Jhon Lucumí

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Jhon Lucumí
Lucumí with Genk in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jhon Janer Lucumí Bonilla
Date of birth (1998-06-26) 26 June 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Bologna
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Deportivo Cali 54 (0)
2018–2022 Genk 91 (2)
2022– Bologna 56 (0)
International career
2015 Colombia U17 8 (0)
2019– Colombia 18 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's football
Copa América
Third place 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:27, 13 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 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 A.C. 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]

International career[edit]

He made his Colombia national team debut on 3 June 2019, in a friendly against Panama, as a starter.[5]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 13 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
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 32 0 7 0 4 0 1 0 44 0
Genk 2018–19 Belgian Pro League 17 0 0 0 8[d] 0 0 0 25 0
2019–20 Belgian Pro League 22 1 0 0 6[e] 0 0 0 28 1
2020–21 Belgian Pro League 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0
2021–22 Belgian Pro League 29 1 0 0 7[f] 0 0 0 36 1
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 119 1 0 0 21 0 0 0 140 1
Bologna 2022–23 Serie A 33 0 1 0 34 0
2023–24 Serie A 23 0 2 0 25 0
Total 56 0 3 0 59 0
Career total 187 1 10 0 25 0 1 0 233 1
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Appearance in Superliga Colombiana
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  6. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Champions League

International[edit]

As of match played 26 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Colombia 2019 4 0
2022 4 0
2023 8 0
2024 2 0
Total 18 0

Honours[edit]

Genk

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jhon Lucumi komt naar Genk!". krcgenk.be (in Dutch). 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Jhon Lucumi al Bologna" (in Italian). Bologna. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. ^ Ethan van Ristell (28 August 2022). "AC Milan 2 - 0 Bologna". eurosport.com. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Bologna vs. Sassuolo - Football Match Summary - May 15, 2022 - ESPN".
  5. ^ "Colombia v Panama game report". ESPN. 3 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.

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