Luis Sinisterra
Personal information
Full name Luis Fernando Sinisterra Lucumí[1]
Date of birth (1999-06-17) 17 June 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Santander de Quilichao, Colombia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AFC Bournemouth
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Once Caldas 43 (5)
2018–2022 Feyenoord 76 (20)
2022–2024 Leeds United 21 (6)
2023–2024 → AFC Bournemouth (loan) 15 (2)
2024– AFC Bournemouth 2 (0)
International career‡
2019 Colombia U20 5 (2)
2019– Colombia 11 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:11, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:50, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Luis Fernando Sinisterra Lucumí (born 17 June 1999) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth and the Colombia national team.

Club career

Feyenoord

On 8 July 2018, Sinisterra signed a three-year contract with an option for two more years with Feyenoord for a reported fee of €2 million.[2] He scored his first goal for the club on 8 August 2019, scoring the opening goal in third qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League against FC Dinamo Tbilisi.[3] On 7 February 2020, Sinisterra won the prize for Eredivisie Player of the Month under-21 for the month of January 2020 after scoring in three consecutive matches.[4] On 12 November 2020, Feyenoord announced that the club had used the option in Sinisterra's contract to extend his contract with another two years.[5]

On 19 August 2021, Sinisterra scored a hat-trick in the first leg of their UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round tie against Swedish club IF Elfsborg.[6]

Leeds United

On 7 July 2022, Sinisterra joined Leeds United on a five-year contract for a transfer fee of £21 million.[7] Following his transfer to Leeds he became the most expensive outgoing transfer in Feyenoord's history.[citation needed] Sinisterra scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win against Barnsley in the EFL Cup second round at Elland Road,[8] he then scored his first Premier League goal days later, the equaliser in a 1–1 home draw against Everton.[9] Despite suffering injury spells out of the team in November 2022 through mid-January 2023, and for the final, crucial five games of the season in April/May,[10] he finished the season as the club's second-highest scorer in all competitions after Rodrigo.

Loan to AFC Bournemouth

On 2 September 2023, it was announced that AFC Bournemouth had signed Sinisterra from Leeds United on a season-long loan swap deal with Jaidon Anthony.[11] On 9 February 2024, after having scored 3 goals and provided 3 assists in 17 appearances in all competitions, Sinisterra joined Bournemouth on a permanent deal, for a reported transfer fee of £20 million[12][13] with the transfer formally to be completed in the summer 2024 transfer window.[14]

International career

On 15 October 2019, Sinisterra made his debut for the Colombia national football team in a friendly against Algeria, which Colombia lost 3–0.[15] He netted his first international goal on September 24, 2022, scoring Colombia's second in a 4–1 win against Guatemala.[16] On 27 September, Sinisterra scored a brace against Mexico to help his team win 3–2 after trailing 0–2 at half-time.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 February 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Once Caldas 2016 Categoría Primera A 2 0 0 0 – – – 2 0
2017 22 1 4 1 – – – 26 2
2018 19 4 0 0 – – – 19 4
Total 43 5 4 1 – – – 47 6
Feyenoord 2018–19 Eredivisie 5 0 2 0 – 0 0 – 7 0
2019–20[c] 21 5 3 0 – 8[d] 2 – 32 7
2020–21 20 3 2 1 – 1[d] 0 2[e] 1 25 5
2021–22 30 12 1 0 – 18[f] 11 – 49 23
Total 76 20 8 1 – 27 13 2 1 113 35
Leeds United 2022–23 Premier League 19 5 2 1 1 1 — — 22 7
2023–24 Championship 2 1 — 2 0 — — 4 1
Total 21 6 2 1 3 1 — — 26 8
AFC Bournemouth 2023–24[g] Premier League 17 2 3 1 — — — 20 3
Career total 155 33 17 4 3 1 27 13 2 1 204 52
  1. ^ Includes Copa Colombia, KNVB Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Season curtailed due to COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in Eredivisie European competition play-offs
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  7. ^ Part of this season was spent on loan from Leeds United

International

As of match played 16 November 2023[19]
National team Year Apps Goals
Colombia 2019 1 0
2021 2 0
2022 4 3
2023 4 0
Total 11 3
Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sinisterra goal.[19]
List of international goals scored by Luis Sinisterra
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 24 September 2022 Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States  Guatemala 2–0 4–1 Friendly
2 27 September 2022 Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, United States  Mexico 1–2 3–2
3 2–2

Honours

Feyenoord

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Feyenoord rondt komst Sinisterra (19) af". AD.nl (in Dutch). Allgemeen Dagblad. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Liveblog – Matchenter – Feyenoord – Dinamo Tbilisi". Feyenoord (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Oussama Idrissi opnieuw uitgeroepen tot speler van de maand". Eredivisie (in Dutch). 7 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Contract Luis Sinisterra verlengd tot 2023". Feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Feyenoord 5–0 IF Elfsborg". Feyenoord. 19 August 2021.
  7. ^ Pope, Adam (7 July 2022). "Leeds Utd complete signing of winger Luis Sinisterra from Feyenoord". BBC Sport.
  8. ^ "Premier League side move into third round of Carabao Cup". bbc.com. BBC. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Luis Sinisterra scores first Premier League goal for Whites". bbc.com. BBC. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  10. ^ Taylor, Louise (25 April 2023). "Jamie Vardy salvages draw for dogged Leicester to leave Leeds frustrated". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Leeds United sign Jaidon Anthony on loan from AFC Bournemouth". Leeds United F.C. 2 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Sinisterra completes permanent Cherries move". AFC Bournemouth. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Sinisterra signs long-term deal with Bournemouth". Reuters. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Bournemouth agree £20million deal to sign Leeds loanee Luis Sinisterra permanently". Talk Sport. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Sinisterra debuteert bij Colombia met nederlaag". AD.nl (in Dutch). Allgemeen Dagblad. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  16. ^ "Colombia 4, Guatemala 1: La 'era Néstor Lorenzo' arrancó con triunfo". El Heraldo (in Spanish). 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  17. ^ "Mexico's collapse against Colombia leaves a sour taste for Martino's side ahead of World Cup". 28 September 2022.
  18. ^ "L. Sinisterra". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  19. ^ a b "Luis Sinisterra". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  20. ^ Honeyman, Sam (25 May 2022). "Roma 1–0 Feyenoord: Zaniolo strike wins the first Europa Conference League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  21. ^ "Oussama Idrissi named as eredivisie player of the month". eredivisie.nl. 7 February 2020. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  22. ^ "Ajax provides most players for team of the month February". eredivisie.eu. 4 March 2022.
  23. ^ "8 clubs provide players for Eredivisie team of the month in April". eredivisie.eu. 6 May 2022.
  24. ^ "2021/22 Europa Conference League Team of the Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  25. ^ "Luis Sinisterra named UEFA Europa Conference League Young Player of the Season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

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