Luis Fernando Sinisterra Lucumí (17 June 1999) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Leeds United and the Colombia national team.
![]() Sinisterra with Leeds United in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luis Fernando Sinisterra Lucumí[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1999-06-17) 17 June 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Santander de Quilichao, Colombia | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Leeds United | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Once Caldas | 43 | (5) |
2018–2022 | Feyenoord | 76 | (20) |
2022– | Leeds United | 9 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | Colombia U20 | 5 | (2) |
2019– | Colombia | 7 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:53, 23 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:19, 28 September 2022 (UTC) |
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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7]
On 7 July 2022 Sinisterra joined Leeds United on a five-year contract for a transfer fee of £21 million.[8][9] With the move he became the most expensive outgoing transfer in Feyenoord's history.[citation needed] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3-1 win against Barnsley in the EFL Cup second round at Elland Road.[10] He then scored his first Premier League goal a week later, the equaliser in a 1-1 home draw against Everton.[11]
On 15 October 2019, Sinisterra made his debut for the Colombia national football team in a friendly against Algeria, which Colombia lost 3–0.[12] He netted his first international goal on September 24, 2022, scoring Colombia's second in a 4–1 win against Guatemala.[13] On 27 September, Sinisterra scored a brace against Mexico to help his team win 3–2 after trailing 0–2 at half-time.[14]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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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[lower-alpha 1] | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | – | 32 | 7 | ||||
2020–21 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 25 | 5 | |||
2021–22 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 0 | – | 18[lower-alpha 4] | 11 | – | 49 | 23 | ||||
Total | 76 | 20 | 8 | 1 | – | 27 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 113 | 35 | |||
Leeds United | 2022–23 | Premier League | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 3 | ||
Career total | 128 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 170 | 44 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Colombia | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | |
2022 | 4 | 3 | |
Total | 7 | 3 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 24 September 2022 | Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States | ![]() | 2–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
2 | 27 September 2022 | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, United States | ![]() | 1–2 | 3–2 | |
3 | 2–2 |
Feyenoord
Individual
Leeds United F.C. – current squad | |
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