Lucas Lykkegaard
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Farum, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | University of Rhode Island | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2020 | Nordsjælland | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | University of Rhode Island | 4 | (1) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Nordsjælland | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Hillerød (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | HIK | 15 | (0) |
| 2024 | Værløse | ||
| International career | |||
| 2017–2018 | Denmark U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2020 | Denmark U20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:38, 10 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Lucas Lykkegaard (born 5 April 2002) is a Danish professional footballer who plays college soccer as a right-back for University of Rhode Island.
Club career
[edit]Lykkegaard was born and raised in Farum to a Danish father and Chilean mother and is a product of FC Nordsjælland, where he started when he was four years old.[2][3] In his first season as U17 player, Lykkegaard was injured with an anterior cruciate ligament injury and was out for about a year and a half.
After 14 years at the club, Lykkegaard was promoted to the first-team squad, where he made his professional debut in the Danish Superliga against FC Copenhagen on 13 December 2020.[2] Lykkegaard started on the bench, before replacing Daniel Svensson in the 78th minute.[4] Lykkegaard also played in the following league game against FC Midtjylland. Those two games were his only appearances in the 2020–21 season. On 21 July 2022, Lykkegaard signed a new deal with Nordsjælland until June 2025 and was loaned out to newly promoted Danish 1st Division club Hillerød.[5] He returned to Nordsjælland in November 2022, having made four appearances for Hillerød.[6]
By mutual agreement, Lykkegaard and Nordsjælland decided in early August 2023 to end the collaboration and he left the club.[7]
HIK
[edit]On 4 August 2023, Lykkegaard joined Danish 2nd Division club HIK.[8] In early January, it was announced that Lykkegaard had left HIK and that he would stop playing football for a while due to education.[9]
Later career
[edit]Despite announcing that he would take a break from football, Lykkegaard started up again later that month - in January 2024 - but at a lower level when he signed with Værløse Boldklub.[10]
In August 2024, Lykkegaard traveled to the United States to study psychology at the University of Rhode Island and play football for the university.[11][12]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 5 August 2022[1]
| Club | Season | League | Danish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nordsjælland | 2020–21 | Superliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Hillerød (loan) | 2022–23 | 1st Division | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lucas Lykkegaard at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Efter 14 år i klubben - debut mod FCK". sn.dk - Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Fra akademi til Superliga: Lucas Lykkegaard". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Nordsjælland vs. FC Copenhagen - 13 December 2020 - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Lucas Lykkegaard udlejes til Hillerød Fodbold". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 21 July 2022. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022.
- ^ Jensen, Anders (30 November 2022). "Lønstrup og co. vinker farvel til assistent og to spillere". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
- ^ FCN og Lucas Lykkegaard ophæver kontrakten, fcn.dk, 4 August 2023
- ^ FCN ophæver med forsvarsspiller, bold.dk, 4 August 2023
- ^ HIK siger farvel til tre spillere før forårssæsonen, bold.dk, 6 January 2024
- ^ Markant forstærkning til Værløse Boldklub, altomfuresoe.dk, 27 January 2024
- ^ Lykkegaard er taget til USA – Værløse vandt alligevel, altomfuresoe.dk, 18 August 2024
- ^ Rhody Nation: Please help us in welcoming..., instagram.com, 9 July 2024
External links
[edit]- Lucas Lykkegaard national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Lucas Lykkegaard at Soccerway
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Danish men's footballers
- Danish people of Chilean descent
- Sportspeople of Chilean descent
- Men's association football defenders
- Denmark men's youth international footballers
- Danish Superliga players
- Danish 1st Division players
- Danish 2nd Division players
- FC Nordsjælland players
- Hillerød Fodbold players
- Hellerup IK players
- Footballers from the Capital Region of Denmark