Loïs

Openda

Loïs Openda history

Loïs Openda was born on 16 February 2000 in Lüttich 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 the ongoing season, the 24-year-old has scored six goals for his team and is therefore the second-best scorer of his squad. With five assists, he presently has the ninth-most in the league together with Mitchell Weiser (SV Werder Bremen) and Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München). In total, Loïs Openda has taken 48 shots at goal and therefore fought his way to fifth place in the league-wide statistics. Up to now, he has hit the post two times. With this, he has had the fourth-most in the league along with Florian Wirtz (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Victor Boniface (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Franck Honorat (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Rasmus Kristensen (Eintracht Frankfurt), Omar Marmoush (Eintracht Frankfurt), Ermedin Demirović (VfB Stuttgart), Vincenzo Grifo (SC Freiburg), Nadiem Amiri (1. FSV Mainz 05), Carlo Boukhalfa (FC St. Pauli) and Mohamed Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg). Until now, the 1.75m-tall forward has been responsible for 17 passes to a shot and has therefore earned himself third place within the statistics of his club. In 16 of the previous 17 games of the season, he was in the starting line-up. Of these 17 games, he won 9 with his club. Additionally, he was substituted in for one game.

The player with the shirt number 11 has been fouled 47 times this season. He therefore occupies second position in the league-wide statistics. 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 17th matchday of the 2024/25 season (15 January 2025). Playing for RB Leipzig, he lost to VfB Stuttgart 1-2. He was in the starting line-up in this game and played as a midfielder for 88 minutes. Loïs Openda shot at the opponent's goal a total of two times, which is the highest amount of any player in the club. In terms of total touches, he had 39 individual ball possessions. Furthermore, he had 23 tackle challenges in the last match. Of these, he was able to win 11. Loïs Openda covered a distance of 9.7 km during his total playing time in this game. In doing so, he had a total of 26 sprints.

Bundesliga career and records

Loïs Openda has played 51 matches throughout the course of his career in the Bundesliga. Of these, he has won 28. 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.