Lukas Nmecha

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Lukas Nmecha
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Nmecha with Manchester City in 2017
Personal information
Full name Lukas Okechukwu Nmecha[1]
Date of birth (1998-12-14) 14 December 1998 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
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Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
 VfL Wolfsburg
Number 10
Youth career
2007–2018 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Manchester City 2 (0)
2018–2019 → Preston North End (loan) 41 (3)
2019–2020 → VfL Wolfsburg (loan) 6 (0)
2020 → Middlesbrough (loan) 11 (0)
2020–2021 → Anderlecht (loan) 37 (18)
2021– VfL Wolfsburg 41 (12)
International career‡
2013 England U16 2 (0)
2014–2015 England U17 10 (2)
2016 England U18 4 (2)
2016–2017 England U19 11 (3)
2018 England U20 1 (1)
2018 England U21 3 (0)
2019–2021 Germany U21 20 (12)
2021– Germany 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:20, 12 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:39, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Lukas Okechukwu Nmecha (born 14 December 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Germany national team.

Nmecha was born in Hamburg, Germany but relocated to England as a child with his family. He represented his birth country for the first time with the Germany U21 national team, despite being capped by England at the same level.

Club career

Manchester City

During a football tournament at his primary school team in Wythenshawe, he was scouted by Manchester City,[4] where he played for their youth ranks for over a decade, before making his debut on 19 December 2017 in the EFL Cup.[5] On his debut he scored the third penalty for Manchester City in their penalty shootout win over Leicester City.[6]

He made his Premier League debut on 29 April 2018, as a late substitute for Gabriel Jesus against West Ham United at the London Stadium.[7]

He was involved in several games during Manchester City's first team squad for the 2018–19 pre season tour in the U.S. to compete in the 2018 International Champions Cup.[8] He scored his first goal at first team level on 29 July 2018 in the pre season friendly against Bayern Munich in a 3–2 win.[9][10]

Preston North End (loan)

Nmecha was loaned to Preston North End for the 2018–19 season.[11]

VfL Wolfsburg (loan)

On 3 August 2019, Nmecha joined Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg on a season-long loan.[12]

Middlesbrough (loan)

Nmecha's loan was ended on 3 January 2020 and he joined Middlesbrough on loan.[13] His loan expired on 31 July 2020.

Anderlecht (loan)

On 21 August 2020, Nmecha joined former teammate Vincent Kompany's team Anderlecht on loan.[14] On 13 September 2020, he scored his first goal with Anderlecht in a 2–0 win over Cercle Brugge.[15] On 19 September, he scored a brace in a 4–2 win over Waasland-Beveren.[16] He ended the 2020–21 season scoring 18 goals in 37 matches.

Return to Wolfsburg

Nmecha re-joined VFL Wolfsburg in a permanent deal on 16 July 2021.[17] He scored the winning goal on his Bundesliga debut for the club, in a come-from-behind 2–1 victory over Hertha Berlin on 21 August.[18]

International career

Born in Hamburg to a German mother and a Nigerian father, but raised in England, Nmecha was eligible to play for Nigeria, Germany and England.[19]

England

In October 2014, Nmecha scored for the England Under-17 team in a qualifier against Macedonia.[20] Nmecha was included in the England under-19 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[21] He scored the only goal of the game in the semi-final against the Czech Republic[22] and also scored the winner in the final against Portugal.[23]

On 18 May 2018, Nmecha received a call up to the England U21 team by Manager Aidy Boothroyd, for the Toulon Tournament.[24] On 9 June 2018, Nmecha came on as a substitute in the 2018 Toulon Tournament final as England defeated Mexico to retain the title.[25] In November 2018, Nmecha scored for the England Under-20 team against Germany.[26]

Germany

In March 2019, Nmecha declared for Germany and was included in their U21 squad for the first time.[27] He made his debut as a 59th minute substitute during the 2–1 victory over England at Bournemouth on 26 March 2019.[28] On 6 June 2021, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over Portugal in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final,[29] and finished the competition as top scorer with four goals.[30]

He made his debut for the senior national team on 11 November 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Liechtenstein.[31]

Personal life

Nmecha is the older brother of fellow player Felix Nmecha and Sarah Nmecha. He is of Igbo Nigerian descent. They were born in Germany before moving to England at a young age.[32]

Style of play

Nmecha's main position is as a centre forward, but he is also able to play as a winger on either side. He is known for being comfortable with both feet and for his first touch and finishing ability.[33] Nmecha described that he also likes to use his pace to run at defenders.[34]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 March 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 2017–18[35] Premier League 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 3 0
Manchester City U23 2017–18[35] — — — — 2[lower-alpha 1] 1 2 1
Preston North End (loan) 2018–19[36] Championship 41 4 1 0 2 0 — — 44 4
VfL Wolfsburg (loan) 2019–20[37] Bundesliga 6 0 1 0 — 5[lower-alpha 2] 0 — 12 0
Middlesbrough (loan) 2019–20[38] Championship 11 0 2 0 0 0 — — 13 0
Anderlecht (loan) 2020–21[37] Belgian Pro League 37 18 4 3 — — — 41 21
VfL Wolfsburg 2021–22 Bundesliga 25 8 1 0 — 5[lower-alpha 3] 2 — 31 10
2022–23 Bundesliga 16 4 2 0 — — — 18 4
Total 41 12 3 0 — 5 2 — 49 14
Career total 138 34 11 3 3 0 10 2 2 1 164 41
  1. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 23 September 2022[39]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany 2021 2 0
2022 5 0
Total 7 0

Honours

England U19

England U21

Germany U21

Individual

  • UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of The Tournament: 2021

References

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  39. ↑ Lukas Nmecha at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2021.Lua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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