Dutch footballer Jody Lukoki has died at the age of 29, the player’s entourage said on Monday. According to the Dutch media the Gelderlander, the player is said to have died in the hospital where he went after a violent argument with relatives. An argument during which he would have taken blows.
Trained at Ajax Amsterdam, Jody Lukoki started with the Ajacide first team in 2011. On loan at Cambuur in 2013-2014, he left Ajax in 2014 and played for PEC Zwolle, Ludogorets in Bulgaria and Yeni Malatyaspor in Turkey. He returned to the Netherlands last year, signing for FC Twente.
The Tukkers, however, terminated the player’s contract, which ran until 2023, after Lukoki was convicted of domestic abuse. He had been training individually ever since, after a knee injury.
The Dutch club paid tribute to its former player with a small ceremony in the presence of his relatives and former teammates. Very moved, Lukoki’s son could not hold back his tears and was tenderly comforted by the club’s players.
Dutch champion with Ajax in 2011, 2012 and 2013, Lukoki was also Bulgarian champion with Ludogorets in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, a club with which he also lifted the Bulgarian Cup in 2017 and participated in the Champions League.
Dutch international in youth teams, Jody Lukoki, who had dual Dutch-Congolese nationality, had opted for the DR Congo in the first team. He has three selections with the Leopards.
