Domestic-league season · RB Leipzig.
Missed 6 of RB Leipzig's ~34 games this season through 6 injury absences (knee, muscle). He still appeared 26 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bundesliga | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2177 | 7.1 |
 UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat France U21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 455 | — |
 DFB Pokal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 273 | 7.03 |
 UEFA U21 Championshipat France U21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 270 | 7.47 |
Lukeba's current-season form is up 39% on last season (Season 36→50), while his Rating climbed 77→84. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | RB Leipzig · 3rd | 26 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 | 84 | 50 |
| 2024/25 | RB Leipzig · 7th | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6.98 | 77 | 36 |
| 2023/24 | RB Leipzig · 4th | 32 | 1 | 0 | 6.91 | 83 | 28 |
| 2022/23 | Lyon · 7th | 35 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 85 | 42 |
| 2021/22 | Lyon · 8th | 24 | 2 | 0 | 6.96 | 80 | 29 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
C. Lukeba is a 23-year-old central defender at RB Leipzig, rated 83.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 21st of 325 in the Bundesliga. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (86.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.39 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lukeba.
Judged on this season alone, Lukeba graded 50 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 10% of the 52 centre-backs in the Bundesliga, on 8 clean sheets and 3.39 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 36 → 50). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 84, top 4% of the 52 centre-backs in the Bundesliga. At 23 Lukeba is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 138.8 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Lukeba missed 6 games through injury (knee, muscle) out of roughly 34 this season. The 26 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
A career still climbing — Lukeba is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
3.39 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 83.6, Lukeba carries the 2nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Bundesliga (top 4%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.39 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~139), then tapers with age. At 23, Lukeba sits on 138.8, at or near its peak. The blue line is Lukeba's projected Rating — 83.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
€30M total transfer fees · 2 moves
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