Jody Lukoki

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He continued to hold dual citizenship but earned his first Congolese call up in March 2015 for a friendly against Iraq. Lukoki, nicknamed ‘The Son of the Wind’ began his career playing for Ajax, where he had been at youth level. After only one season, it was announced Lukoki would return to the Netherlands and he had signed with FC Twente but a knee injury prevented the Congolese international from playing any matches and in February, FC Twente terminated his contract citing “events in his personal life” as the reason for his departure.

Former Ajax footballer and Congolese international forward Jody Lukoki has died at the age of 29, according to a statement from his club, FC Twente.

"Wouldn't wish this on anyone. Rest in peace," one user posted Fans also paid tribute to the striker on social media.

Congolese football is mourning the death of one of its own, Jody Lukoki, who died in unknown circumstances at the weekend.

Trained in the Netherlands at the legendary Ajax school in Amsterdam, he started out in the red and white colours and was quickly compared to Nigerian Finidi George. His contract as a professional footballer was terminated last February. After failing to make a lasting impression with the Lancers, he went on to play for Cambuur and Zwolle before moving to Bulgaria with Ludogorets.

Jody Lukoki came through the famed Ajax academy, making it all the way to the senior side, before playing for a number of clubs across Europe, most recently ...

Once tipped as one of the most exciting Dutch players of his generation, Lukoki was given his full Ajax debut by Frank de Boer and quickly went viral after an incident which saw him nutmeg Feyenoord defender Tim de Cler when the ball had already gone out of play. Lukoki came through the Ajax academy and made his debut for the senior side in January 2011. As of yet the cause of death is unknown.

Former Ajax and DR Congo winger Jody Lukoki has passed away at the age of 29. Lukoki was recovering from a serious cruciate ligament...

DR Congo international Jody Lukoki has died at the age of 29. His cause of death is not yet known.

He left Twente in February when his contract was terminated. The club cited "events in his personal life" as the reason. Dutch club Twente tweeted on Monday: "This morning FC Twente received the terrible news that Jody Lukoki has passed away.

Tributes are pouring for the former Ajax forward, Jody Lukoki, who has died at the age of 29. The cause of his death is not yet known.

He also played for the national side during his youth career before a debut with the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2015. Lukoki first joined Ajax at the youth level in 2008 before graduating to the first team in January 2011. Former Ajax forward, Jody Lukoki has passed away at the age of 29

Who was Jody Lukoki and what was his cause of death? Tributes Pour In As “DR Congo international” dead at 29: It was sad to announce to you that Jody ...

He has regret about that but he hopes in the future, if he gets the chance to play with the club then he definitely played with it. He played it very well and many started to recognize him when he made a partnership with Twente. But unfortunately, he can’t play with the Dutch Club due to a serious knee injury. Whatever he does for his team and for his family. He had so many wishes to play with the club but because of having health issues. He was 29 years old at the time of his death. The death cause was unknown at the time of writing. He can’t play with the club. He started his career at Dutch giants Ajax. He was a Congolese Dutch professional footballer who played a winger for FC Twente and DR Congo. He won many matches and lose the matches. Who was Jody Lukoki and what was his cause of death? He was a great player who takes tips and advice from him about how can he plays soccer so great. When his death news came out on the internet, people want to know the reason how did he die. Lukoki also had spells at PEC Zwolle, Bulgarian club #Ludogoretsand Turkish outfit #YeniMalatyaspor, and was most recently on the books of Dutch side FC Twente. pic.twitter.com/AFNzZzqnEa