| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucca Kiaba Mounganga Brughmans | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | 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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Jong Genk | 6 | (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, correct as of 02:09, 4 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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.
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]
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]