Loïs

Openda

Loïs Openda history

Loïs Openda was born on 16 February 2000 in Liege and plays for RB Leipzig. He played for Patro-Othee Football Club from 2012-2013, for FC Lüttich from 2013-2014, for Standard Lüttich from 2014-2015, for Club Brügge KV from 2015-2020, for Vitesse Arnheim from 2020-2022, for RC Lens from 2022-2023 and has played for RB Leipzig since 2023.

Current season 2024/25

In this season, the player with the shirt number 11 has already scored six goals and, along with Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Jens Stage (SV Werder Bremen), Jonas Wind (VfL Wolfsburg) and Serhou Guirassy (Borussia Dortmund), has the eighth-most attempts on goal within the league. The 1.77m-tall forward has been able to make three assists so far. With this result, he leads the team statistics along with Antonio Nusa. In total, the 24-year-old has taken 42 shots at goal and therefore fought his way to third place in the league-wide statistics. Up to now, he has hit the post one time. With this, he has had the ninth-most in the league along with Granit Xhaka (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Robert Andrich (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Piero Hincapié (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Tim Kleindienst (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Nico Elvedi (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Tomáš Čvančara (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Rocco Reitz (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Mats Pannewig (VfL Bochum 1848), Arthur Theate (Eintracht Frankfurt), Farès Chaïbi (Eintracht Frankfurt), Emre Can (Borussia Dortmund), Fiete Arp (Holstein Kiel), Benedikt Pichler (Holstein Kiel), Andrej Kramarić (TSG Hoffenheim), Jeff Chabot (VfB Stuttgart), Fabian Rieder (VfB Stuttgart), Vincenzo Grifo (SC Freiburg), Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg) and Romano Schmid (SV Werder Bremen). Until now, Loïs Openda has been responsible for 14 passes to a shot and has therefore earned himself third place within the statistics of his club. In 13 of the previous 14 games of the season, he was in the starting line-up. Of these 14 games, he won 8 with his club. Additionally, he was substituted in for one game.

Loïs Openda has been fouled 37 times this season. He therefore occupies second position in the league-wide statistics. He is one of the strongest runners in the Bundesliga. His total number of sprints this season is 379 (rank 8). His maximum speed is currently 36.64 km/h, securing him third place in the league statistics.

Last game

Loïs Openda played his last game on the 14th matchday of the 2024/25 season (15 December 2024). He was victorious over Eintracht Frankfurt while playing for RB Leipzig with a score of 2-1. He was in the starting line-up in this game and played as a forward for 82 minutes. In doing so, Loïs Openda scored one goal. He shot at the opponent's goal a total of four times, which is the highest amount of any player in the game. In terms of total touches, he had 30 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, Loïs Openda had 16 tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, he was able to win seven. He covered a distance of 9.5 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, he had a total of 23 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Loïs Openda has played 48 matches in the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 27. He has played all the matches of his career in the Bundesliga as a member of RB Leipzig. Here, he has put a total of 30 balls in the net.

International appointments

Loïs Openda won the Supercup in 2023 with RB Leipzig.