Loïs Openda grew up in Liège and came through Club Brugge’s academy before loans at Vitesse, where he scored regularly. He joined Lens in 2022 and scored 21 Ligue 1 goals in his only season.
RB Leipzig signed him in 2023, and he scored 24 Bundesliga goals in his first season. He later moved to Juventus and joined Lyon on loan. Openda is a quick, direct striker and has been capped by Belgium, playing at Euro 2024.
Career in numbers
Since his first senior season in 2018/19, Openda has made 318 club appearances and scored 108 goals in all competitions for 6 clubs. His best scoring return came in 2023/24: 28 goals in 44 appearances for RB Leipzig. His busiest campaign was 2021/22, with 50 appearances. So far in 2026/27 he has 2 goals in 9 appearances for Lyon. The full season-by-season record is in the Stats section of this profile.