Lukas Nmecha
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Nmecha with Manchester City in 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lukas Okechukwu Nmecha | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward, winger | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Leeds United | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 2007–2018 | Manchester City | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2021 | Manchester City | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Preston North End (loan) | 41 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → VfL Wolfsburg (loan) | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | → Middlesbrough (loan) | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Anderlecht (loan) | 37 | (18) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2025 | VfL Wolfsburg | 63 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Leeds United | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | England U16 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | England U17 | 10 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | England U18 | 4 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | England U19 | 11 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | England U20 | 1 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | England U21 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Germany U21 | 20 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Germany | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:08, 16 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:39, 23 September 2022 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Lukas Okechukwu Nmecha (born 14 December 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Leeds United and the Germany national team. He will officially join Leeds United on 1 July 2025.
Nmecha was born in Hamburg, Germany, but relocated to England as a child with his family. He represented his birth country for the first time with the Germany U21 national team, despite being capped by England at the same level.