Lukas Nmecha

Lukas Nmecha
Personal information
Full name Lukas Nmecha[1]
Date of birth (1998-12-14) 14 December 1998
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Forward / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Preston North End
(on loan from Manchester City)
Number 45
Youth career
2007–2017 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Manchester City 2 (0)
2018– → Preston North End (loan) 1 (0)
National team‡
2013 England U16 2 (0)
2014–2015 England U17 10 (2)
2016 England U18 4 (2)
2016–2017 England U19 11 (3)
2018– England U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:04, 15 August 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 December 2017

Lukas Nmecha (born 14 December 1998) is an professional footballer who plays for Preston North End on loan from Manchester City. Lukas was born in Hamburg, Germany but relocated to England as a child with his family. He is a current England U21's international.

Club career

He was scouted by Manchester City, where he played for their youth ranks for over a decade, before making his debut on 19 December 2017 in the EFL Cup.[2] On his debut he scored the third penalty for Manchester City in their penalty shootout win over Leicester City.[3]

He made his Premier League debut on 29 April 2018, as a late substitute for Gabriel Jesus against West Ham United at the London Stadium.[4]

He was involved in several games during Manchester City's first team squad for the 2018-19 pre season tour in the U.S. to compete in the 2018 International Champions Cup.[5] He scored his first goal at first team level on 29 July 2018 in the pre season friendly against Bayern Munich in a 3-2 win.[6][7]

Nmecha was loaned to Preston North End for the 2018–19 season.[8]

International career

Born in Hamburg to German and Nigerian parents, but raised in England, Nmecha is eligible to play for Nigeria, Germany and England. Since 2016, he has featured for England's under-18 and under-19 teams. At the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, he scored the winning goals in both the semi-final and final to give England their 10th title.

On 18 May 2018, Nmecha received a call up to England U21s by Manager Adrian Boothroyd, for the Toulon Tournament with England's group containing fixtures against Qatar U21s, China U21s and Mexico U21s.[9] On 9 June 2018, Nmecha came on as a substitute in the 2018 Toulon Tournament final against Mexico U21s with England winning the tournament after beating Mexico 2–1 in the final.[10]

Style of play

Nmecha's main positition is as a Centre Forward, he is also able to play as a Winger on either side. He is known for being comfortable with both feet and for his first touch and finishing ability.[11] Nmecha described that he also likes to use his pace to run at defenders.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 August 2018[13]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City 2017–18 Premier League 2000100030
Manchester City U23 2017–18 ————2[lower-alpha 1]121
Preston North End (loan) 2018–19 EFL Championship 100010—20
Career total 3000102171
  1. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

England U21

England U19

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Leicester v City: Match report". MCFC.
  3. ↑ Paul Doyle. "Leicester City 1-1 Manchester City (3-4 on pens): Carabao Cup quarter-final – as it happened".
  4. ↑ "Match Report".
  5. ↑ "US TOUR SQUAD CONFIRMED". Manchester City Official. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "NMECHA RELIEVED TO GET OFF THE MARK". Manchester City Official. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Bayern Munich 2 Man City 3". Bayern Munich Official. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Lukas Nmecha joins Preston on loan". Manchester City FC. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "ENGLAND U21S HEAD TO MAURICE REVELLO TOURNAMENT IN TOULON WITH A 20-MAN SQUAD". FA.COM. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "England win third straight Toulon Tournament title after victory over Mexico". BBC Sport. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Lukas Nmecha: Player Profile". Manchester City. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Vincent Kompany is helping Man City prospect Lukas Nmecha take his game to the next level". Manchester City. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  13. ↑ "Lukas Nmecha". Soccerbase.
  14. ↑ "England win European Under-19 Championship as youth shines again". The Guardian. 15 July 2017.
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