Didis Lutumba-Pitah

Didis Lutumba-Pitah
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-11-13) 13 November 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Finland
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Etar
Number 26
Youth career
0000–2014 PK-35
2015–2016 Honka
2017–2018 HJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Honka II 18 (9)
2016 Honka 0 (0)
2017–2018 Klubi 04 38 (11)
2019 AC Kajaani 11 (0)
2021 RoPS 29 (1)
2022 HIFK 19 (1)
2023 Hegelmann 34 (2)
2024– Etar 35 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024

Didis Lutumba-Pitah (born 13 November 1998) is a Finnish professional footballer playing as a winger for Bulgarian Second League side Etar Veliko Tarnovo. Besides his native Finland, Lutumba-Pitah has played in Lithuania and Bulgaria.

Club career

Lutumba-Pitah played in the youth sectors of PK-35 and FC Honka, before debuting at a senior level with Honka's reserve team in 2015 in lower divisions. He went on to join HJK Helsinki and continued with the club's reserve team Klubi 04 in the third-tier Kakkonen and in the second-tier Ykkönen.

On 5 February 2021, he signed with Ykkönen club Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS) and joined his former Klubi 04 coach Mikko Mannila.[1]

On 23 February 2022, Lutumba-Pitah joined HIFK in Veikkausliiga, and made his league debut in the 2022 season.[2][3] After the relegation at the end of the season, Lutumba-Pitah left HIFK.

In January 2023, he moved to Lithuania after signing with FC Hegelmann in the country's top-tier A Lyga.[4][5][6] During the season, he also represented the club in the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers.[7][8]

In January 2024, Lutumba-Pitah joined Etar Veliko Tarnovo in Bulgarian First League. He contributed in 15 league appearances and scored two goals during the latter half of the season, but eventually the club were relegated to Bulgarian Second League.

Personal life

Lutumba-Pitah is of Congolese descent. His younger brother Joslyn Luyeye-Lutumba is also a professional footballer for Veikkausliiga club KuPS.[9]

Career statistics

As of 16 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Cup[a] League cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Honka Akatemia 2015 Nelonen 3 5 – – – 3 5
2016 Kolmonen 15 4 4 4 – – 19 8
Total 18 9 4 4 0 0 0 0 22 13
Klubi 04 2017 Kakkonen 22 8 0 0 – – 22 8
2018 Ykkönen 17 3 0 0 – – 17 3
Total 39 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 11
AC Kajaani 2019 Ykkönen 16 0 1 1 – – 17 1
RoPS 2021 Ykkönen 29 1 4 1 – – 33 2
HIFK 2022 Veikkausliiga 18 1 5 4 4[b] 0 – 27 5
Hegelmann 2023 A Lyga 34 2 2 0 – 2[c] 0 38 2
Etar 2023–24 Bulgarian First League 15 2 0 0 – – 15 2
2024–25 Bulgarian Second League 20 2 0 0 – – 20 2
Total 35 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 4
Career total 189 28 16 10 4 0 2 0 211 38
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Lithuanian Cup
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. ^ Includes UEFA Europa Conference League

References

  1. ^ RoPS kiinnitti nuoret Elmeri Hirvosen sekä Didis Lutumba-Pitahin, rops.fi, 5 February 2021
  2. ^ Didis Lutumba-Pitah sopimukseen HIFK:n kanssa – vakuutti testijaksolla, hifkfotboll.fi, 23 February 2022
  3. ^ HIFK:lle lisävoimaa hyökkäykseen - Didis Lutumba-Pitah sopimukseen, Veikkausliiga/veikkausliiga.com, 23 February 2022
  4. ^ Mėlynai baltų gretose – atakuojantis žaidėjas iš Suomijos, fchegelmann.com, 13 January 2023
  5. ^ D1 Lituanie: Didis Lutumba Pitah participe au succès de Hegelmann avec sa 3ème passe décisive de la saison, foot.cd, 30 September 2023
  6. ^ D1 Lituanie : Un 3ème succès de suite pour Didis Lutumba Pitah et Hegelmann, foot.cd, 8 July 2023
  7. ^ DIDIS LUTUMBA-PITAH, UEFA Europa Conference League, uefa.com
  8. ^ UEFA/Conférence League : Didis Lutumba Pitah et Hegelmann au de l’élimination dès le 1er tour, foot.cd, 14 July 2023
  9. ^ Mikkelin Palloilijat: «Mon objectif ici est de franchir une nouvelle étape dans ma carrière et d’aider l’équipe à aller de l’avant» (Joslyn Luyeye Lutumba), foot.cd, 7 January 2022

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