Lukas Lerager
 Lerager with Bordeaux in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lukas Reiff Lerager[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Gladsaxe, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Genoa | ||
| 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 | → Copenhagen (loan) | 17 | (4) |
| 2021- | Copenhagen | 6 | (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 07:30, 27 August 2021 (UTC) ‡ 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 for Danish club F.C. Copenhagen, as a midfielder.
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, to become permanent in the summer.[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]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 3 | ||
| Viborg | 2013–14 | Superliga | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Danish 1st Division | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | Superliga | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| Total | 67 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 2 | ||
| Zulte Waregem | 2016–17 | Pro League | 39 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 6 | ||
| Bordeaux | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | |
| 2018–19 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| Total | 55 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 3 | ||
| Genoa (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie A | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Genoa | 2019–20 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 262 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 17 | ||
International[]
- As of match played 15 October 2019[2]
| Denmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | |
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.[2]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 October 2018 | MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark |  Austria |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Honours[]
Club[]
Viborg
Zulte Waregem
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Lukas Lerager". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Lukas Lerager får fire år i Bordeaux" [Lukas Lerager gets four years in Bordeaux] (in Danish). Bold. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Lukas Lerager à Bordeaux, c'est officiel" [Lukas Lerager in Bordeaux is official] (in French). L'Equipe. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Genoa, dal Bordeaux arriva Lerager" (in Italian). Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ Medie: Genoa køber Lukas Lerager, tipsbladet.dk, 24 April 2019
- ^ "F.C. København henter Lukas Lerager". F.C. København.
- ^ "Profile" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ "Nota della società" (Press release) (in Italian). Genoa. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Lukas Lerager at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
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