Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba

Finnish footballer (born 2002)
Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba
Personal information
Full name Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba
Date of birth (2002-12-07) 7 December 2002 (age 21)
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
0000–2016 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

Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba (born 7 December 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Veikkausliiga side KuPS.

Early career

Born 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

MP

Ahead 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]

KuPS

On 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 2024, Luyeye-Lutumba debuted in the league in a 3–1 home win against HJK Helsinki.[5] On 22 May 2024, he scored his first goals in the league, a brace in a 3–1 away win against Vaasan Palloseura (VPS).[6]

Personal life

His older brother Didis Lutumba-Pitah is also a professional footballer,[7] playing for Bulgarian First League club Etar Veliko Tarnovo.

Career statistics

As of 18 August 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Includes Finnish Cup
  2. ^ Includes Ykkönen Cup
  3. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
  4. ^ Includes UEFA Conference League

Honours

KuPS

References

  1. ^ Mikkelin Palloilijat vahvisti rivejään lisää - Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba liittyy joukkueeseen, lansisavo.fi, 29 December 2021
  2. ^ MP sai mieluisan jatkosopimuksen, kun Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba jatkaa joukkueessa, lansisavo.fi, 17 February 2023
  3. ^ Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba vahvistaa Kuopion Palloseuraa!, kups.fi, 17 November 2023
  4. ^ Otteluraportti: vuoden ensimmäinen tappio on tosiasia, kups.fi, 27 January 2024
  5. ^ KuPS – HJK, veikkausliiga.com
  6. ^ HJK ja KuPS voittoihin – jännitystä Veikkausliigan keskiviikkoillassa, veikkausliiga.com, 22 May 2024
  7. ^ 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
  8. ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, J.Luyeye-Lutumba, Finnish FA/Palloliitto
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