Loïs

Openda

Loïs Openda history

Loïs Openda was born on 16 February 2000 in Liege and plays for RB Leipzig. He played for Patro-Othee Football Club from 2012-2013, for FC Lüttich from 2013-2014, for Standard Lüttich from 2014-2015, for Club Brügge KV from 2015-2020, for Vitesse Arnheim from 2020-2022, for RC Lens from 2022-2023 and has played for RB Leipzig since 2023.

Current season 2024/25

In this season, the 24-year-old has already scored two goals and, along with Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Tim Kleindienst (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund), Lukas Kübler (SC Freiburg), Lovro Majer (VfL Wolfsburg), Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05) and Paul Wanner (1. FC Heidenheim 1846), has the second-most attempts on goal within the league. With six shots taken in total, the player with the shirt number 11 has guaranteed himself, along with Martin Terrier (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Tim Kleindienst (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Maximilian Wittek (VfL Bochum 1848), Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt), Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund), Shuto Machino (Holstein Kiel), Andrej Kramarić (TSG Hoffenheim), Enzo Millot (VfB Stuttgart), Jonathan Burkardt (1. FSV Mainz 05) and Léo Scienza (1. FC Heidenheim 1846), the ninth place ranking in the league. With two passes to a shot, the 1.77m-tall forward presently occupies fourth place within the team statistics along with Benjamin Henrichs, Benjamin Šeško and Antonio Nusa. Loïs Openda was in the starting line-up in all previous two games of the season. He won all of these games with his club.

Loïs Openda has suffered six fouls so far and shares second place in the league-wide statistics for this category with Atakan Karazor (VfB Stuttgart), Patrick Osterhage (SC Freiburg), Junior Adamu (SC Freiburg), Elvis Rexhbecaj (FC Augsburg), Mattias Svanberg (VfL Wolfsburg), Tiago Tomás (VfL Wolfsburg) and Léo Scienza (1. FC Heidenheim 1846). Loïs Openda is one of the strongest runners in the Bundesliga. His total number of sprints this season is 32 (rank 7). His maximum speed at the moment is 34.17 km/h. Along with Ansgar Knauff (Eintracht Frankfurt), Loïs Openda is the 10th-fastest player in the league.

Last game

Loïs Openda played his last game on the second matchday of the 2024/25 season (31 August 2024). Playing for RB Leipzig, he won against Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3-2. He was in the starting line-up in this game and played as a forward for 89 minutes. In doing so, he scored two goals. He shot at the opponent's goal a total of three times, which is the highest amount of any player in the club. In terms of total touches, Loïs Openda had 20 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, he had 19 tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, he was able to win eight. He covered a distance of 9.3 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, Loïs Openda had a total of 21 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Loïs Openda has played 36 matches throughout the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 21. He has played all the matches of his career in the Bundesliga as a member of RB Leipzig. Here, Loïs Openda has put a total of 26 balls in the net.

International appointments

Loïs Openda won the Supercup in 2023 with RB Leipzig.