Lumor Agbenyenu

Lumor Agbenyenu (born 15 August 1996), commonly known as Lumor, is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for 2. Liga club SV Ried.

Lumor

Personal information
Full name	Lumor Agbenyenu
Date of birth	(1996-08-15) 15 August 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	SV Ried
Youth career
0000–2016	Wassaman United
2014–2015	→ Porto (loan)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–2016	Wassaman United
2015–2016	→ Portimonense (loan)	19	(0)
2016–2018	Portimonense	51	(1)
2017	→ 1860 Munich (loan)	16	(2)
2018–2021	Sporting CP	8	(0)
2019	→ Göztepe (loan)	9	(0)
2019–2020	→ Mallorca (loan)	23	(1)
2021–2022	Aris	10	(0)
2022–2023	Málaga	2	(0)
2023–2024	A.E. Kifisia	11	(1)
2024–	SV Ried	0	(0)
International career^‡
2017–	Ghana	13	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:42, 15 July 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

As a youngster growing up in native Ghana, Lumor Agbenyenu played in the Wassaman Utd schools and was an international for Ghana youngsters. In July 2014, Lumor finally had the opportunity of going to European football when he was loaned to FC Porto, playing for a season in the Junior team.

Portimonense move and loan to 1860 Munich

In the following season after impressing in the junior teams of Porto, he was loaned again to Portimonense^[1] and eventually in February 2016 exerted the option to buy the rights of the young left back.^[2] In January 2017 he was loaned to 1860 Munich^[3] of the 2. Bundesliga, where he played regularly, but at the end of the season he returned to Portimonense after making his debut in Ghana's main national team.

Sporting CP

In January 2018, when Lumor was being negotiated by PSV Eindhoven, Sporting CP anticipated and secured the contest of the Ghanaian player, securing 50% of the economic rights of his pass for €2.5 million with the possibility of acquiring in the future another 30% for a value stipulated in €1 million.^[4] Lumor signed a long-term contract with Sporting CP, with the goal of replacing the Argentinian Jonathan Silva that had been loaned to AS Roma.

Loans to Göztepe and Mallorca

On 31 July 2019, after a six-month loan spell at Göztepe,^[5] Lumor joined La Liga side Mallorca also in a temporary deal.^[6] He featured regularly before returning to his parent club Sporting in July 2020, but spent the entire campaign without playing.

Aris

On 30 July 2021, Lumor joined Aris on a two-year deal.^[7]

Málaga

On 19 October 2022, he returned to Spain after signing a one-year contract with Málaga in Segunda División, after a trial period.^[8] He had his contract terminated by the club due to "disciplinary reasons" the following 15 March, after just three matches.^[9]

A.E. Kifisia

On 10 July 2023, Lumor joined A.E. Kifisia on one-year deal.^[10]

SV Ried

On 31 January 2024, Agbenyenu signed for Austrian 2. Liga club SV Ried on an eighteen-month contract.^[11]

International career

Agbenyenu made his debut for the Ghana national team in a 5–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Ethiopia on 11 June 2017.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 September 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Portimonense (loan)	2015–16	Liga Portugal 2	19	0	3	0	4	0	—		—		26	0
Portimonense	2015–16		13	0	—		—		—		—		13	0
	2016–17		21	1	0	0	0	0	—		—		21	1
	2017–18	Primeira Liga	17	0	1	0	3	0	—		—		21	0
	Total		51	1	1	0	3	0	—		—		55	1
1860 Munich (loan)	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	18	2	1	0	—		—		—		19	2
Sporting CP	2017–18	Primeira Liga	7	0	0	0	—		—		—		7	0
	2018–19		1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		2	0
	Total		8	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		9	0
Göztepe (loan)	2018–19	Süper Lig	9	0	0	0	—		—		—		9	0
Mallorca (loan)	2019–20	La Liga	23	1	1	0	—		—		—		24	1
Aris	2021–22	Super League Greece	10	0	2	0	—		—		—		12	0
Málaga	2022–23	Segunda División	2	0	1	0	—		—		—		3	0
A.E. Kifisia	2023–24	Super League Greece	3	0	0	0	—		—		—		3	0
Career total			143	4	9	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	160	4

International

As of matches played on 15 July 2019^[13]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Ghana	2017	6	0
	2018	3	0
	2019	4	0
Total		13	0

Honours

Sporting CP

• Taça da Liga: 2018–19
• Taça de Portugal: 2018–19

References

1. "LUMOR É REFORÇO ATÉ FINAL DA ÉPOCA" (in Portuguese). Portimonense. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
2. "LUMOR NO PORTIMONENSE POR MAIS CINCO ANOS" (in Portuguese). Portimonense. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
3. "DOPPELPACK FÜR DAS TEAM VON VITOR PEREIRA" (in German). 1860 Munich. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
4. "OFFICIAL: Ghana defender Lumor Agbeyenu seals move to Sporting Lisbon in € 2.5 million fee". ghanasoccernet.com. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
5. "Lumor Agbenyenu Signs for Göztepe". Göztepe. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
6. "Acuerdo con el Sporting de Lisboa para la cesión de Lumor" [Agreement with Sporting de Lisboa for the loan of Lumor] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
7. "Ο LUMOR AGBENYENU ΣΤΟΝ ΑΡΗ" (in Greek). Aris Thessaloniki F.C. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
8. "Lumor is signed after his trial period". Málaga CF. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
9. "Lumor is no longer part of the Blue and White discipline". Málaga CF. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
10. "Πήρε τον Λούμορ η Κηφισιά".
11. "LUMOR AGBENYENU NEU BEI DER SV GUNTAMATIC RIED" [LUMOR AGBENYENU NEW AT SV GUNTAMATIC RIED]. www.svried.at (in German). 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
12. . Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
13. Lumor Agbenyenu at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Lumor Agbenyenu at BDFutbol
• at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Lumor Agbenyenu at Soccerway