Lúkas Petersson

Icelandic footballer (born 2003)
Lúkas Petersson
Personal information
Full name Lúkas Jóhannes Blöndal Petersson
Date of birth (2004-02-09) February 9, 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Düsseldorf, Germany
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Hoffenheim II
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Hoffenheim II 3 (0)
International career
2019 Iceland U17 2 (0)
2022–2023 Iceland U19 10 (0)
2023– Iceland U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lúkas Jóhannes Blöndal Petersson (born 9 February 2004) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hoffenheim II. Born in Germany, he is a youth international for Iceland.

Early life

Lúkas grew up in Handewitt, Germany.[1] Both his father Alexander Petersson and mother Eivor Pála Blöndal where international handball players for Iceland. He is of Latvian and Baltic German descent through his father, and Icelandic descent through his mother.[2][3][4]

International career

He represented Iceland internationally at 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.[5] Lúkas's has been described as having "a large wingspan and a strong presence in the box;" he "is not afraid to come out".[6]

References

  1. ^ "Alles begann beim FC Wiesharde". Flensborg Avis (in Danish). 2021-04-09. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  2. ^ PlÖsser, Kai (2023-08-16). "Lúkas Petersson: Auf Umwegen zum Torwart bei der TSG Hoffenheim II". Mannheimer-Morgen (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  3. ^ Ívar Benediktsson (8 January 2021). "HM: Alexander Petersson". Handbolti.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  4. ^ Ívar Benediktsson (5 April 2007). "Allt lagt í sölurnar til að fara upp". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. D1. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  5. ^ Guðmundsson, Aron (2023-12-09). "Lúkas um vélmennið hann föður sinn: "Veit ekki hvernig hann fer að þessu"". Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  6. ^ "LÚKAS SÝNDI AF HVERJU HANN GETUR LEYFT SÉR AÐ DREYMA STÓRT". Fótbolti (in Icelandic). 2023-07-14. Retrieved 2024-02-28.

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