Castella Lukeba, born on 17 December 2002 (age 23), is a French central defender with RB Leipzig, where he wears squad number 23. His senior career began at Lyon, and his best attacking return in league football came there in 2021-22, when he scored twice in 24 appearances.
The heavier part of the story is Leipzig. Lukeba has made 82 league appearances for the club across four seasons, scoring twice, and that spell is where his career has taken its clearest shape. He is not a defender sold on noise or novelty; the interest is in the volume of football he has already played at a good level while still in his early twenties.
In 2026-27, he has made one Bundesliga appearance for RB Leipzig. His career so far is straightforward enough: a Lyon breakthrough, then a substantial run in Germany with Leipzig as his main stage.
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