Jhon Lucumí
 Lucumí playing for Genk in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jhon Janer Lucumí Bonilla | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Bologna | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Deportivo Cali | 42 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Genk | 91 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Bologna | 74 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Colombia U17 | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Colombia | 26 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:51, 15 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Jhon Janer Lucumí Bonilla (born 26 June 1998) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Bologna and the Colombia national team.
A youth product of hometown club Deportivo Cali, Lucumí made his professional football debut with the first team in 2015. After three years with the club, he transferred to Belgian Pro League side K.R.C. Genk, where he achieved a league title along with the Belgian Super Cup in his first season. In 2021, Lucumí won the Belgian Cup before moving to Serie A to play for Bologna the following year.
At youth level, Lucumí was part of the Colombia U-17 squad that won gold at the 2014 South American Games. Additionally, he represented his country at the 2015 South American U-17 Championship. In 2018, he received his first call-up to Colombia's senior team, however, his debut would come a year later in a friendly against Panama. That same year, he was included in manager Carlos Queiroz's final 23-man squad for the 2019 Copa América. He reappeared for the 2021 Copa América where Colombia secured a bronze medal.
Club career
[edit]Genk
[edit]Lucumí signed with Belgian club Genk in July 2018.[1]
Bologna
[edit]On 18 August 2022, he moved to Italian club Bologna.[2] He made his debut on 27 August, playing a full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home defeat to AC Milan.[3] He made his first direct contribution for the club on 12 November, in a league match against Sassuolo, centering a cross to Michel Aebischer who provided Bologna's first goal of the match which ended in a 3–0 home win.[4]
Lucumí scored Bologna's first goal of their 2024–25 UEFA Champions League campaign during a 2–1 home defeat against Lille in the league phase.[5]
International career
[edit]He made his Colombia national team debut on 3 June 2019, in a friendly against Panama, as a starter.[6]
On 14 June 2024, Lucumí was named into the 26-man squad for the 2024 Copa América.[7] He was a starter in the first match of the competition against Paraguay but left injured at the 25 minutes. Although he returned on 10 July from his injury, he got substituted with Carlos Cuesta for the rest of matches.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 15 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Deportivo Cali | 2015 | Categoría Primera A | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | Categoría Primera A | 4 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Categoría Primera A | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Categoría Primera A | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Genk | 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[d] | 0 | 7[e] | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[e] | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7[g] | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 91 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 130 | 2 | ||
| Bologna | 2022–23 | Serie A | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[f] | 1 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Total | 74 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 84 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 207 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 268 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
- ^ Appearance in Superliga Colombiana
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Belgian Pro League play-offs
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Five appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
[edit]- As of match played 19 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Colombia | 2019 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Genk
References
[edit]- ^ "Jhon Lucumi komt naar Genk!". krcgenk.be (in Dutch). 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "Jhon Lucumi al Bologna" (in Italian). Bologna. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Ethan van Ristell (28 August 2022). "AC Milan 2 – 0 Bologna". eurosport.com. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Bologna vs. Sassuolo – Football Match Summary – May 15, 2022 – ESPN".
- ^ "Bologna vs. Lille – Football Match Summary". ESPN. 27 November 2024.
- ^ "Colombia v Panama game report". ESPN. 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Convocatoria de la Selección Masculina de Mayores para la CONMEBOL Copa América USA 2024". Federación Colombiana de Futbol (in Spanish). 14 June 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
External links
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- Profile at the Bologna FC 1909 website
- Jhon Lucumí – UEFA competition record (archive)
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- 1998 births
- Lucumí family
- Footballers from Cali
- Living people
- Colombian men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Colombia men's youth international footballers
- Colombia men's international footballers
- Deportivo Cali footballers
- K.R.C. Genk players
- Bologna FC 1909 players
- Categoría Primera A players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Serie A players
- 2019 Copa América players
- 2021 Copa América players
- 2024 Copa América players
- Colombian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Italy