 Lukebakio withVfL 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 | |||
| –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 | 51 | (16) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | DR Congo | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Belgium U21 | 17 | (4) |
| 2020– | Belgium | 25 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:25, 16 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:26, 20 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Dodi Lukebakio Ngandoli (born 24 September 1997) is a Belgian professionalfootballer who plays as aright winger forLa Liga clubSevilla and theBelgium national team.
On 25 October 2015, Lukebakio made his professional debut in the 79th minute as a substitute forYouri Tielemans in aBelgian First Division A match againstClub Brugge, which result in a 3–1 victory forAnderlecht.[4] On 7 December 2015, Lukebakio signed a new five-year contract.[5] Three days later, he made his firstUEFA Europa League debut as a substitute forImoh Ezekiel in the 66th minute of a 2–1 win againstQarabağ FK.[6] On 29 January 2016, he played his first full match for Anderlecth, a 2–1 away win overSint-Truden.[7] On 28 February 2016, after coming on as a substitute forAlexander Büttner, he scored an equaliser in the 74th minute in a 3–3 draw againstStandard Liège.[8]
On 31 August 2016, Lukebakio signed for French clubToulouse FC.[9] On 8 January, he made his debut for Toulouse in the round of 64 of theCoupe de France, as a substitute, replacingOla Toivonen in the 58th minute of a 2–1 home defeat againstOlympique de Marseille.[10] On 14 January, Lukebakio made hisLigue 1 debut as a substitute replacingIssiaga Sylla in the 56th minute of a 1–0 defeat againstNantes.[11] Lukebakio ended his loan to Touluse with 5 appearances, all as a substitute.[12]
On 2 July 2017, Lukebakio was signed byCharleroi on a season-long loan deal. On 29 July, he made his debut for Charleroi in aBelgian First Division A match againstKortrijk, which result in a 1–0 home win for Charleroi.[13] On 5 August, he scored two goals in a match againstRoyal 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 overAntwerp.[15]
On 30 January 2018, it was announced that Lukebakio would be joiningWatford on a four-and-a-half-year deal.[16] On 10 February, he made hisPremier League debut during Watford's 2–0 defeat away toWest Ham United.[17]
On 23 July 2018, Lukebakio joinedFortuna 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 againstManuel Neuer in a 3–3 draw againstBayern Munich.[19] The following month, he again found the back of the net in a 2–1 win, as Düsseldorf handed theBundesliga leadersBorussia Dortmund their first league defeat of the season.[20]
On 1 August 2019, Lukebakio transferred toHertha BSC.[21] He scored Hertha's first goal of the2019–20 Bundesliga season in the team's opening match against Bayern Munich; a 2–2 draw.[22]
On 24 August 2023, Lukebakio signed a five-year contract withLa Liga sideSevilla.[23] On 17 September, he scored a goal on his debut in a 1–0 victory overLas Palmas.[24]
Lukebakio was born in Belgium to parents of Congolese descent. Lukebakio made his debut for theDR Congo national football team in a friendly 1–0 loss toKenya on 4 October 2016.[25] He has since switched allegiance to represent theBelgium U21 side.[16] In October 2020 he was called up the seniorBelgium squad for thefriendly againstIvory Coast and the UEFA Nations League matches againstEngland andIceland on 8, 11 and 14 October 2020, respectively.[26]
On 14 October 2023, Lukebakio scored his first two senior international goals in Belgium's 3–2UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying win overAustria.[27]
| 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 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 11 | |||
| Total | 51 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 16 | ||
| Career total | 238 | 58 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 260 | 64 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 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 |
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