Castello

Lukeba

CB RB Leipzig #23

Centre-Back – Defender

Castello Lukeba

RB Leipzig Bundesliga

Top 7% of centre-backs in the world
#130 centre-back aged 22–25
Top 50% in the Bundesliga

Date of birth / Age: 17 Dec 2002 (23)
Citizenship: FranceAngola
Foot: Left
Height / Weight: 1.84 m / 73 kg
Main position: Centre-Back
Contract until: 2029

Benchmarks

centre-backs with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank

#543

centre-back in the world by TSH Score

In his age group

#130

among centre-backs aged 22–25

In his league

51%

of Bundesliga centre-backs rank below him

Season 2025/26

AppsAppearances: 29
StartsStarting eleven: 27
GoalsGoals: 1
AssistsAssists: 0
YellowYellow cards: 3
2nd yellowSecond yellows: 0
RedRed cards: 0
MinutesMinutes: 2,454

Starting eleven93%

27 of 29 appearances

Minutes played2,454

85 per appearance

Goal involvement1

1 goals · 0 assists

Positions played

158 matches · since 2021/22

LWLBCB

Position	Apps	G
Centre-Back	151	6
Left-Back	6	0
Left Winger	1	0

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Season

Competitions

Club

Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/2726/27	BundesligaBundesliga	RB Leipzig	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	98
2025/2625/26	BundesligaBundesliga	RB Leipzig	26	24	1	0	3	0	0	2,177
2025/2625/26	DFB PokalDFB Pokal	RB Leipzig	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	277
2024/2524/25	BundesligaBundesliga	RB Leipzig	23	18	0	0	2	0	0	1,575
2024/2524/25	UEFA Champions LeagueChampions League	RB Leipzig	5	4	0	–	3	–	0	378
2024/2524/25	DFB PokalDFB Pokal	RB Leipzig	3	0	0	–	1	–	0	60
20242024	OlympicsOlympics	France U23	6	6	0	–	1	–	0	588
20252025	UEFA U21 ChampionshipU21 Championship	France U21	4	4	0	–	1	–	0	360
2023/2423/24	BundesligaBundesliga	RB Leipzig	32	24	1	0	3	0	0	2,184
2023/2423/24	UEFA Champions LeagueChampions League	RB Leipzig	7	7	0	–	1	–	0	620
2023/2423/24	DFB PokalDFB Pokal	RB Leipzig	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	163
2022/2322/23	Ligue 1Ligue 1	Olympique Lyonnais	34	33	2	0	8	1	0	2,988
2022/2322/23	Coupe de FranceCoupe de France	Olympique Lyonnais	4	3	0	–	0	–	0	357
20232023	UEFA U21 ChampionshipU21 Championship	France U21	4	4	0	–	0	–	0	356
2021/2221/22	Ligue 1Ligue 1	Olympique Lyonnais	24	24	2	0	1	0	0	2,097
2021/2221/22	National 2National 2	Olympique Lyonnais II	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2021/2221/22	UEFA Europa LeagueEuropa League	Olympique Lyonnais	6	6	0	–	2	–	0	540
2020/2120/21	National 2National 2	Olympique Lyonnais II	7	7	0	–	0	–	0	630
20232023	UEFA U21 Championship QualificationU21 Championship Qualification	France U21	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2019/2019/20	UEFA Youth LeagueYouth League	Olympique Lyonnais U19	4	4	0	–	1	–	0	294
2019/2019/20	Coupe GambardellaCoupe Gambardella	Olympique Lyonnais U19	1	1	0	–	0	–	1	17
2018/1918/19	UEFA Youth LeagueYouth League	Olympique Lyonnais U19	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	85

No rows match these filters.
Career total · all competitions			201	179	6	0^*	28	1^*	1	16,114

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Bundesliga	82	2	0
Ligue 1	58	4	0
UEFA Champions League	12	0	–
France U21	9	0	–
National 2	9	0	–
DFB Pokal	8	0	–
France U23	6	0	–
UEFA Europa League	6	0	–
UEFA Youth League	6	0	–
Coupe de France	4	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

DateMoveFee
Aug 2023 Aug 2023 · Transfer Olympique Lyonnais Under 19 RB Leipzig Transfer
Jul 2018 Jul 2018 · Free Transfer – Olympique Lyonnais Under 19 Free Transfer Free

Clubs

ClubAppsGoals
RB Leipzig 2023–2027 102 2
Olympique Lyonnais 2021–2023 68 4
Olympique Lyonnais II 2020–2022 9 0
Olympique Lyonnais U19 2018–2020 7 0

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