*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:52, 26 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:04, 1 July 2024 (UTC)
[edit]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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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
[edit] 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]
Austria
