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 2023/24

In the ongoing season, the 23-year-old has already scored 10 goals, which puts him in the third position on the league's scorer list. With three assists, he presently has the second-most in his team along with Benjamin Henrichs and David Raum. With 49 shots taken in total, Loïs Openda has guaranteed himself, along with Harry Kane (FC Bayern München), the second place ranking in the league. Up to now, the 1.77m-tall forward has hit the post two times. With this, he has had the third-most in the league along with Leroy Sané (FC Bayern München), Felix Nmecha (Borussia Dortmund), David Datro Fofana (1. FC Union Berlin), Michael Gregoritsch (Sport-Club Freiburg) and Tim Skarke (SV Darmstadt 98). Until now, Loïs Openda has been responsible for 16 passes to a shot and has therefore earned himself fourth place within the statistics of his club. He was in the starting line-up in all previous 13 games of the season. Of these, he won eight games with his club.

Loïs Openda has been fouled 27 times this season. He therefore occupies third position in the league-wide statistics. His maximum speed is currently 35.68 km/h, securing him ninth place in the league statistics.

Last game

The player with the shirt number 17 played his last game on the 13th matchday of the 2023/24 season (2 December 2023). He was victorious over 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 while playing for RB Leipzig with a score of 2-1. He played as a forward throughout this entire game. In doing so, he scored one goal. He shot at the opponent's goal a total of nine times, which is the highest amount of any player in the game. In terms of total touches, he had 45 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, he had 28 tackle challenges in the last match – the highest number in his club during this game. Of these, he was able to win 11. He covered a distance of 10.7 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, Loïs Openda ran, like no other player in the game, a total of 41 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Loïs Openda has played 13 matches throughout the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won eight. He has played all the matches of his career in the Bundesliga as a member of RB Leipzig. Here, he has put a total of 10 balls in the net.

International appointments

Loïs Openda won the Supercup in 2023 with RB Leipzig.