Lukas Lerager
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.jpg) 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 | 1.88 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) |
| 2019 | → Genoa (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Genoa | 37 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Copenhagen (loan) | 46 | (10) |
| 2022–2026 | Copenhagen | 97 | (10) |
| 2026– | Widzew Łódź | 10 | (1) |
| 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 17:41, 26 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Lukas Reiff Lerager (born 12 July 1993) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź.
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] He scored his first goal for Widzew in a 2–0 win over Motor Lublin on 27 April 2026. Later in that game, he ruptured his Achilles tendon, requiring a full reconstruction; he is expected to be sidelined for the rest of the year.[13]
International career
After representing them at youth level,[14] 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.[15]
