Jody Lukoki
Jody Lukoki (15 November 1992 – 9 May 2022) was a Congolese-Dutch professional footballer. He played as a winger. He played for FC Twente from 2021 until his death. He played for the DR Congo national football team from 2015 until 2020, making five appearances. Lukoki was born in Kindu, DR Congo.
 Lukoki with Ludogorets Razgrad in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 November 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kindu, Zaire | ||
| Date of death | 9 May 2022 (aged 29) | ||
| Place of death | Almere, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002 | VVA/Spartaan | ||
| 2002–2003 | Young Boys Haarlem | ||
| 2003–2012 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Ajax | 24 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | → SC Cambuur (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | PEC Zwolle | 33 | (2) |
| 2015–2020 | Ludogorets Razgrad II | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2020 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 102 | (17) |
| 2020–2021 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 10 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Twente | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 207 | (26) | |
| National team | |||
| 2010–2011 | Netherlands U19 | 11 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Netherlands U20 | 8 | (0) |
| 2013 | Netherlands U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2020 | DR Congo | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Lukoki died while in a coma on 9 May 2022 at a hospital in Almere, Netherlands from cardiac arrest after being beaten by family members at the age of 29.[2][3]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental[lower-alpha 1] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ajax | 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||
| Total | 24 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5 | ||
| Cambuur (loan) | 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | |
| PEC Zwolle | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 33 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 40 | 4 | |
| Ludogorets Razgrad II | 2015–16 | Second League | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2015–16 | A Group | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | First League | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
| 2017–18 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 8 | ||
| 2018–19 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 43 | 8 | ||
| 2019–20 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 24 | 10 | ||
| Total | 102 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 157 | 30 | ||
| Career total | 195 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 274 | 41 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in Bulgarian Supercup
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
Ajax[4]
- Eredivisie: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
Ludogorets Razgrad
- Bulgarian First League: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Bulgarian Supercup: 2018, 2019
References
- "Jody Lukoki Profile". UEFA.com. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ""Синът на вятъра" и Натанаел разпиляха Септември (видео)". Sportal. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- Van beenamputatie tot coma en vroege dood: ruzie met familie wordt Jody Lukoki (29) fataal (in Dutch)
- "Jody Lukoki - profile". Soccerway.
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