Loïs Openda
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ikoma Loïs Openda | ||
Date of birth | 16 February 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Liège, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Vitesse (on loan from Club Brugge) | ||
Number | 7 | ||
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– | Club Brugge | 35 | (4) |
2020– | → Vitesse (loan) | 34 | (10) |
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– | Belgium U21 | 10 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:36, 19 July 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:11, 9 September 2021 (UTC) |
Ikoma Loïs Openda (born 16 February 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Dutch Eredivisie club Vitesse, on loan from Club Brugge. He plays as a striker.[1]
Club career
Openda played as a youth for Patro Othee FC and RFC Liège before joining the youth academy of Standard Liège.[2] 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.[3]
On 21 July 2020, Openda joined Dutch Eredivisie club Vitesse on a season-long loan deal.[4][5][2] He scored his first goal for the club on 3 October, in a 3–0 win over Heracles Almelo.[6] Vitesse reached the final of the KNVB Cup, but lost 1–2 to Ajax. Openda scored the only goal for the Arnhem-based team.[7][8] In June 2021, Openda rejoined Vitesse on loan for another season.[9]
Personal life
Openda is born in Belgium and is of Moroccan[10] and Congolese descent.[11]
Honours
Club Brugge
References
- ^ "Belgium - L. Openda - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
- ^ a b Droog, Julian (7 August 2020). "Loïs Openda van Vitesse is 'een geschenk van God'". de Gelderlander. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Club Brugge vs. K.V. Kortrijk - 10 August 2018 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
- ^ "Loïs Openda nieuwe aanvaller Vitesse (video)" (in Dutch). SBV Vitesse. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Loïs Openda mag jaartje rijpen bij Vitesse: "Wil veel goals maken"". sporza.be (in Dutch). 21 July 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Vitesse ruim langs Heracles, Openda voor het eerst trefzeker". eredivisie.nl (in Dutch). Eredivisie. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Lammers, Lex (18 April 2021). "Droom Vitesse spat uiteen in een akelig lege Kuip". de Gelderlander (in Dutch).
- ^ "Ajax breidt trofeeënkast uit met 20e KNVB-beker, ondanks goal van Openda". sporza.be (in Dutch). 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Vitesse huurt aanvaller Openda nog een seizoen van Club Brugge". nu.nl (in Dutch). 23 June 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Le jeune Brugeois Lois Openda un lion en devenir". LionsdeAtlas.
- ^ "Les ambassadeurs congolais de Belgique sont de retour ce vendredi ! - Leopard Leader Foot". Leopard Leader Foot.
External links
- Belgium profile at Belgian FA
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Liège
- Belgian footballers
- Belgium under-21 international footballers
- Belgium youth international footballers
- Belgian people of Moroccan descent
- Belgian people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Association football forwards
- Club Brugge KV players
- SBV Vitesse players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Eredivisie players
- Belgian expatriate footballers
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Belgian football forward stubs