Levi Jeremiah Lumeka (born 5 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Oxford City.
 Lumeka in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Levi Jeremiah Lumeka[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1998[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Beckton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oxford City | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chelsea | |||
| Crystal Palace | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Crystal Palace | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Leyton Orient (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Varzim | 23 | (8) |
| 2020–2023 | Troyes | 20 | (2) |
| 2021 | Troyes II | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Vilafranquense (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2023– | Oxford City | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:18, 28 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Coming through the youth ranks at Crystal Palace, he signed his first professional contract in December 2015. On 10 September 2017, he made his debut as a substitute against Burnley in the Premier League, playing the final 25 minutes of a 1–0 away loss as a substitute for Lee Chung-yong.[4]
On 31 August 2018, Lumeka signed for National League side Leyton Orient on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[5] He was recalled from the loan on 9 January 2019 having made only one appearance for Orient,[6] as an added-time replacement for Jobi McAnuff in a 3–0 home win over Solihull Moors on 4 September.[7]
On 20 June 2019, Lumeka joined LigaPro side Varzim S.C. on a two-year deal.[8][9] He made his debut on 10 August in the first game of the season, a goalless home draw with U.D. Oliveirense in which he replaced Felipe Augusto with 14 minutes left, and scored his first career goal on 30 October to equalise in a 1–1 draw at C.D. Nacional.[10]
On 28 July 2020, Lumeka joined Ligue 2 side Troyes AC on a four-year deal.[11]
On 25 January 2022, Lumeka returned to Portugal to join Vilafranquense on loan until the end of the season.[12]
In August 2023, he agreed to mutually terminate his contract with Troyes.[13]
On 23 December 2023, Lumeka joined Oxford City.[14]
Personal life edit
Born in England, Lumeka is of Congolese descent.[15] Lumeka said in August 2020 that he probably wouldn't turn down a call up from DR Congo, but still holds out hope of earning an England call up at some point in the future.[16]
References edit
- ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Levi Lumeka". 11v11. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Levi Lumeka". ES Troyes AC. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ Parry, Richard (10 September 2017). "De Boer's job on the line as Palace lose again". Evening Standard. London. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Lumeka Joins Leyton Orient on Loan". cpfc.co.uk. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Levi Lumeka Recalled From Leyton Orient Loan Spell". Crystal Palace F.C. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Orient continue unbeaten run by seeing off Solihull Moors". East London Advertiser. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Avançado inglês Levi Lumeka reforça Varzim" [English striker Levi Lumeka bolsters Varzim]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 20 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Lumeka heads to Portugal". Crystal Palace F.C. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Nacional e Varzim empatam (1-1) na Madeira" [Nacional and Varzim draw (1–1) in Madeira]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 October 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ "Levi Lumeka rejoint l'ESTAC" [Levi Lumeka joins ESTAC] (in French). Troyes AC. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Lumeka confirmado no Vilafranquense após falhar mudança para o Nacional". record.pt (in Portuguese). 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "LEVI LUMEKA QUITTE L'ESTAC" (in French). Troyes AC. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ https://twitter.com/OxCityFC/status/1738562019928809845
- ^ "Levi Lumeka on his path from Chelsea release to Palace bad luck & leaving UK". Planet Football. 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Exclusive - Levi Lumeka: "We'd go a couple of games without scoring, I'd go into like a panic attack."". Get French Football News.
External links edit
- Levi Lumeka at Soccerway
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