Castella Lukeba, born on 17 December 2002 (age 23), is a French centre-back whose senior career began at Lyon. His 2021-22 league season there remains his most productive in front of goal, with two goals in 24 appearances, a useful return for a defender rather than the point of the exercise.
The main body of his career has been at RB Leipzig. Wearing squad number 23, he has made 84 Bundesliga appearances across four seasons, scoring twice, and has become most closely associated with the German club. In 2026-27, he has made three league appearances for Leipzig.
Lukeba’s career so far is a straightforward one: developed at Lyon, moved on to RB Leipzig, and established himself primarily as a central defender in the Bundesliga. At 23, the Leipzig spell is already the part that gives his profile its shape.
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