Lucca Brughmans

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Lucca Brughmans
Personal information
Full name Lucca Kiaba Mounganga Brughmans
Date of birth (2008-06-27) 27 June 2008 (age 17)
Place of birth Belgium
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) [1]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Genk
Number 51
Youth career
2014–2015 K. Kalmthout SK
2015–2016 FC Beigem
2016–2018 K. Kalmthout SK
2018–2019 Royal Antwerp
2019–2022 PSV
2022–2024 Genk
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Jong Genk 11 (0)
2024– Genk 0 (0)
International career
2023 Belgium U15 4 (0)
2023–2024 Belgium U16 5 (0)
2024– Belgium U17 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 02:09, 4 March 2025 (UTC)

Lucca Kiaba Mounganga Brughmans (born 27 June 2008) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Genk.

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Career

Brughmans began playing football with K. Kalmthout SK in 2014, followed by a year-long stint at FC Beigem, before returning to Kalmthout. At the age of 11 he moved to academy of the Dutch club PSV where he stayed for 3 seasons. [2] In 2022 he returned to Belgium with Genk, and on 4 August 2023 signed his first professional contract with the club for 3 seasons. [3] He started appearing as the reserve goalkeeper for Genk's reserves, and made his senior debut with Jong Genk in a 2–2 Challenger Pro League tie with RFC Seraing on 19 January 2025. [4]

International career

Born in Belgium, Brughmans is of Belgian and Congolese descent. He is a youth international for Belgium, having been called up to the Belgium U17s in 2024. [5]

References

  1. "Lucca Brughmans". www.proleague.be.
  2. "Hij komt van PSV en zong 'Someone like you' op zijn doop: dit is het jongste lid van de Genkse A-kern". HBVL. 6 November 2024.
  3. "OFFICIEEL: Jaar na overstap uit PSV tekent doelman Kiaba profcontract in Genk". VoetbalPrimeur.be. 4 August 2023.
  4. "Jong Genk kan kloof met Seraing niet dichten: "Qua spel twee punten meer verdiend"". HBVL. 19 January 2025.
  5. "Royal Belgian FA". www.rbfa.be.