Dodi Lukebakio

In this Congolese name, the surname is Lukebakioand 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	43	(14)
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 21:48, 18 January 2025 (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 18 January 2025 ^[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		20	9	1	0	—		21	9
	Total		43	14	1	0	4	0	48	14
Career total			230	56	11	6	11	0	252	62

1. Includes Coupe de France, Belgian Cup, DFB-Pokal, Copa del Rey
2. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
3. 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

• Bundesliga Rookie of the Month: December 2018 ^[30]

See also

• List of association footballers who have been capped for two senior national teams

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. "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. "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.

External links

• Profile at the Sevilla FC website
• Dodi Lukebakio at the Royal Belgian Football Association
• Dodi Lukebakio – UEFA competition record ( archive )