Lúkas Petersson
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lúkas Jóhannes Blöndal Petersson | ||
Date of birth | February 9, 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Düsseldorf, Germany | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hoffenheim II | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Hoffenheim II | 5 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Iceland U17 | 2 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Iceland U19 | 10 | (0) |
2023– | Iceland U21 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024 |
Lúkas Jóhannes Blöndal Petersson (born 9 February 2004) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hoffenheim II. Born in Germany, he is a youth international for Iceland.
Early life
Lúkas grew up in Handewitt, Germany.[1] Both his father Alexander Petersson and mother Eivor Pála Blöndal where international handball players for Iceland. He is of Latvian and Baltic German descent through his father, and Icelandic descent through his mother.[2][3][4]
International career
He represented Iceland internationally at 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.[5] Lúkas's has been described as having "a large wingspan and a strong presence in the box;" he "is not afraid to come out".[6]
References
- ^ "Alles begann beim FC Wiesharde". Flensborg Avis (in Danish). 2021-04-09. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ PlÖsser, Kai (2023-08-16). "Lúkas Petersson: Auf Umwegen zum Torwart bei der TSG Hoffenheim II". Mannheimer-Morgen (in German). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ Ívar Benediktsson (8 January 2021). "HM: Alexander Petersson". Handbolti.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ Ívar Benediktsson (5 April 2007). "Allt lagt í sölurnar til að fara upp". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. D1. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- ^ Guðmundsson, Aron (2023-12-09). "Lúkas um vélmennið hann föður sinn: "Veit ekki hvernig hann fer að þessu"". Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ "LÚKAS SÝNDI AF HVERJU HANN GETUR LEYFT SÉR AÐ DREYMA STÓRT". Fótbolti (in Icelandic). 2023-07-14. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
External links
- Lúkas Petersson at Soccerway
- Lúkas Petersson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
Categories:
- Living people
- 2004 births
- Footballers from Düsseldorf
- Icelandic men's footballers
- Iceland men's youth international footballers
- German men's footballers
- Icelandic people of Latvian descent
- Icelandic people of German descent
- German people of Latvian descent
- German people of Icelandic descent
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players