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Lukas Nmecha

Lukas Nmecha

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Leeds United
Age27
CitizenshipGermany England
Height1.85 m
Footright
BornDecember 14, 1998
at Leeds United 327 days · joined 2025-07-01
👕200+ Apps 50+ Goals 🏴50+ Caps
Market value €3.00m
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

10
clubs played for
15/16
debut season
0.37
goals / match
VfL Wolfsburg
top club · 85 apps

Career highs

€18.00m
peak value · 2021
€8.00m
top transfer fee · 21/22
25
best season · 16/17
61 / 19
int'l caps / goals
255Appearances
94Goals
20Assists
27Yellow cards
0Red cards
41Full matches (90′)
Full nameLukas Nmecha
Name in home countryLukas Okechukwu Nmecha
Date of birth1998-12-14 (27 yrs)
Place of birthHamburg, Germany
CitizenshipGermany England
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height185.00 m
Current clubLeeds United
Joined2025-07-01
Contract expires2027-06-30
AgentSports360 GmbH
Jul 2025
25/26 — Leeds United
4 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2025
Transfer: VfL Wolfsburg → Leeds
25/26 · Transfer
Feb 2025
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Feb 2025
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Oct 2024
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — VfL Wolfsburg
20 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2024
Injury: unknown
16 games missed
Jan 2024
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Aug 2023
Injury: unknown
18 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — VfL Wolfsburg
4 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2023
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Nov 2022
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Sep 2022
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — VfL Wolfsburg
18 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Dec 2021
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Aug 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2021
Transfer: Man City → VfL Wolfsburg
21/22 · Transfer · €8.00m
Jul 2021
21/22 — VfL Wolfsburg
31 matches · 10 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2021
Transfer: RSC Anderlecht → Man City
20/21 · Return from loan
Aug 2020
Transfer: Man City → RSC Anderlecht
20/21 · Loan
Jul 2020
Transfer: Middlesbrough → Man City
19/20 · Return from loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — RSC Anderlecht
41 matches · 21 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2020
Transfer: Man City → Middlesbrough
19/20 · Loan
Jan 2020
Transfer: VfL Wolfsburg → Man City
19/20 · Return from loan
Oct 2019
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Aug 2019
Transfer: Man City → VfL Wolfsburg
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
19/20 — VfL Wolfsburg, Middlesbrough FC
25 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Man City U23 → Man City
19/20 · Transfer
May 2019
Transfer: Preston → Man City U23
18/19 · Return from loan
Aug 2018
Transfer: Man City U23 → Preston
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — Preston North End
44 matches · 3 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Manchester City, Manchester City U23, Manchester City UEFA U19
19 matches · 20 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Manchester City U18, Manchester City U23, Manchester City UEFA U19
32 matches · 25 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Man City U18 → Man City U23
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Manchester City U18, Manchester City U21, Manchester City UEFA U19
17 matches · 5 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Man City Youth → Man City U18
15/16 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €18.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 49 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.79/90
98
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A1 total · 0.79/90
94
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
73
3,725 min
Minutes played by club
Leeds United 3.1%
VfL Wolfsburg 22.1%
RSC Anderlecht 11.1%
Middlesbrough FC 0.0%
Preston North End 20.8%
Manchester City 0.0%
Manchester City U23 10.5%
Manchester City UEFA U19 13.5%
Manchester City U18 14.5%
Manchester City U21 4.4%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Leeds United 1 25/26 25/26 4 1 0 114
VfL Wolfsburg 5 19/20 24/25 85 19 4 824
RSC Anderlecht 1 20/21 20/21 41 21 3 414
Middlesbrough FC 1 19/20 19/20 13 0 0 0
Preston North End 1 18/19 18/19 44 3 5 773
Manchester City 1 17/18 17/18 3 0 0 0
Manchester City U23 2 16/17 17/18 30 25 4 392
Manchester City UEFA U19 3 15/16 17/18 14 8 1 504
Manchester City U18 2 15/16 16/17 16 15 3 539
Manchester City U21 1 15/16 15/16 5 2 0 165

