Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba (born 7 December 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Veikkausliiga side KuPS.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KuPS | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | HJK | ||
| 2017–2019 | KäPa | ||
| 2020 | Honka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Honka II | 30 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | MP | 52 | (11) |
| 2024– | KuPS | 18 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2024 | |||
Early career
editBorn in Helsinki, Finland, Luyeye-Lutumba is of Congolese descent. He started to play football in the youth sector of HJK. Later he joined the renowned Käpylän Pallo youth academy in Helsinki, when he was 14 years old. In 2020, Luyeye-Lutumba moved to FC Honka organisation, and made his senior debut with the club's reserve team Honka II in the third-tier Kakkonen.
Club career
editMP
editAhead of the 2022 season, Luyeye-Lutumba moved to Mikkeli after signing with Mikkelin Palloilijat (MP), playing in the second-tier Ykkönen.[1] On 17 February 2023, he extended his contract for the 2023 season.[2] Coached by Juha Pasoja, the team unexpectedly finished 3rd in Ykkönen in 2023.
KuPS
editOn 17 November 2023, Luyeye-Lutumba signed a two-year deal with Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) in Veikkausliiga, with an option for an additional year.[3] He debuted with his new club on 27 January 2024, in a Finnish League Cup loss against Ilves.[4] On 6 April, Luyeye-Lutumba debuted in the league in a 3–1 home win against HJK Helsinki.[5] On 22 May, he scored his first goals in the league, a brace in a 3–1 away win against Vaasan Palloseura (VPS).[6] In his first season with KuPS in Finnish first-tier, Luyeye-Lutumba contributed to win the titles of the 2024 Finnish Cup and the Finnish Championship, completing the club's first ever double. He missed the last part of the season due to injury.
Personal life
editHis older brother Didis Lutumba-Pitah is also a professional footballer,[7] playing for Bulgarian First League club Etar Veliko Tarnovo.
Career statistics
edit- As of 18 August 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Honka Akatemia | 2020 | Kakkonen | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Kakkonen | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| MP | 2022 | Ykkönen | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | — | 29 | 4 | |
| 2023 | Ykkönen | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 8 | |||
| Total | 52 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 12 | ||
| KuPS | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6[c] | 1 | 4[d] | 0 | 31 | 6 |
| Career total | 100 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 118 | 19 | ||
- ^ Includes Finnish Cup
- ^ Includes Ykkönen Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Conference League
Honours
editKuPS
- Veikkausliiga: 2024[9]
- Finnish Cup: 2024[10]
- Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2024
References
edit- ^ Mikkelin Palloilijat vahvisti rivejään lisää - Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba liittyy joukkueeseen, lansisavo.fi, 29 December 2021
- ^ MP sai mieluisan jatkosopimuksen, kun Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba jatkaa joukkueessa, lansisavo.fi, 17 February 2023
- ^ Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba vahvistaa Kuopion Palloseuraa!, kups.fi, 17 November 2023
- ^ Otteluraportti: vuoden ensimmäinen tappio on tosiasia, kups.fi, 27 January 2024
- ^ KuPS – HJK, veikkausliiga.com
- ^ HJK ja KuPS voittoihin – jännitystä Veikkausliigan keskiviikkoillassa, veikkausliiga.com, 22 May 2024
- ^ Mikkelin Palloilijat: «Mon objectif ici est de franchir une nouvelle étape dans ma carrière et d’aider l’équipe à aller de l’avant» (Joslyn Luyeye Lutumba), foot.cd, 7 January 2022
- ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, J.Luyeye-Lutumba, Finnish FA/Palloliitto
- ^ Kuopio villiintyi KuPSin mestaruudesta – Eini ilmestyi juhlahumuun, Yle, 19 October 2024
- ^ KuPS nousi takaa ohi Suomen Cupin voittoon – Petteri Pennanen ratkaisi pelin upealla laukauksella, Yle, 21 September 2024
External links
edit- Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba at Soccerway