Dexter Lembikisa
Jamaican footballer (born 2003)
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Dexter Joeng Woo Lembikisa (born 4 November 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back. Born in England, he plays for the Jamaica national team.
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| Full name | Dexter Joeng Woo Lembikisa[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 November 2003[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lambeth, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2022 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2026 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Heart of Midlothian (loan) | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Yverdon-Sport (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → Barnsley (loan) | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Jamaica | 34 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:57, 29 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 08:23, 19 November 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Lembikisa joined Wolverhampton Wanderers' youth academy at the age of 13, and worked his way up their youth categories. On 10 November 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Wolves and promoted to their reserves in 2021.[4] He started training with their senior team in the summer of 2022.[5] He made his professional debut with Wolves as a late substitute with Wolves in a 1–0 EFL Cup tie with Leeds United on 9 November 2022.[6]
On 6 June 2026, Wolves announced that Lembikisa would leave the club upon the expiry of his contract.[7]
Loans
On 27 July Lembikisa joined EFL Championship side Rotherham United on loan.[8] He scored his first senior goal in the 2–1 win against Norwich City on 2 September 2023.[9]
Lembikisa was then loaned to Scottish Premiership club Hearts in January 2024.[10] He made his debut for Hearts on 23 January 2024, playing 90 minutes and scoring in a 3–2 win over Dundee[11]
In September 2024, Lembikisa joined Swiss Super League club Yverdon-Sport on a season-long loan deal.[12] On 1 January 2025, the loan was terminated early.[13]
In February 2025, he moved to League One club Barnsley on loan until the end of the season.[14]
On 1 September 2025, he joined League One side Lincoln City on loan until January 2026.[15] He made his debut in the EFL Trophy against Manchester United U21.[16] He returned having played five times in all competitions.[17]
International career
Lembikisa was born in England to a Congolese father and Jamaican mother.[18] He was called up to represent the Jamaica U20s for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[19]
He debuted for the senior Jamaica national team in a friendly 1–0 loss to Trinidad and Tobago on 11 March 2023.[20] He later was included in Jamaica's selection for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[21] He appeared in all three group games and supplied an assist for the final goal in a 4–1 win against Trinidad and Tobago, helping the team advance to the knockout stage.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 29 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | — | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2022–23 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Rotherham United (loan) | 2023–24 | Championship | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
| Hearts (loan) | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| Yverdon-Sport (loan) | 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Barnsley (loan) | 2024–25 | League One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Lincoln City (loan) | 2025–26 | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 57 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 74 | 3 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
International
- As of 19 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 2023 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 1 | |
Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 March 2024 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States |  Panama | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2024 CONCACAF Nations League Finals |