Levi Lumeka
Lumeka in 2020
Personal information
Full name Levi Jeremiah Lumeka[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-05) 5 September 1998[2]
Place of birth Beckton, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Oxford City
Number 27
Youth career
Chelsea
Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Crystal Palace 1 (0)
2018–2019 → Leyton Orient (loan) 1 (0)
2019–2020 Varzim 23 (8)
2020–2023 Troyes 20 (2)
2021 Troyes II 2 (0)
2022 → Vilafranquense (loan) 10 (0)
2023– Oxford City 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:37, 2 January 2024 (UTC)

Levi Jeremiah Lumeka (born 5 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Oxford City.

Career

Coming through the youth ranks at Crystal Palace, he signed his first professional contract in December 2015. On 10 September 2017, he made his debut as a substitute against Burnley in the Premier League, playing the final 25 minutes of a 1–0 away loss as a substitute for Lee Chung-yong.[4]

On 31 August 2018, Lumeka signed for National League side Leyton Orient on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[5] He was recalled from the loan on 9 January 2019 having made only one appearance for Orient,[6] as an added-time replacement for Jobi McAnuff in a 3–0 home win over Solihull Moors on 4 September.[7]

On 20 June 2019, Lumeka joined LigaPro side Varzim S.C. on a two-year deal.[8][9] He made his debut on 10 August in the first game of the season, a goalless home draw with U.D. Oliveirense in which he replaced Felipe Augusto with 14 minutes left, and scored his first career goal on 30 October to equalise in a 1–1 draw at C.D. Nacional.[10]

On 28 July 2020, Lumeka joined Ligue 2 side Troyes AC on a four-year deal.[11]

On 25 January 2022, Lumeka returned to Portugal to join Vilafranquense on loan until the end of the season.[12]

In August 2023, he agreed to mutually terminate his contract with Troyes.[13]

On 23 December 2023, Lumeka joined Oxford City.[14]

Personal life

Born in England, Lumeka is of Congolese descent.[15] Lumeka said in August 2020 that he probably wouldn't turn down a call up from DR Congo, but still holds out hope of earning an England call up at some point in the future.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Levi Lumeka". 11v11. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Levi Lumeka". ES Troyes AC. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  4. ↑ Parry, Richard (10 September 2017). "De Boer's job on the line as Palace lose again". Evening Standard. London. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Lumeka Joins Leyton Orient on Loan". cpfc.co.uk. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Levi Lumeka Recalled From Leyton Orient Loan Spell". Crystal Palace F.C. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "Orient continue unbeaten run by seeing off Solihull Moors". East London Advertiser. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "Avançado inglês Levi Lumeka reforça Varzim" [English striker Levi Lumeka bolsters Varzim]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 20 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "Lumeka heads to Portugal". Crystal Palace F.C. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Nacional e Varzim empatam (1-1) na Madeira" [Nacional and Varzim draw (1–1) in Madeira]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 October 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "Levi Lumeka rejoint l'ESTAC" [Levi Lumeka joins ESTAC] (in French). Troyes AC. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  12. ↑ "Lumeka confirmado no Vilafranquense após falhar mudança para o Nacional". record.pt (in Portuguese). 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  13. ↑ "LEVI LUMEKA QUITTE L'ESTAC" (in French). Troyes AC. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  14. ↑ https://twitter.com/OxCityFC/status/1738562019928809845
  15. ↑ "Levi Lumeka on his path from Chelsea release to Palace bad luck & leaving UK". Planet Football. 24 June 2020.
  16. ↑ "Exclusive - Levi Lumeka: "We'd go a couple of games without scoring, I'd go into like a panic attack."". Get French Football News.


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