Lucca Brughmans

Lucca Kiaba Mounganga Brughmans (born 27 June 2008) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian Pro League club Genk. He will join club Liverpool on 1 July 2027.

Career

Belgium Brughmans began playing football with K. Kalmthout SK in 2014, followed by a year-long stint at FC Beigem, before returning to Kalmthout. At the age of 11 he moved to academy of the Dutch club PSV where he stayed for 3 seasons. In 2022 he returned to Belgium with Genk, and on 4 August 2023 signed his first professional contract with the club for 3 seasons. He started appearing as the reserve goalkeeper for Genk's reserves, and made his senior debut with Jong Genk in a 2–2 Challenger Pro League tie with RFC Seraing on 19 January 2025.

Liverpool On 1 September 2026, Brughmans agreed to join Liverpool from the 2027–28 season under a pre‑contract deal, with the transfer fee reported at £30m including add-ons.

International career Born in Belgium, Brughmans is of Belgian and Congolese descent. He is a youth international for Belgium, having been called up to the Belgium U17s in 2024.

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