Lukas Reiff Lerager (born 12 July 1993) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź.
Club career Lerager played club football for AB, Viborg and Zulte Waregem.
He joined French club Bordeaux in June 2017, signing a four-year contract.
On 29 January 2019, Lerager signed to Italian Serie A club Genoa on loan with an option to buy. The deal was later turned permanent.Medie: Genoa køber Lukas Lerager, tipsbladet.dk, 24 April 2019
He moved on loan to Copenhagen on 1 February 2021. The transfer was made permanent on 21 May 2022. 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. On 19 November 2025, Copenhagen announced Lerager would leave the club at the end of the year upon the expiration of his contract.
On 17 December 2025, Lerager signed for Polish Ekstraklasa side Widzew Łódź, effective from January 2026. 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.
International career After representing them at youth level, Lerager made his debut for the Denmark senior national team in 2017.
In June 2018, he was named in Denmark's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAB2010–11Danish 1st Division4000—402011–12Danish 1st Division18200—1822012–13Danish 1st Division26100—261Total4830000483Viborg2013–14Danish Superliga19000—1902014–15Danish 1st Division17110—1812015–16Danish Superliga31021—331Total6713100702Zulte Waregem2016–17Belgian First Division A39650—446Bordeaux2017–18Ligue 137320104032018–19Ligue 11801090280Total55330100683Genoa (loan)2018–19Serie A14100—141Genoa2019–20Serie A21110—2212020–21Serie A16031—191Total3714100412Copenhagen (loan)2020–21Danish Superliga17400001742021–22Danish Superliga29610133439Total4610101336013Copenhagen2022–23Danish Superliga30660814472023–24Danish Superliga262321234172024–25Danish Superliga241731104242025–26Danish Superliga17140100311Total971020541415819Widzew Łódź 2025–26Ekstraklasa10110—111Career total4133637764751450
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsDenmark201720201861201920Total101
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lerager goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Lukas LeragerNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 16 October 2018 MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark 1–02–0 Friendly
Honours Viborg Danish 1st Division: 2014–15
Zulte Waregem Belgian Cup: 2016–17
Copenhagen Danish Superliga: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2024–25 Danish Cup: 2022–23 2024–25
References
External links
Profile at the F.C. Copenhagen website