Jhon Lucumí
Lucumí with Genk in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jhon Janer Lucumí Bonilla
Date of birth (1998-06-26) 26 June 1998
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Bologna
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Deportivo Cali 54 (0)
2018–2022 Genk 91 (2)
2022– Bologna 32 (0)
International career
2015 Colombia U17 8 (0)
2019– Colombia 15 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Men's football
Copa América
Third place2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023

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 A.C. 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]

International career

He made his Colombia national team debut on 3 June 2019, in a friendly against Panama, as a starter.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Deportivo Cali 2015 Categoría Primera A 9090
2016 Categoría Primera A 401[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]060
2017 Categoría Primera A 110701[lower-alpha 3]0190
2018 Categoría Primera A 180002[lower-alpha 3]0200
Total 320704010440
Genk 2018–19 Belgian Pro League 170008[lower-alpha 4]000250
2019–20 Belgian Pro League 221006[lower-alpha 5]000281
2020–21 Belgian Pro League 380000000440
2021–22 Belgian Pro League 291007[lower-alpha 6]000361
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 3000000030
Total 119100210001401
Bologna 2022–23 Serie A 33010340
2023–24 Serie A 600060
Total 39010400
Career total 170180250102141
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  2. Appearance in Superliga Colombiana
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  6. Five appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 16 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Colombia 201940
202240
202370
Total150

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. "Colombia v Panama game report". ESPN. 3 June 2019.
  6. "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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