Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba

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Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba
Personal information
Full name Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba
Date of birth (2002-12-07) 7 December 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
 KuPS
Number 21
Youth career
–2016 HJK
2017–2019 KäPa
2020 Honka
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 Honka II 30 (1)
2022–2023 MP 52 (11)
2024– KuPS 18 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2024

Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba (born 7 December 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Veikkausliiga side KuPS.

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Early career

Born in Helsinki, Finland, Luyeye-Lutumba is of Congolese descent. He started to play football in the youth sector of HJK. Later he joined the renowned Käpylän Pallo youth academy in Helsinki, when he was 14 years old. In 2020, Luyeye-Lutumba moved to FC Honka organisation, and made his senior debut with the club's reserve team Honka II in the third-tier Kakkonen.

Club career

MP

Ahead of the 2022 season, Luyeye-Lutumba moved to Mikkeli after signing with Mikkelin Palloilijat (MP), playing in the second-tier Ykkönen. [1] On 17 February 2023, he extended his contract for the 2023 season. [2] Coached by Juha Pasoja, the team unexpectedly finished 3rd in Ykkönen in 2023.

KuPS

On 17 November 2023, Luyeye-Lutumba signed a two-year deal with Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) in Veikkausliiga, with an option for an additional year. [3] He debuted with his new club on 27 January 2024, in a Finnish League Cup loss against Ilves. [4] On 6 April, Luyeye-Lutumba debuted in the league in a 3–1 home win against HJK Helsinki. [5] On 22 May, he scored his first goals in the league, a brace in a 3–1 away win against Vaasan Palloseura (VPS). [6] In his first season with KuPS in Finnish first-tier, Luyeye-Lutumba contributed to win the titles of the 2024 Finnish Cup and the Finnish Championship, completing the club's first ever double. He missed the last part of the season due to injury.

Personal life

His older brothers Didis Lutumba-Pitah and Fortuna Namputu are also professional footballers. [7]

Career statistics

As of 19 January 2025 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] League cup [b] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Honka Akatemia 2020 Kakkonen 100———100
2021Kakkonen201———201
Total301000000301
MP 2022 Ykkönen 2433021—294
2023 Ykkönen28800——288
Total52113021005712
KuPS 2024 Veikkausliiga 18431614 [c] 0316
2025 Veikkausliiga0000110011
Total184317240327
Career total1001661834011820
  1. ↑ Includes Finnish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Ykköscup and Finnish League Cup
  3. ↑ Includes UEFA Conference League

Honours

KuPS

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