Lukas Lerager

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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)
2019Genoa (loan) 14 (1)
2019–2021 Genoa 37 (1)
2021–2022Copenhagen (loan) 46 (10)
2022– Copenhagen 50 (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 14 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 14 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 20 2 3 2 12[d] 3 35 7
Total 50 8 9 2 20 4 79 14
Career total 356 33 25 4 43 7 424 44

International[edit]

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[edit]

Viborg

Zulte Waregem

Copenhagen

References[edit]

  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.

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