Dodi Lukebakio Ngandoli (born 24 September 1997) is a Belgian

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Belgium national team.

Club career

Anderlecht

On 25 October 2015, Lukebakio made his professional debut in the 79th minute as a substitute for

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in a

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match against

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, which result in a 3–1 victory for

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. On 7 December 2015, Lukebakio signed a new five-year contract. Three days later, he made his first

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debut as a substitute for Imoh Ezekiel in the 66th minute of a 2–1 win against

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. On 29 January 2016, he played his first full match for Anderlecth, a 2–1 away win over Sint-Truden. On 28 February 2016, after coming on as a substitute for

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, he scored an equaliser in the 74th minute in a 3–3 draw against Standard Liège.

2016–17 season: Loan to Toulouse

On 31 August 2016, Lukebakio signed for French club

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. On 8 January, he made his debut for Toulouse in the round of 64 of the Coupe de France, as a substitute, replacing

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in the 58th minute of a 2–1 home defeat against

Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille (, ; oc, Olimpic de Marselha, ), also known simply as Marseille or by the abbreviation OM (, ), is a French professional men's football club based in Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Founded in 1899, the club pl ...

. On 14 January, Lukebakio made his

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debut as a substitute replacing

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in the 56th minute of a 1–0 defeat against

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. Lukebakio ended his loan to Touluse with 5 appearances, all as a substitute.

2017–18 season: Loan to Sporting Charleroi

On 2 July 2017, Lukebakio was signed by

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on a season-long loan deal. On 29 July, he made his debut for Charleroi in a

match against

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, which result in a 1–0 home win for Charleroi. On 5 August, he scored two goals in a match against

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, the match finished with a 5–2 away victory for Charleroi. On 5 November, he scored his third goal in the 71st minute of a 3–1 away win over

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Watford

On 30 January 2018, it was announced that Lukebakio would be joining

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on a four-and-a-half-year deal. On 10 February, he made his

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debut during Watford's 2–0 defeat away to West Ham United.

Loan to Fortuna Düsseldorf

On 23 July 2018, Lukebakio joined Fortuna Düsseldorf on a loan deal for the 2018–19 season. 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

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. The following month, he again found the back of the net in a 2–1 win, as Düsseldorf handed the

leaders

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their first league defeat of the season.

Hertha BSC

On 1 August 2019, Lukebakio transferred to

. He scored Hertha's first goal of the

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season in the team's opening match against Bayern Munich; a 2–2 draw.

International career

Lukebakio was born in Belgium to parents of Congolese descent. Lukebakio made his debut for the

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in a friendly 1–0 loss to

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on 4 October 2016. He has since switched allegiance to represent the Belgium U21 side. In October 2020 he was called up the senior

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squad for the

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against

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and the UEFA Nations League matches against

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and

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on 8, 11 and 14 October 2020, respectively.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Individual

Rookie of the Month: December 2018

References

External links

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at the Hertha BSC website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lukebakio, Dodi 1997 births Living people Footballers from Brussels Belgian footballers Belgium men's under-21 international footballers Belgium men's international footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers Belgian people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Men's association football midfielders Men's association football wingers R.S.C. Anderlecht players Toulouse FC players Watford F.C. players Fortuna Düsseldorf players Hertha BSC players VfL Wolfsburg players Ligue 1 players Championnat National 3 players Premier League players Bundesliga players Belgian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Belgian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in England Belgian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in Germany Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Black Belgian sportspeople Dual men's international footballers Belgian Pro League players