Jhon Lucumí, born on 26 June 1998 (age 28), is a Colombian central defender now with Juventus. His market value is around £21.5m, according to Transfermarkt.
Genk was an important staging post rather than the main story. His most productive league season there came in 2019–20, when he scored once in 22 league appearances, but it was in Italy with Bologna that his career took its clearest shape.
Lucumí’s Bologna spell is the one that carries the weight: 123 league appearances across four seasons, with one goal. That sort of record is not glamorous, but centre-halves tend to prefer usefulness to decoration. He became a regular part of the side, and Bologna remains the club most closely tied to his senior career so far.
By 2025–26 he was at Juventus, still involved rather than drifting at the edge of the squad. He has made 29 Serie A appearances and scored once this season. He has also remained active with Colombia, with five World Cup appearances and 14 in South American World Cup qualifying.
Lucumí’s career has moved from Genk to a substantial Bologna spell and on to Juventus, with Colombia running alongside it. Bologna still defines the bulk of his senior work, while his current season shows he remains a first-team presence at a high level.
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