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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 32)
Place of birth Gladsaxe, Denmark
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Widzew Łódź
Number 21
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)
2022–2026 Copenhagen 97 (10)
2026– Widzew Łódź 0 (0)
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 as of 7 December 2025

Lukas Reiff Lerager (born 12 July 1993) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź.

Club career

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Lerager played club football for AB, Viborg and Zulte Waregem.[3]

He joined French club Bordeaux in June 2017, signing a four-year contract.[4][5]

On 29 January 2019, Lerager signed to Italian Serie A club Genoa on loan with an option to buy.[6] The deal was later turned permanent.[7]

He moved on loan to Copenhagen on 1 February 2021.[8] The transfer was made permanent on 21 May 2022.[9] 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.[10] On 19 November 2025, Copenhagen announced Lerager would leave the club at the end of the year upon the expiration of his contract.[11]

On 17 December 2025, Lerager signed for Polish Ekstraklasa side Widzew Łódź, effective from January 2026.[12]

International career

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After representing them at youth level,[13] Lerager made his debut for the Denmark senior national team in 2017.[3]

In June 2018, he was named in Denmark's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[14]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 13 December 2025[15]
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 Danish 1st Division 18 2 0 0 18 2
2012–13 Danish 1st Division 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 Ligue 1 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 Serie A 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 Danish Superliga 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 26 2 3 2 12[d] 3 41 7
2024–25 Danish Superliga 24 1 7 3 11[c] 0 42 4
2025–26 Danish Superliga 17 1 4 0 10[d] 0 31 1
Total 97 10 20 5 41 4 158 19
Widzew Łódź 2025–26 Ekstraklasa 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 403 35 36 7 64 7 503 49

International

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As of match played 15 October 2019[3]
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[3]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 October 2018 MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark  Austria 1–0 2–0 Friendly

Honours

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Viborg

Zulte Waregem

Copenhagen

References

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  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" (in Polish). Widzew Łódź. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b c d "Lukas Lerager". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Lukas Lerager får fire år i Bordeaux" [Lukas Lerager gets four years in Bordeaux] (in Danish). Bold. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Lukas Lerager à Bordeaux, c'est officiel" [Lukas Lerager in Bordeaux is official] (in French). L'Equipe. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  6. ^ "UFFICIALE: Genoa, dal Bordeaux arriva Lerager" (in Italian). Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  7. ^ Medie: Genoa køber Lukas Lerager, tipsbladet.dk, 24 April 2019
  8. ^ "F.C. København henter Lukas Lerager". F.C. København.
  9. ^ "Lukas Lerager købt fri af Genoa CFC". F.C. København.
  10. ^ "Copenhagen beats Galatasaray 1–0 to reach Champions League last 16. Lerager scores and is sent off". The Washington Post. 12 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Lukas Lerager to leave FCK at the end of 2025". F.C. Copenhagen. 19 November 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  12. ^ Głąb, Bartosz (17 December 2025). "Oficjalnie: Lukas Lerager nowym zawodnikiem Widzewa Łódź. Drugi zimowy transfer łodzian". gol24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  13. ^ "Profile" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  14. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  15. ^ a b c Lukas Lerager at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  16. ^ "FC Copenhagen win 14th Danish league title". www.dailytimes.com.pk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  17. ^ "DANISH CHAMPIONS 2022/23". www.fck.dk/. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  18. ^ "Mediano Superliga: Tillykke til FC København". Mediano. 25 May 2025.
  19. ^ "FCK win 2022/23 Danish Cup". Copenhagen. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  20. ^ "FCK tager tiende pokaltitel med soloridt på hadebanen". www.bt.dk. 29 May 2025.
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