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

7€4.5M14€9M20€13.5M27€18M15/16 — 5 goals (Manchester City UEFA U19)15/16 — 4 assists915/1616/17 — 25 goals (Manchester City U18)16/17 — 2 assists2716/1717/18 — 20 goals (Manchester City U23)17/18 — 2 assists2217/1818/19 — 3 goals (Preston North End)18/19 — 5 assists818/1919/2020/21 — 21 goals (RSC Anderlecht)20/21 — 3 assists2420/2121/22 — 10 goals (VfL Wolfsburg)21/22 — 2 assists1221/2222/23 — 4 goals (VfL Wolfsburg)22/23 — 2 assists622/2323/24 — 2 goals (VfL Wolfsburg)223/2424/25 — 3 goals (VfL Wolfsburg)324/2525/26 — 1 goals (Leeds United)125/2618/19 — €500K19/20 — €4M20/21 — €4.5M21/22 — €18M22/23 — €18M23/24 — €14M24/25 — €7M25/26 — €3MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

15/16: 5515/1616/17: 252516/1717/18: 202017/1818/19: 3318/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 212120/2121/22: 101021/2222/23: 4422/2323/24: 2223/2424/25: 3324/2525/26: 1125/26

Assists by season

15/16: 4415/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 5518/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 3320/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 EFL Cup Leeds United 1 0 0 0 0 0
25/26 Premier League Leeds United 3 1 0 0 0 114
24/25 Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg 19 3 0 1 0 152
24/25 DFB-Pokal VfL Wolfsburg 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg 3 1 0 0 0 39
23/24 DFB-Pokal VfL Wolfsburg 1 1 0 0 0 43
22/23 Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg 16 4 1 3 0 225
22/23 DFB-Pokal VfL Wolfsburg 2 0 1 0 0 0
21/22 Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg 25 8 2 5 0 204
21/22 Champions League VfL Wolfsburg 5 2 0 3 0 161
21/22 DFB-Pokal VfL Wolfsburg 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Croky Cup RSC Anderlecht 4 3 0 0 0 98
20/21 JPL RSC Anderlecht 31 14 3 3 0 187
20/21 JPL Play-Offs I RSC Anderlecht 6 4 0 1 0 129
19/20 Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg 6 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Championship Middlesbrough FC 11 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 DFB-Pokal VfL Wolfsburg 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Europa League VfL Wolfsburg 5 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 FA Cup Middlesbrough FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Championship Preston North End 41 3 5 2 0 773
18/19 EFL Cup Preston North End 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Preston North End 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Cup Manchester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Trophy Manchester City U23 2 1 1 0 0 240
17/18 Premier League Manchester City 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Premier League 2 Manchester City U23 11 15 1 1 0 61
17/18 UEFA Youth League Manchester City UEFA U19 3 4 0 0 0 68
16/17 FA Youth Cup Manchester City U18 6 8 0 1 0 57
16/17 Premier League 2 Manchester City U23 17 9 2 1 0 91
16/17 U18 PL - Final Stage Manchester City U18 2 4 0 1 0 45
16/17 U18 Premier League Manchester City U18 2 1 0 0 0 152
16/17 UEFA Youth League Manchester City UEFA U19 5 3 0 0 0 128
15/16 FA Youth Cup Manchester City U18 6 2 3 1 0 285
15/16 U21 PL Manchester City U21 5 2 0 0 0 165
15/16 UEFA Youth League Manchester City UEFA U19 6 1 1 2 0 308
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
15/16 2015-07-01 Man City Youth Man City U18 Transfer 0
16/17 2016-07-01 Man City U18 Man City U23 Transfer 0
18/19 2018-08-09 Man City U23 Preston Loan 0
18/19 2019-05-31 Preston Man City U23 Return from loan 1000000
19/20 2019-07-01 Man City U23 Man City Transfer 1000000
19/20 2019-08-03 Man City VfL Wolfsburg Loan 1000000
19/20 2020-01-02 VfL Wolfsburg Man City Return from loan 4000000
19/20 2020-01-03 Man City Middlesbrough Loan 4000000
19/20 2020-07-31 Middlesbrough Man City Return from loan 3600000
20/21 2020-08-20 Man City RSC Anderlecht Loan 3600000
20/21 2021-06-30 RSC Anderlecht Man City Return from loan 12000000
21/22 2021-07-16 Man City VfL Wolfsburg Transfer 12000000 €8.00m
25/26 2025-07-01 VfL Wolfsburg Leeds Transfer 3000000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
19/20 concussion 2019-10-03 2019-10-10 8 4
21/22 Thigh problems 2021-08-09 2021-08-16 8 1
21/22 Ankle injury 2021-12-16 2022-02-28 75 8
22/23 Knee problems 2022-09-24 2022-10-06 13 2
22/23 Patellar tendon tear 2022-11-09 2023-02-01 85 5
22/23 Knee problems 2023-03-16 2023-06-01 78 10
23/24 Knee injury 2023-08-14 2023-12-31 140 18
23/24 Fitness 2024-01-01 2024-02-14 45 5
23/24 Hamstring injury 2024-03-26 2024-10-24 213 16
24/25 Fitness 2024-10-24 2024-10-30 7 2
24/25 Adductor pain 2025-02-07 2025-02-21 15 2
24/25 Adductor pain 2025-02-24 2025-03-18 23 4
Current€3.00m
Peak€18.00m
Low€500k
Δ since start+€2.50m
€500k€4.88m€9.25m€13.63m€18.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.60m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #31269 #7 4 2 former national player
Team #30322 #15 2 0 former national player
Team #23260 #16 13 1 former national player
Team #22907 #12 1 1 former national player
Team #21340 #12 11 3 former national player
Team #9565 #20 3 0 former national player
Team #3817 #10 20 12 former national player
Team #3262 #11 7 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Albert Sambi Lokonga 2 1 0
Jonas Wind 1 1 0
Josh Cullen 2 0 0
Daniel Johnson 1 1 0
Rodney Kongolo 2 0 0
Ed Francis 2 0 0
Matt Miazga 2 1 0
Alan Browne 2 1 0
Ben Davies 2 0 0
Amir Murillo 2 0 0
Maximilian Arnold 1 2 0
Francis Amuzu 2 4 0
Maxence Lacroix 1 0 0
Demeaco Duhaney 2 3 0
Tosin Adarabioyo 2 0 0
Cameron Humphreys 2 0 0
Brahim Díaz 2 4 0
Koen Casteels 1 0 0
Yannick Gerhardt 2 2 0
Ridle Baku 2 4 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
17/18 Premier League 2 Manchester City U23 15 11
20/21 JPL RSC Anderlecht 14 31
16/17 Premier League 2 Manchester City U23 9 17

