Lukas Lerager

Lukas Reiff Lerager (born 12 July 1993) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Copenhagen, on loan from Italian club Genoa, as a midfielder.

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
Club information
Current team
 Copenhagen
(on loan from Genoa)
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– Genoa 37 (1)
2021– → Copenhagen (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2011 Denmark U18 3 (0)
2011–2012 Denmark U19 6 (0)
2012 Denmark U20 6 (0)
2013 Denmark U21 1 (0)
2017– Denmark 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:58, 3 February 2021 (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]

International career

After representing them at youth level,[8] Lerager made his debut for the Danish 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.[9]

Personal life

On 30 September 2020, Lerager tested positive for COVID-19 amid its pandemic in Italy.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 17 January 2021[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AB 2010–11 Danish 1st Division 4000——40
2011–12 18200——182
2012–13 26100——261
Total 503000000503
Viborg 2013–14 Superliga 19000——190
2014–15 Danish 1st Division 17110——181
2015–16 Superliga 31021——331
Total 671310000702
Zulte Waregem 2016–17 Pro League 39650——446
Bordeaux 2017–18 Ligue 1 3732010—403
2018–19 1801090—280
Total 5533010000683
Genoa (loan) 2018–19 Serie A 14100——141
Genoa 2019–20 21110——221
2020–21 16031——191
Total 512310000553
Career total 262151421000028717

International
As of match played 15 October 2019[2]
Denmark
YearAppsGoals
201720
201861
201920
Total101

International goals
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.[2]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 October 2018MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark Austria1–02–0Friendly

Honours

Club

Viborg

Zulte Waregem

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-Zimmerman. 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. "Profile" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  9. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  10. "Nota della società" (Press release) (in Italian). Genoa. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  11. Lukas Lerager at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2017.


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