Luca Oyen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Heerenveen | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Genk VV | ||
| 2009–2020 | Genk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2026 | Genk | 69 | (3) |
| 2024–2026 | Jong Genk | 25 | (6) |
| 2026– | Heerenveen | 14 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Belgium U15 | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Belgium U16 | 11 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Belgium U17 | 7 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Belgium U19 | 11 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | Belgium U21 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2026 | |||
Luca Oyen (born 14 March 2003) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Heerenveen.
Early life
Born in Nottingham, England, to Belgian parents while his father, Davy, was playing for Nottingham Forest, Oyen moved to Belgium at a young age.[2]
Club career
Oyen made his professional debut with Genk in a 2–1 Belgian First Division A win over Zulte Waregem.[3] On 16 December 2021, he scored his first goal for Genk in a 4–2 win over Charleroi.[4]
On 6 January 2026, Oyen signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Dutch club Heerenveen.[5]
International career
Oyen has represented Belgium from under‑15 through to under‑21 level.[2]
Personal life
Oyen is the son of retired Belgian international footballer Davy Oyen.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 February 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Genk | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 69 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 3 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Genk
References
- ↑ "Toute l'actualité belge, internationale, régionale et sportive, c'est sur DH Les Sports+". DH Les Sports + (in French). Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- 1 2 "Luca Oyen, le futur crack de JPL ? - Tout le foot". Walfoot.be (in French). 24 March 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ↑ "Zulte-Waregem vs. Genk - 9 August 2020". Soccerway. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ↑ ⚽️19 -KRC Genk - Charleroi : 4-2 Game highlights (16/12/2021), 17 December 2021, retrieved 19 December 2023
- ↑ "sc Heerenveen haalt Luca Oyen" (in Dutch). SC Heerenveen. 6 January 2026. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ↑ "Racing Genk haal Oyen en Dwomoh bij a Kern". HLH (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ↑ "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
External links
- Luca Oyen at Soccerway
- ACFF Profile
- Belgofoot Profile
- Luca Oyen at the Royal Belgian Football Association
Categories:
- 2003 births
- Footballers from Nottingham
- Living people
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Belgian men's footballers
- Belgium men's youth international footballers
- Belgium men's under-21 international footballers
- KRC Genk players
- Jong Genk players
- SC Heerenveen players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Challenger Pro League players
- Eredivisie players
- Belgian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Belgian football midfielder stubs