Lucca Brughmans
Belgian footballer (born 2008)
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Lucca Kiaba Mounganga Brughmans (born 27 June 2008) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian Pro League club Genk. He will join Premier League club Liverpool on 1 July 2027.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucca Kiaba Mounganga Brughmans | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Antwerp, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Genk | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | K. Kalmthout SK | ||
| 2015–2016 | FC Beigem | ||
| 2016–2018 | K. Kalmthout SK | ||
| 2018–2019 | Royal Antwerp | ||
| 2019–2022 | PSV | ||
| 2022–2024 | Genk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2026 | Jong Genk | 32 | (0) |
| 2024– | Genk | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Belgium U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Belgium U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Belgium U17 | 13 | (0) |
| 2025 | Belgium U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2026– | Belgium U19 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:15, 28 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Belgium
Brughmans began playing football with K. Kalmthout SK in 2014, followed by a year-long stint at FC Beigem, before returning to Kalmthout. At the age of 11 he moved to academy of the Dutch club PSV where he stayed for 3 seasons.[2] In 2022 he returned to Belgium with Genk, and on 4 August 2023 signed his first professional contract with the club for 3 seasons.[3] He started appearing as the reserve goalkeeper for Genk's reserves, and made his senior debut with Jong Genk in a 2–2 Challenger Pro League tie with RFC Seraing on 19 January 2025.[4]
Liverpool
On 1 September 2026, Brughmans agreed to join Liverpool from the 2027–28 season under a pre‑contract deal, with the transfer fee reported at £30m including add-ons.[5][6]
International career
Born in Belgium, Brughmans is of Belgian and Congolese descent. He is a youth international for Belgium, having been called up to the Belgium U17s in 2024.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Genk | 2024–25 | Challenger Pro League | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Challenger Pro League | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||||
| Genk | 2025–26 | Belgian Pro League | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2026–27 | Belgian Pro League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||