Luis Sinisterra
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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Fernando Sinisterra Lucumí | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1999 | ||
| 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 | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Colombia U20 | 5 | (2) |
| 2019– | Colombia | 11 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:33, 13 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:50, 16 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
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. 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. 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. 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.
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.
Leeds United
On 7 July 2022, Sinisterra joined Leeds United on a five-year contract for a transfer fee of £21 million. 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, he then scored his first Premier League goal days later, the equaliser in a 1–1 home draw against Everton. 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, 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. 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 with the transfer formally to be completed in the summer 2024 transfer window.
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. He netted his first international goal on September 24, 2022, scoring Colombia's second in a 4–1 win against Guatemala. On 27 September, Sinisterra scored a brace against Mexico to help his team win 3–2 after trailing 0–2 at half-time.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 13 March 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | 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 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 32 | 7 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 5 | |||
| 2021–22 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 0 | – | 18 | 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 | Premier League | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 157 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 206 | 52 | ||
International
- As of match played 16 November 2023
| 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.
| 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
- UEFA Europa Conference League runner-up: 2021–22
Individual
- Eredivisie Talent of the Month: January 2020
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: February 2022, April 2022,
- UEFA Europa Conference League Team of the Season: 2021–22
- UEFA Europa Conference League Young Player of the Season: 2021–22
References
External links
- Luis Sinisterra at WorldFootball.net
- Luis Sinisterra at Soccerbase