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
18/19 Championship Preston North End 5 41
20/21 JPL RSC Anderlecht 3 31
15/16 FA Youth Cup Manchester City U18 3 6

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
20/21 2021-06-30 RSC Anderlecht Man City Return from loan €12.00m
20/21 2020-08-20 Man City RSC Anderlecht Loan €3.60m
19/20 2020-07-31 Middlesbrough Man City Return from loan €3.60m
19/20 2020-01-03 Man City Middlesbrough Loan €4.00m
19/20 2020-01-02 VfL Wolfsburg Man City Return from loan €4.00m
19/20 2019-08-03 Man City VfL Wolfsburg Loan €1.00m
18/19 2019-05-31 Preston Man City U23 Return from loan €1.00m
18/19 2018-08-09 Man City U23 Preston Loan

Last 50 matches for Leeds United The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2024-08-14 CGB Leeds United 0–3 Middlesbrough FC INJURED Hamstring injury
2024-02-28 GB1 Chelsea FC 3–2 Leeds United Available
2023-08-29 CGB Salford City 9–8 Leeds United INJURED Knee injury
2023-08-09 CGB Leeds United 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Available
2023-02-28 GB1 Fulham FC 2–0 Leeds United Available
2022-11-09 CGB Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Leeds United INJURED Patellar tendon tear
2022-08-24 CGB Leeds United 3–1 Barnsley FC Available
2021-10-26 CGB Arsenal FC 2–0 Leeds United Available
2021-09-21 CGB Fulham FC 5–6 Leeds United Available
2021-08-24 CGB Leeds United 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Available
2020-09-16 CGB Leeds United 8–9 Hull City Available
2020-06-30 GB2 Leeds United 1–1 Luton Town Available
2020-06-27 GB2 Leeds United 3–0 Fulham FC Available
2020-06-21 GB2 Cardiff City 2–0 Leeds United Available
2020-03-07 GB2 Leeds United 2–0 Huddersfield Town Available
2020-02-29 GB2 Hull City 0–4 Leeds United Available
2020-02-26 GB2 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Leeds United Available
2020-02-22 GB2 Leeds United 1–0 Reading FC Available
2020-02-15 GB2 Leeds United 1–0 Bristol City Available
2020-02-11 GB2 Brentford FC 1–1 Leeds United Available
2020-02-08 GB2 Nottingham Forest 2–0 Leeds United Available
2020-02-01 GB2 Leeds United 0–1 Wigan Athletic Available
2020-01-28 GB2 Leeds United 3–2 Millwall FC Available
2020-01-18 GB2 Queens Park Rangers 1–0 Leeds United Available
2020-01-11 GB2 Leeds United 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Available
2020-01-01 GB2 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Leeds United Available
2019-12-29 GB2 Birmingham City 4–5 Leeds United Available
2019-12-26 GB2 Leeds United 1–1 Preston North End Available
2019-12-21 GB2 Fulham FC 2–1 Leeds United Available
2019-12-14 GB2 Leeds United 3–3 Cardiff City Available
2019-12-10 GB2 Leeds United 2–0 Hull City Available
2019-12-07 GB2 Huddersfield Town 0–2 Leeds United Available
2019-11-30 GB2 Leeds United 4–0 Middlesbrough FC Available
2019-11-26 GB2 Reading FC 0–1 Leeds United Available
2019-11-23 GB2 Luton Town 1–2 Leeds United Available
