| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| 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 Belgian Pro League club Genk.
Club career
Oyen made his professional debut with Genk in a 2–1 Belgian First Division A win over Zulte Waregem. On 16 December 2021 he scored his first goal for Genk in a 4–2 win over Chareloi.
International career
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.
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 January 2025
| 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 | 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 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 68 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 3 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- One appearance in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Genk
Personal life
Oyen is the son of retired Belgium international footballer Davy Oyen.
References
- "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
- 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
- Men's association football midfielders
- K.R.C. Genk players
- Belgian Pro League players
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen
- Belgian football biography stubs