Lukas Lerager

Lukas Reiff Lerager (born 12 July 1993) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for 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]
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Genoa
Number	8
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	21	(1)
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 17:59, 8 August 2020 (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]

International career

After representing them at youth level,[7] 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.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 August 2020[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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
	Total		35	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	36	2
Career total			246	15	12	1	10	0	0	0	268	16

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]

№	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	16 October 2018	MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark	Austria	1–0	2–0	Friendly

Honours

Club

Viborg

• Danish 1st Division: 2014–15[9]

Zulte Waregem

• Belgian Cup: 2016–17[9]

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. "Profile" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
8. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
9. Lukas Lerager at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2017.