–1 draw at C.D. Nacional.[10]

On 28 July 2020, Lumeka joined Ligue 2 side Troyes AC on a four-year deal.[11]

Personal life

Born in England, Lumeka is of Congolese descent.[12]

References
  1. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  2. "Levi Lumeka". 11v11. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  3. "LEVI LUMEKA". skorexpress.com. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  4. Parry, Richard (10 September 2017). "De Boer's job on the line as Palace lose again". Evening Standard. London. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  5. "Lumeka Joins Leyton Orient on Loan". cpfc.co.uk. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  6. "Levi Lumeka Recalled From Leyton Orient Loan Spell". Crystal Palace F.C. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  7. "Orient continue unbeaten run by seeing off Solihull Moors". East London Advertiser. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  8. "Avançado inglês Levi Lumeka reforça Varzim" [English striker Levi Lumeka bolsters Varzim]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 20 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  9. "Lumeka heads to Portugal". Crystal Palace F.C. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  10. "Nacional e Varzim empatam (1-1) na Madeira" [Nacional and Varzim draw (1–1) in Madeira]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 October 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  11. "Levi Lumeka rejoint l'ESTAC" [Levi Lumeka joins ESTAC] (in French). Troyes AC. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  12. "Levi Lumeka on his path from Chelsea release to Palace bad luck & leaving UK". Planet Football. 24 June 2020.
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