Jhon Lucumí

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lucumí and the second or maternal family name is Bonilla.
Jhon Lucumí
Lucumí playing for Genk in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jhon Janer Lucumí Bonilla
Date of birth (1998-06-26) 26 June 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Bologna
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Deportivo Cali 42 (0)
2018–2022 Genk 91 (2)
2022– Bologna 75 (0)
International career‡
2015 Colombia U17 8 (0)
2019– Colombia 26 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's football
Copa América
Runner-up 2024 United States
Third place 2021 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:51, 21 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Jhon Janer Lucumí Bonilla (born 26 June 1998) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Bologna and the Colombia national team.

A youth product of hometown club Deportivo Cali, Lucumí made his professional football debut with the first team in 2015. After three years with the club, he transferred to Belgian Pro League side K.R.C. Genk, where he achieved a league title along with the Belgian Super Cup in his first season. In 2021, Lucumí won the Belgian Cup before moving to Serie A to play for Bologna the following year.

At youth level, Lucumí was part of the Colombia U-17 squad that won gold at the 2014 South American Games. Additionally, he represented his country at the 2015 South American U-17 Championship. In 2018, he received his first call-up to Colombia's senior team, however, his debut would come a year later in a friendly against Panama. That same year, he was included in manager Carlos Queiroz's final 23-man squad for the 2019 Copa América. He reappeared for the 2021 Copa América where Colombia secured a bronze medal.

Club career

Genk

Lucumí signed with Belgian club Genk in July 2018.[1]

Bologna

On 18 August 2022, he moved to Italian club Bologna.[2] He made his debut on 27 August, playing a full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home defeat to AC Milan.[3] He made his first direct contribution for the club on 12 November, in a league match against Sassuolo, centering a cross to Michel Aebischer who provided Bologna's first goal of the match which ended in a 3–0 home win.[4]

Lucumí scored Bologna's first goal of their 2024–25 UEFA Champions League campaign during a 2–1 home defeat against Lille in the league phase.[5]

International career

He made his Colombia national team debut on 3 June 2019, in a friendly against Panama, as a starter.[6]

On 14 June 2024, Lucumí was named into the 26-man squad for the 2024 Copa América.[7] He was a starter in the first match of the competition against Paraguay but left injured at the 25 minutes. Although he returned on 10 July from his injury, he got substituted with Carlos Cuesta for the rest of matches.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Deportivo Cali 2015 Categoría Primera A 9 0 — — — 9 0
2016 Categoría Primera A 4 0 — 1[a] 0 1[b] 0 6 0
2017 Categoría Primera A 11 0 7 0 1[c] 0 — 19 0
2018 Categoría Primera A 18 0 0 0 2[c] 0 — 20 0
Total 42 0 7 0 4 0 1 0 54 0
Genk 2018–19 Belgian Pro League 10 0 0 0 8[d] 0 7[e] 0 25 0
2019–20 Belgian Pro League 22 1 0 0 6[f] 0 0 0 28 1
2020–21 Belgian Pro League 32 0 0 0 0 0 6[e] 0 44 0
2021–22 Belgian Pro League 24 1 0 0 7[g] 0 5[e] 0 36 1
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 91 2 0 0 21 0 18 0 130 2
Bologna 2022–23 Serie A 33 0 1 0 — — 34 0
2023–24 Serie A 29 0 2 0 — — 31 0
2024–25 Serie A 13 0 1 0 6[f] 1 — 20 1
Total 75 0 4 0 6 1 — 85 1
Career total 208 2 11 0 31 1 19 0 269 3
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. ^ Appearance in Superliga Colombiana
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Belgian Pro League play-offs
  6. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  7. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Colombia 2019 4 0
2022 4 0
2023 8 0
2024 10 0
Total 26 0

Honours

Genk

References

  1. ^ "Jhon Lucumi komt naar Genk!". krcgenk.be (in Dutch). 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Jhon Lucumi al Bologna" (in Italian). Bologna. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  3. ^ Ethan van Ristell (28 August 2022). "AC Milan 2 – 0 Bologna". eurosport.com. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Bologna vs. Sassuolo – Football Match Summary – May 15, 2022 – ESPN".
  5. ^ "Bologna vs. Lille – Football Match Summary". ESPN. 27 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Colombia v Panama game report". ESPN. 3 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Convocatoria de la Selección Masculina de Mayores para la CONMEBOL Copa América USA 2024". Federación Colombiana de Futbol (in Spanish). 14 June 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
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