Lukas Lerager

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 31)
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	62	(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 September 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 Superliga 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 14 September 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	Danish Superliga	25	2	3	2	12[d]	3	40	7
	2024–25	Danish Superliga	7	0	0	0	6[c]	0	13	0
	Total		62	8	9	2	26	4	97	14
Career total			368	33	25	4	49	7	442	44

1. Includes Danish Cup, Belgian Cup, Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Coppa Italia
2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
4. 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

• Danish 1st Division: 2014–15^[12]

Zulte Waregem

• Belgian Cup: 2016–17^[12]

Copenhagen

• Danish Superliga:2021–22^[13]2022–23^[14]
• Danish Cup: 2022–23^[15]

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. "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. 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

• Profile at the F.C. Copenhagen website
• Lukas Lerager – UEFA competition record (archive)