Dexter Lembikisa
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| Full name | Dexter Joeng Woo Lembikisa[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 November 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Yverdon-Sport (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 45 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2022 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Heart of Midlothian (loan) | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | → Yverdon-Sport (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Jamaica | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:11, 14 November 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Dexter Joeng Woo Lembikisa (born 4 November 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Yverdon-Sport on loan from Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. Born in England, he plays for the Jamaica national team.
Club career
[edit]Lembikisa joined Wolverhampton Wanderers' youth academy at the age of 13, and worked his way up their youth categories. On 10 November 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Wolves and promoted to their reserves in 2021.[3] He started training with their senior team in the summer of 2022.[4] He made his professional debut with Wolves as a late substitute with Wolves in a 1–0 EFL Cup tie with Leeds United on 9 November 2022.[5]
On 27 July Lembikisa joined EFL Championship side Rotherham United on loan.[6] He scored his first senior goal in the 2–1 win against Norwich City on 2 September 2023.[7] Lembikisa was then loaned to Scottish Premiership club Hearts in January 2024.[8] He made his debut for Hearts on 23 January 2024, playing 90 minutes and scoring in a 3–2 win over Dundee[9]
In September 2024, Lembikisa joined Swiss Super League club Yverdon-Sport on a season-long loan deal.[10]
International career
[edit]Lembikisa was born in England to a Congolese father and Jamaican mother.[11] He was called up to represent the Jamaica U20s for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[12]
He debuted for the senior Jamaica national team in a friendly 1–0 loss to Trinidad and Tobago on 11 March 2023.[13] He later was included in Jamaica's selection for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[14] He appeared in all three group games and supplied an assist for the final goal in a 4–1 win against Trinidad and Tobago, helping the team advance to the knockout stage.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 29 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wolves U21 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2022–23 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | 2024–25 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Rotherham United (loan) | 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| Hearts (loan) | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| Yverdon-Sport (loan) | 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 43 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 3 | ||
International
[edit]- As of match played 14 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 2023 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 22 | 1 | |
Scores and results list Jamaica's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 March 2024 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States |  Panama |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2024 CONCACAF Nations League Finals |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
References
[edit]- ^ "Dexter Lembikisa". Wolves Academy. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Dexter Lambikisa". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ Reis, Bruna (10 November 2021). "Dexter Lembikisa signs first pro contract with Wolves". BirminghamLive. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Lembikisa may be looking to 'do a Hugo Bueno' at Wolves amid RB situation". Molineux News. 7 November 2022. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ Harte, Declan (18 December 2022). "Championship clubs circle as Wolves make defender transfer decision". Football League World. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Millers Secure Lembikisa Loan". Rotherham United FC. 27 July 2023. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Rotherham United 2-1 Norwich City: Millers earn first win of the season". Sky Sports. 2 September 2023. Archived from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Dexter Lembikisa: Hearts sign Wolves & Jamaica defender on loan until end of season". BBC Sport. 12 January 2024. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Hearts 3-2 Dundee: Stunning comeback from two goals down leaves Hearts eight points clear in third". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Lembikisa heads to Switzerland". academy.wolves.co.uk. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Papa John's Trophy: Chelsea's Omari Hutchinson, Arsenal's Nathan Butler-Oyedeji among Premier League U21 talents to watch". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "9 Overseas Players In National U20 Squad". www.radiojamaicanewsonline.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Soca Warriors' Moore sinks Reggae Boyz, 1–0". www.guardian.co.tt. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Jamaica". Concacaf. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. website. Archived 25 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine.
- Dexter Lembikisa at Soccerway
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- 2003 births
- Living people
- People from South Gloucestershire District
- Footballers from Gloucestershire
- Jamaican men's footballers
- Jamaica men's international footballers
- English men's footballers
- Jamaican people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- English people of Jamaican descent
- Sportspeople of Jamaican descent
- English people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Rotherham United F.C. players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
- Yverdon-Sport FC players
- Premier League players
- English Football League players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2024 Copa América players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Jamaican expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- English expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- 21st-century English sportsmen