Dexter Lembikisa
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| Full name | Dexter Joeng Woo Lembikisa[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 November 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Heart of Midlothian (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 81 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2022 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 25 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | → Heart of Midlothian (loan) | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Jamaica | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:01, 29 June 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Dexter Joeng Woo Lembikisa (born 4 November 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian, on loan from Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. Born in England, he plays for the Jamaica national team.
Club career[edit]
Lembikisa joined Wolverhampton Wanderers' youth academy at the age of 13, and worked his way up their youth categories. On 10 November 2021, he signed his first professional contract with Wolves and promoted to their reserves in 2021.[3] He started training with their senior team in the summer of 2022.[4] He made his professional debut with Wolves as a late substitute with Wolves in a 1–0 EFL Cup tie with Leeds United on 9 November 2022.[5]
On 27 July Lembikisa joined EFL Championship side Rotherham United on loan.[6] He scored his first senior goal in the 2–1 win against Norwich City on 2 September 2023.[7] Lembikisa was then loaned to Scottish Premiership club Hearts in January 2024.[8] He made his debut for Hearts on 23 January 2024, playing 90 minuets and scoring in a 3-2 win over Dundee[9]
International career[edit]
Lembikisa was born in England to a Congolese father and Jamaican mother.[10] He was called up to represent the Jamaica U20s for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[11]
He debuted for the senior Jamaica national team in a friendly 1–0 loss to Trinidad and Tobago on 11 March 2023.[12] He later was included in Jamaica's selection for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[13] He appeared in all three group games and supplied an assist for the final goal in a 4–1 win against Trinidad and Tobago, helping the team advance to the knockout stage.
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of 27 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wolves U21 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2022–23 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Rotherham United (loan) | 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| Hearts (loan) | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 36 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 2 | ||
International[edit]
- As of match played 11 March 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 2023 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | 1 | |
International goals[edit]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 March 2024 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, United States |  Panama |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2024 CONCACAF Nations League Finals |
Notes[edit]
- ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
References[edit]
- ^ "Dexter Lembikisa". Wolves Academy.
- ^ "Dexter Lambikisa". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ Reis, Bruna (10 November 2021). "Dexter Lembikisa signs first pro contract with Wolves". BirminghamLive.
- ^ "Lembikisa may be looking to 'do a Hugo Bueno' at Wolves amid RB situation". Molineux News. 7 November 2022.
- ^ Harte, Declan (18 December 2022). "Championship clubs circle as Wolves make defender transfer decision". Football League World.
- ^ "Millers Secure Lembikisa Loan". Rotherham United FC. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Rotherham United 2-1 Norwich City: Millers earn first win of the season". Sky Sports. 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Dexter Lembikisa: Hearts sign Wolves & Jamaica defender on loan until end of season". BBC Sport. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Hearts 3-2 Dundee: Stunning comeback from two goals down leaves Hearts eight points clear in third". Sky Sports. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Papa John's Trophy: Chelsea's Omari Hutchinson, Arsenal's Nathan Butler-Oyedeji among Premier League U21 talents to watch". Sky Sports.
- ^ "9 Overseas Players In National U20 Squad". www.radiojamaicanewsonline.com.
- ^ "Soca Warriors' Moore sinks Reggae Boyz, 1–0". www.guardian.co.tt.
- ^ "Jamaica". Concacaf.
External links[edit]
- Profile Archived 25 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine at the Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. website
- Dexter Lembikisa at Soccerway
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- 2003 births
- Living people
- People from South Gloucestershire District
- Jamaican men's footballers
- Jamaica men's international footballers
- English men's footballers
- Jamaican people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- English people of Jamaican descent
- Sportspeople of Jamaican descent
- English people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Rotherham United F.C. players
- Premier League players
- Footballers from Gloucestershire
- 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Heart of Midlothian F.C. players