Serge Leuko

Serge Leuko
Personal information
Full name Serge Sidoine Tchaha Leuko
Date of birth (1993-08-04) 4 August 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Full back
Team information
Current team
 Nea Salamis
Number 24
Youth career
2008–2009 Mallorca
2009–2010 Ciutadella
2010–2011 Torre Levante
2011–2012 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Valencia B 70 (1)
2015–2020 Lugo 58 (0)
2015–2016 → Somozas (loan) 28 (1)
2020–2021 Waasland-Beveren 14 (0)
2021–2022 Linense 13 (0)
2022– Nea Salamis 54 (2)
International career‡
2011 Cameroon U20 3 (0)
2017– Cameroon 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2017

Serge Sidoine Tchaha Leuko (born 4 August 1993) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a right/left-back for Cypriot club Nea Salamis.[1]

Club career

Born in Douala, Leuko joined RCD Mallorca's youth setup in 2008, through the Samuel Eto'o Foundation.[2] After representing Atlètic de Ciutadella and CF Torre Levante, he moved to Valencia in 2011.

Leuko made his senior debut for the latter's reserves in the 2012–13 campaign, in Segunda División B. On 17 July 2015 he signed a three-year contract with CD Lugo in Segunda División,[3] but was loaned to third-tier club UD Somozas on 10 August, for one year.[4]

Leuko made his professional debut on 21 August 2016, coming on as a late substitute for Igor Martínez in a 2–2 away draw against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[5] Initially a backup to Jordi Calavera as a right back, he overtook veteran Manu on the left side in December, becoming a first choice afterwards.[6]

On 17 September 2020, Leuko agreed to a one-year deal with Belgian First Division A side Waasland-Beveren.[7]

International career

After playing for Cameroon at under-20 level, Leuko was first called by the full side on 12 March 2017 for two friendlies against Tunisia and Guinea.[8] He made his full international debut sixteen days later, starting in 1–2 to the latter.[9]

References

  1. ^ Serge Leuko at Soccerway
  2. ^ "El Lugo cierra el fichaje del camerunés Serge Leuko" [Lugo completes the signing of Cameroonian Serge Leuko] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. ^ "El CD Lugo hace oficial la incorporación de Serge Leuko, de origen camerunés, procedente del Valencia CF" [CD Lugo turn official the signing of Serge Leuko, from Cameroon, from Valencia CF] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Mario Barco y Sergei [sic] Leuko empiezan su cesión en la UD Somozas" [Mario Barco and Sergei Leuko start their loan at UD Somozas] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  5. ^ "El Lugo desperdició una ventaja de dos goles y el Nástic rescató un punto" [Lugo threw away a two-goal advantage and Nàstic rescued a point] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Serge Leuko, el león del Lugo que llegó de la mano de Eto'o" [Serge Leuko, the lion of Lugo who arrived from Eto'o's hand] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Welkom op de Freethiel, Serge Leuko!" [Welcome to the Freethiel, Serge Leuko!] (in Dutch). Waasland-Beveren. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Serge Leuko, convocado por la Selección Nacional de Camerún" [Serge Leuko, called up for the national team of Cameroon] (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Cameroon 1–2 Guinea". BBC Sport. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.