2019-11-09 GB2 Leeds United 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Available
2019-11-02 GB2 Leeds United 2–0 Queens Park Rangers Available
2019-10-26 GB2 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Leeds United Available
2019-10-22 GB2 Preston North End 1–1 Leeds United Available
2019-10-19 GB2 Leeds United 1–0 Birmingham City Available
2019-10-05 GB2 Millwall FC 2–1 Leeds United INJURED concussion
2019-10-01 GB2 Leeds United 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Available
2019-09-28 GB2 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Leeds United Available
2019-09-21 GB2 Leeds United 1–1 Derby County Available
2019-09-15 GB2 Barnsley FC 0–2 Leeds United Available
2019-08-31 GB2 Leeds United 0–1 Swansea City Available
2019-08-27 CGB Leeds United 4–5 Stoke City Available
2019-08-24 GB2 Stoke City 0–3 Leeds United Available
2019-08-21 GB2 Leeds United 1–0 Brentford FC Available
2019-08-17 GB2 Wigan Athletic 0–2 Leeds United Available

Teams faced most often by Lukas Nmecha's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
RB Leipzig 21 5 4 12 20 34 -14 24%
Borussia Dortmund 20 1 2 17 10 52 -42 5%
FC Augsburg 20 5 6 9 28 29 -1 25%
1. FSV Mainz 05 20 6 9 5 32 25 +7 30%
Eintracht Frankfurt 20 9 6 5 31 25 +6 45%
Royal Antwerp FC 19 9 7 3 25 16 +9 47%
SC Freiburg 19 6 4 9 33 28 +5 32%
Club Brugge KV 18 3 4 11 20 35 -15 17%
VfB Stuttgart 18 7 3 8 23 31 -8 39%
KRC Genk 17 4 4 9 15 24 -9 24%
KAA Gent 17 10 4 3 27 10 +17 59%
Derby County 17 5 5 7 18 18 0 29%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
15/16 Senior debut season
15/16 First senior goal
17/18 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 20 152 1 0 0 0.59
22/23 18 225 3 0 0 1.2
21/22 31 365 8 0 0 1.97
20/21 41 414 4 0 0 0.87
19/20 25 0 2 0 0 0
18/19 44 773 2 0 0 0.23
17/18 19 369 1 0 0 0.24
16/17 32 473 3 0 0 0.57
15/16 17 758 3 0 0 0.36

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

U21 PL
33 apps
26 G
3 A
Bundesliga
69 apps
16 G
3 A
JPL
31 apps
14 G
3 A
FA Youth Cup
12 apps
10 G
3 A
UEFA Youth League
14 apps
8 G
1 A
JPL Play-Offs I
6 apps
4 G
0 A
U18 PL - Final Stage
2 apps
4 G
0 A
Championship
52 apps
3 G
5 A
Croky Cup
4 apps
3 G
0 A
Champions League
5 apps
2 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Lukas Nmecha

Who is Lukas Nmecha?

Lukas Nmecha is a Germany professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Leeds United.

How old is Lukas Nmecha?

Lukas Nmecha is 27 years old. He was born on December 14, 1998 in Hamburg.

What position does Lukas Nmecha play?

Lukas Nmecha plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Lukas Nmecha play for?

Lukas Nmecha currently plays for Leeds United.

How many career goals has Lukas Nmecha scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Lukas Nmecha has scored 94 goals in 255 appearances.

What is Lukas Nmecha's market value?

Lukas Nmecha's most recent reported market value is €3.00m.