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Luca Oyen

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Luca Oyen
Personal information
Full name Luca Oyen
Date of birth (2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 (age 21)
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 67 (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 28 March 2024

Luca Oyen (born 14 March 2003) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Genk.

Club career

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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

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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]

Honours

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Genk

Personal life

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Oyen is the son of retired Belgium international footballer Davy Oyen.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Toute l'actualité belge, internationale, régionale et sportive, c'est sur DH Les Sports+". DH Les Sports + (in French). Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Zulte-Waregem vs. Genk - 9 August 2020". Soccerway. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  3. ^ ⚽️19 -KRC Genk - Charleroi : 4-2 Game highlights (16/12/2021), retrieved 19 December 2023
  4. ^ "Luca Oyen, le futur crack de JPL ? - Tout le foot". Walfoot.be (in French). 24 March 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Racing Genk haal Oyen en Dwomoh bij a Kern". HLH (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 August 2020.
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