Lucas De Bolle (born 22 October 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Newcastle United.[1]

Lucas De Bolle
De Bolle in 2023
Personal information
Full name Lucas de Bolle
Date of birth (2002-10-22) 22 October 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Newcastle United
Number 34
Youth career
2015–2021 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Newcastle United 0 (0)
2022–2023Hamilton Academical (loan) 17 (1)
International career
2022– Scotland U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:34, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

Early life edit

The son of Belgian parents, he played at Wallsend Boys Club prior to joining up with Newcastle United in 2015.[2]

Career edit

Newcastle United edit

De Bolle appeared on the substitutes bench of four Premier League games for Newcastle United during the 2021–22 season, without seeing any action. He signed a new two-year contract with Newcastle in the summer of 2022.[3] De Bolle suffered the after effects of a concussion received playing for the Newcastle under-21s, which hampered his progress.[4]

Hamilton Academical (loan) edit

De Bolle joined Hamilton Academical on a season-long loan on 1 September 2022.[5] He made his Scottish Championship debut a 2–0 defeat at home to Queen's Park on 17 September 2022.[6][7] He made his first start for Hamilton in a 2–0 win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 10 December 2022 in the 2022–23 Scottish Challenge Cup.[8] He scored his first senior goal on 18 February 2023 in a 3-0 league win for Hamilton against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[9][10]

International career edit

In March 2022, De Bolle was called up to the Scotland national under-21 football team.[11]

References edit

  1. ^ "Lucas De Bolle". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. ^ Cotes, Tom (13 February 2022). "Who is Lucas De Bolle? Newcastle United prodigy profiled after Aston Villa inclusion". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  3. ^ "LUCAS DE BOLLE PENS NEW DEAL WITH NEWCASTLE AHEAD OF HAMILTON MOVE". One Football. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  4. ^ Bennett, George (22 December 2022). "Lucas De Bolle praises Eddie Howe amid hopes of a first-team breakthrough". Chronicle Live.
  5. ^ Ryder, Lee (1 September 2022). "Lucas De Bolle signs new Newcastle United deal before loan deal with Hamilton". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  6. ^ McGilvray, Andy (18 September 2022). "Newcastle United kid was impressed with Accies, but says finishing let them down". Daily Record. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  7. ^ "HAMILTON VS. QUEENS PARK 0-2". Soccerway. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  8. ^ McGilvray, Andy (22 December 2023). "Newcastle career is waiting for me, but my focus is on Accies, says Lucas De Bolle". Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  9. ^ "INVERNESS VS. HAMILTON 0-3". Soccerway. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Hamilton continue revival with victory over Inverness". Irish News. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  11. ^ "De Bolle added to Scotland under-21 squad". Nufc. Retrieved 22 May 2023.