Lukas Lerager

Danish footballer (born 1993)

Lukas Lerager
Lerager with Bordeaux in 2018
Personal information
Full name Lukas Reiff Lerager[1]
Date of birth (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Gladsaxe, Denmark
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Copenhagen
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 AB 50 (3)
2013–2016 Viborg 67 (1)
2016–2017 Zulte Waregem 39 (6)
2017–2019 Bordeaux 55 (3)
2019 → Genoa (loan) 14 (1)
2019–2021 Genoa 37 (1)
2021–2022 → Copenhagen (loan) 46 (10)
2022– Copenhagen 48 (8)
International career‡
2011 Denmark U18 3 (0)
2011–2012 Denmark U19 6 (0)
2012 Denmark U20 6 (0)
2013 Denmark U21 1 (0)
2017–2019 Denmark 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:24, 15 October 2019 (UTC)

Lukas Reiff Lerager (born 12 July 1993) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish club Copenhagen.

Club career

Lerager played club football for AB, Viborg and Zulte Waregem.[2]

He joined French club Bordeaux in June 2017, signing a four-year contract.[3][4]

On 29 January 2019, Lerager signed to Italian Serie A club Genoa on loan with an option to buy.[5] The deal was later turned permanent.[6]

He moved on loan to F.C. Copenhagen on 1 February 2021.[7] The transfer was made permanent on 21 May 2022.[8] On 12 December 2023, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Galatasaray, which qualified his club to the Champions League knockout stages.[9]

International career

After representing them at youth level,[10] Lerager made his debut for the Denmark senior national team in 2017.[2]

In June 2018 he was named in Denmark's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 April 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup [a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AB 2010–11 Danish 1st Division 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
2011–12 18 2 0 0 — 18 2
2012–13 26 1 0 0 — 26 1
Total 48 3 0 0 0 0 48 3
Viborg 2013–14 Danish Superliga 19 0 0 0 — 19 0
2014–15 Danish 1st Division 17 1 1 0 — 18 1
2015–16 Danish Superliga 31 0 2 1 — 33 1
Total 67 1 3 1 0 0 70 2
Zulte Waregem 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 39 6 5 0 — 44 6
Bordeaux 2017–18 Ligue 1 37 3 2 0 1[b] 0 40 3
2018–19 18 0 1 0 9[b] 0 28 0
Total 55 3 3 0 10 0 68 3
Genoa (loan) 2018–19 Serie A 14 1 0 0 — 14 1
Genoa 2019–20 Serie A 21 1 1 0 — 22 1
2020–21 16 0 3 1 — 19 1
Total 37 1 4 1 0 0 41 2
Copenhagen (loan) 2020–21 Danish Superliga 17 4 0 0 0 0 17 4
2021–22 29 6 1 0 13[c] 3 43 9
Total 46 10 1 0 13 3 60 13
Copenhagen 2022–23 Danish Superliga 30 6 6 0 8[d] 1 44 7
2023–24 18 2 3 2 12[d] 3 33 7
Total 48 8 9 2 20 4 77 14
Career total 354 33 25 4 43 7 422 44
  1. ^ Includes Danish Cup, Belgian Cup, Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Coppa Italia
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 15 October 2019[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Denmark 2017 2 0
2018 6 1
2019 2 0
Total 10 1
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lerager goal.
List of international goals scored by Lukas Lerager[2]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 October 2018 MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark  Austria 1–0 2–0 Friendly

Honours

Viborg

Zulte Waregem

Copenhagen

References

  1. ^ a b "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Lukas Lerager". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Lukas Lerager får fire år i Bordeaux" [Lukas Lerager gets four years in Bordeaux] (in Danish). Bold. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Lukas Lerager à Bordeaux, c'est officiel" [Lukas Lerager in Bordeaux is official] (in French). L'Equipe. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  5. ^ "UFFICIALE: Genoa, dal Bordeaux arriva Lerager" (in Italian). Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  6. ^ Medie: Genoa køber Lukas Lerager, tipsbladet.dk, 24 April 2019
  7. ^ "F.C. København henter Lukas Lerager". F.C. København.
  8. ^ "Lukas Lerager købt fri af Genoa CFC". F.C. København.
  9. ^ "Copenhagen beats Galatasaray 1-0 to reach Champions League last 16. Lerager scores and is sent off". The Washington Post. 12 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Profile" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  12. ^ a b c Lukas Lerager at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  13. ^ "FC Copenhagen win 14th Danish league title". www.dailytimes.com.pk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  14. ^ "DANISH CHAMPIONS 2022/23". www.fck.dk/. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  15. ^ "FCK win 2022/23 Danish Cup". Copenhagen. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

External links

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