Luca Oyen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luca Oyen | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Genk | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Genk VV | ||
| 2009–2020 | Genk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Genk | 68 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Belgium U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Belgium U16 | 11 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Belgium U17 | 7 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Belgium U19 | 11 | (5) |
| 2022– | Belgium U21 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024 | |||
Luca Oyen (born 14 March 2003) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Genk.
Club career
[edit]Oyen made his professional debut with Genk in a 2–1 Belgian First Division A win over Zulte Waregem.[2] On 16 December 2021 he scored his first goal for Genk in a 4–2 win over Chareloi.[3]
International career
[edit]Oyen was born in England to Belgian parents. His father Davy Oyen was playing professional football for Nottingham Forest F.C. at that moment. He moved back to Belgium at a young age. He is a youth international for Belgium.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 15 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Genk | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 68 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
[edit]Genk
Personal life
[edit]Oyen is the son of retired Belgium international footballer Davy Oyen.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Toute l'actualité belge, internationale, régionale et sportive, c'est sur DH Les Sports+". DH Les Sports + (in French). Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Zulte-Waregem vs. Genk - 9 August 2020". Soccerway. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ ⚽️19 -KRC Genk - Charleroi : 4-2 Game highlights (16/12/2021), retrieved 19 December 2023
- ^ "Luca Oyen, le futur crack de JPL ? - Tout le foot". Walfoot.be (in French). 24 March 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Racing Genk haal Oyen en Dwomoh bij a Kern". HLH (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 August 2020.
External links
[edit]- Luca Oyen at Soccerway
- ACFF Profile
- Belgofoot Profile
- Luca Oyen at the Royal Belgian Football Association
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- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Nottingham
- Belgian men's footballers
- Belgium men's under-21 international footballers
- Belgium men's youth international footballers
- English men's footballers
- English people of Belgian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- K.R.C. Genk players
- Belgian Pro League players
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen
- Belgian football biography stubs