Lukas Lerager

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

Lukas Lerager
Lerager with Bordeaux in 2018
Personal information
Full name Lukas Reiff Lerager[1]
Date of birth (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993
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)
2019Genoa (loan) 14 (1)
2019–2021 Genoa 37 (1)
2021–2022Copenhagen (loan) 46 (10)
2022– Copenhagen 20 (6)
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 11:27, 12 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:24, 15 October 2019 (UTC)

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]

International career

After representing them at youth level,[9] 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.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 November 2022[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AB 2010–11 Danish 1st Division 400040
2011–12 1820018 2
2012–13 26100 261
Total 50300503
Viborg 2013–14 Danish Superliga 19000199
2014–15 Danish 1st Division 17110 181
2015–16 Danish Superliga 31021 331
Total 67131702
Zulte Waregem 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 39650446
Bordeaux 2017–18 Ligue 1 373201[lower-alpha 1]0403
2018–19 180109[lower-alpha 1]0 280
Total 55380100683
Genoa (loan) 2018–19 Serie A 14100141
Genoa 2019–20 21110 221
2020–21 16031 191
Total 51241553
Copenhagen (loan) 2020–21 Danish Superliga 17 4 0 0 0 0 17 4
2021–22 29 6 1 0 13[lower-alpha 2] 3 43 9
Copenhagen 2022–23 17 3 2 0 8[lower-alpha 3] 1 27 4
Total 63 13 3 0 21 4 87 17
Career total 2862218231033524
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 15 October 2019[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Denmark 201720
201861
201920
Total101
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
116 October 2018MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark Austria1–02–0Friendly

Honours

Viborg

Zulte Waregem

Copenhagen

References

  1. "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. "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. "Profile" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  10. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  11. Lukas Lerager at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  12. "FC Copenhagen win 14th Danish league title". www.dailytimes.com.pk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  13. "FCK win 2022/23 Danish Cup". Copenhagen. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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