Loïs Openda

Ikoma-Loïs Openda (born 16 February 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and the Belgium national team.[3]

Loïs Openda
Openda in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ikoma-Loïs Openda[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000
Place of birth Liège, Belgium
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 RB Leipzig
Number 17
Youth career
2008–2011 Patro Othee FC
2011–2013 RFC Liège
2013–2015 Standard Liège
2015–2018 Club Brugge
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Club Brugge 35 (4)
2020–2022 → Vitesse (loan) 66 (28)
2022–2023 Lens 38 (21)
2023– RB Leipzig 8 (6)
International career‡
2015 Belgium U16 4 (3)
2016–2017 Belgium U17 17 (4)
2017 Belgium U18 6 (1)
2018–2019 Belgium U19 10 (7)
2019–2023 Belgium U21 18 (13)
2022– Belgium 12 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:16, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:38, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Openda played as a youth for Patro Othee FC and RFC Liège before joining the youth academy of Standard Liège.[4]

Club Brugge

In 2015, he moved to the academy of Club Brugge, where he made his senior debut on 10 August 2018 in the Belgian Pro League against Kortrijk. Openda replaced Jelle Vossen after 80 minutes.[5]

Loan to Vitesse

On 21 July 2020, Openda joined Dutch Eredivisie club Vitesse on a season-long loan deal.[6][7][4] He scored his first goal for the club on 3 October, in a 3–0 win over Heracles Almelo.[8] Vitesse reached the final of the KNVB Cup, but lost 2–1 to Ajax. Openda scored the only goal for the Arnhem-based team.[9][10] In June 2021, Openda rejoined Vitesse on loan for another season.[11]

Lens
Openda with Lens during training in 2023

On 6 July 2022, Lens announced the signing of Openda on a five year deal from Club Brugge.[12] The striker scored his first goal against Inter Milan in a friendly game on 22 July.[13] On 28 October, he scored his first hat-trick for Lens in a 3–0 win over Toulouse.[14] After eight matches without scoring, on 12 March 2023, he scored the fastest hat-trick in Ligue 1 within four minutes and 30 seconds in a 4–0 away win over Clermont Foot, beating previous record of Matt Moussilou.[15]

RB Leipzig

On 14 July 2023, Openda signed for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig on a five-year contract.[16] The transfer fee reported was in the region of €43 to €46 million, with potential bonuses adding up to €6 million.[17] On 19 August, he scored his first goal on his Bundesliga debut in a 3–2 defeat against Bayer Leverkusen.[18]

International career

On 18 May 2022, Openda was named to the squad for the four 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches on 3, 8, 10 and 13 June 2022 against Netherlands, Poland (twice) and Wales respectively. He played again against Wales in the UEFA Nations League on 13 September 2022.[19]

On 10 November 2022, he was named in the final squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[20]

Personal life

Openda was born in Belgium. He is of Moroccan[21] and Congolese descent.[22]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 21 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Club Brugge 2018–19 Belgian Pro League 204107[lower-alpha 2]0—284
2019–20 Belgian Pro League 150307[lower-alpha 3]1—251
Total 35440141—535
Vitesse (loan) 2020–21 Eredivisie 331053——3813
2021–22 Eredivisie 33182111[lower-alpha 4]44[lower-alpha 5]15024
Total 662874114418837
Lens 2022–23 Ligue 1 382140——4221
RB Leipzig 2023–24 Bundesliga 86102[lower-alpha 3]11[lower-alpha 6]0127
Career total 147591642765119570
  1. Includes Belgian Cup, KNVB Cup, Coupe de France
  2. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
  6. Appearance in DFL-Supercup

International
As of match played 13 October 2023[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Belgium 202262
202360
Total122

Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first.[23]

List of international goals scored by Loïs Openda
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
18 June 2022King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium Poland6–16–12022–23 UEFA Nations League A[24]
218 November 2022Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait Egypt1–21–2Friendly[25]

Honours

Club Brugge

RB Leipzig

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Belgium (BEL)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 3. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. "Loïs Openda". RC Lens. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  3. "Belgium - L. Openda - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  4. Droog, Julian (7 August 2020). "Loïs Openda van Vitesse is 'een geschenk van God'". de Gelderlander. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  5. "Club Brugge vs. K.V. Kortrijk - 10 August 2018 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  6. "Loïs Openda nieuwe aanvaller Vitesse (video)" (in Dutch). SBV Vitesse. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  7. "Loïs Openda mag jaartje rijpen bij Vitesse: "Wil veel goals maken"". sporza.be (in Dutch). 21 July 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  8. "Vitesse ruim langs Heracles, Openda voor het eerst trefzeker". eredivisie.nl (in Dutch). Eredivisie. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  9. Lammers, Lex (18 April 2021). "Droom Vitesse spat uiteen in een akelig lege Kuip". de Gelderlander (in Dutch).
  10. "Ajax breidt trofeeënkast uit met 20e KNVB-beker, ondanks goal van Openda". sporza.be (in Dutch). 18 April 2021.
  11. "Vitesse huurt aanvaller Openda nog een seizoen van Club Brugge". nu.nl (in Dutch). 23 June 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  12. "LOÏS OPENDA, UN ÉCLAIR VENU DE BELGIQUE". rclens.fr (in French). RC Lens. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  13. "Tuttosport: AC Milan target Openda and a beautiful goal against Inter: 'predestined'". 14 December 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  14. "Openda hits hat-trick as Lens march on". Ligue 1. 28 October 2022.
  15. le Coz, Yohann (12 March 2023). "LIGUE 1 - Loïs Openda (RC Lens) inscrit le triplé le plus rapide de l'histoire du championnat face à Clermont". Eurosport (in French).
  16. "Done deal! RB Leipzig sign Loïs Openda". RB Leipzig. 14 July 2023.
  17. Barbaud, Maxime (14 July 2023). "Le RB Leipzig met enfin la main sur Loïs Openda". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert (in French). Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  18. "Bayer Leverkusen düpiert RB Leipzig im Duell der Mitfavoriten" (in German). ran.de. 19 August 2023.
  19. "32 Rode Duivels voor 4 duels in juni: Onana en Openda zijn nieuw" [32 Red Devils for 4 duels in June: Onana and Openda are new]. sporza.be. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  20. "Roberto Martinez selects 26 Devils for the World Cup". Royal Belgian Football Association. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  21. "Le jeune Brugeois Lois Openda un lion en devenir". LionsdeAtlas.
  22. "Les ambassadeurs congolais de Belgique sont de retour ce vendredi ! - Leopard Leader Foot". Leopard Leader Foot.
  23. "Loïs Openda". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  24. "Belgium 6–1 Poland". UEFA. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  25. "Belgium 1–2 Egypt". ESPN. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  26. Lisjak, Mitja (12 August 2023). "Olmo s hat-trickom pokvaril veliki debi Kana pri Bayernu" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  27. "Seven clubs provide players for Eredivisie team of the month (May)". eredivisie.eu. 20 May 2022.
  28. "Loïs Openda, joueur du mois de mars de la Ligue 1 Uber Eats!" [Loïs Openda, player of the month for March in Ligue 1 Uber Eats!] (in French). National Union of Professional Footballers. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  29. "Loïs Openda, joueur du mois d'avril de la Ligue 1 Uber Eats!" [Loïs Openda, player of the month for April in Ligue 1 Uber Eats!] (in French). National Union of Professional Footballers. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  30. "Messi, Rongier, Danso... L'équipe type de la saison de Ligue 1". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 30 May 2023.
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