# Jhon Lucumí

Jhon Janer Lucumí Bonilla (born 26 June 1998) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Bologna and the Colombia national team.
A youth product of hometown club Deportivo Cali, Lucumí made his professional football debut with the first team in 2015. After three years with the club, he transferred to Belgian Pro League side K.R.C. Genk, where he achieved a league title along with the Belgian Super Cup in his first season. In 2021, Lucumí won the Belgian Cup before moving to Serie A to play for Bologna the following year.
At youth level, Lucumí was part of the Colombia U-17 squad that won gold at the 2014 South American Games. Additionally, he represented his country at the 2015 South American U-17 Championship. In 2018, he received his first call-up to Colombia's senior team, however, his debut would come a year later in a friendly against Panama. That same year, he was included in manager Carlos Queiroz's final 23-man squad for the 2019 Copa América. He reappeared for the 2021 Copa América where Colombia secured a bronze medal.

## Club career
### Genk

Lucumí signed with Belgian club Genk in July 2018.

### Bologna

On 18 August 2022, he moved to Italian club Bologna. He made his debut on 27 August, playing a full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home defeat to AC Milan. He made his first direct contribution for the club on 12 November, in a league match against Sassuolo, centering a cross to Michel Aebischer who provided Bologna's first goal of the match which ended in a 3–0 home win.
Lucumí scored Bologna's first goal of their 2024–25 UEFA Champions League campaign during a 2–1 home defeat against Lille in the league phase.

## International career

He made his Colombia national team debut on 3 June 2019, in a friendly against Panama, as a starter.
On 14 June 2024, Lucumí was named into the 26-man squad for the 2024 Copa América. He was a starter in the first match of the competition against Paraguay but left injured at the 25 minutes. Although he returned on 10 July from his injury, he got substituted with Carlos Cuesta for the rest of matches.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 9 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Deportivo Cali | 2015 | Categoría Primera A | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Deportivo Cali | 2016 | Categoría Primera A | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Deportivo Cali | 2017 | Categoría Primera A | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Deportivo Cali | 2018 | Categoría Primera A | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| Deportivo Cali | Total | Total | 42 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| Genk | 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Genk | 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Genk | 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Genk | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| Genk | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Genk | Total | Total | 91 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 130 | 2 |
| Bologna | 2022–23 | Serie A | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 0 |
| Bologna | 2023–24 | Serie A | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 0 |
| Bologna | 2024–25 | Serie A | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 1 |
| Bologna | Total | Total | 85 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 97 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 218 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 281 | 3 |
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
* ↑ Appearance in Superliga Colombiana
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
* ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Belgian Pro League play-offs
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Champions League

### International

    As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Colombia | 2019 | 4 | 0 |
| Colombia | 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| Colombia | 2023 | 8 | 0 |
| Colombia | 2024 | 10 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 26 | 0 |

## Honours

Genk
* Belgian First Division A: 2018–19
* Belgian Cup: 2020–21