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Lucas
Lucas with Karpaty Lviv in 2011
Personal information
Full name Lucas Pérez Martínez
Date of birth (1988-09-10) 10 September 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth A Coruña, Spain
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Arsenal
Number 9
Youth career
Alavés
Montañeros
Órdenes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Atlético Madrid C 55 (18)
2009–2011 Rayo Vallecano B 44 (25)
2010–2011 Rayo Vallecano 7 (1)
2011–2013 Karpaty Lviv 51 (14)
2013 → Dynamo Kyiv (loan) 0 (0)
2013–2015 PAOK 32 (9)
2014–2015 → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) 21 (6)
2015–2016 Deportivo La Coruña 37 (18)
2016– Arsenal 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2016

Template:Spanish name 2 Lucas Pérez Martínez (born 10 September 1988), known simply as Lucas, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for English club Arsenal as a forward.

Football career

Atlético / Rayo

Lucas was born in A Coruña, Galicia. After appearing for three different clubs as a youth he moved to Madrid and joined Atlético Madrid's C-team, playing two seasons in Tercera División. In the 2009 summer he signed with Rayo Vallecano, helping the reserves promote from the same level in his first year.

In the 2010–11 season, Lucas contributed with five games and one goal (in a 3–0 home win against Real Valladolid on 6 November 2010[1]) as Rayo returned to La Liga after eight years. He continued to be mainly registered with the B's, however.

Karpaty Lviv

Lucas after scoring a hat-trick for Karpaty in 2012

On 17 January 2011, free agent Lucas signed a three-year contract with Ukrainian Premier League team FC Karpaty Lviv.[2] He scored his first goal for the club on 17 July, against FC Chornomorets Odesa in a 1–1 draw.

Lucas netted a hat-trick on 4 November 2012 in a 4–0 home win over FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, including a long-distance volley from a corner kick delivery.[3] In January 2013 he joined fellow league club FC Dynamo Kyiv on loan for the remainder of the season, and later labelled his experience as "a nightmare".[4]

PAOK / Deportivo

On 5 July 2013, Lucas signed on a fee of €700,000 a three-year contract with Superleague Greece team PAOK FC.[5] He scored his first competitive goal on 17 August, contributing to a 3–0 home success over Skoda Xanthi FC, and on 24 November he equalised in a 3–1 win over Aris Thessaloniki F.C. in the Derby of Northern Greece;[6] he also helped to a runner-up run in the national cup, losing the decisive match to Panathinaikos FC.

On 18 July 2014, Lucas returned to Spain and joined his newly promoted hometown side Deportivo de La Coruña in a one-year loan deal, with a buyout clause.[7] He scored in his first official appearance, having started in a 3–0 home win against Valencia CF on 19 October which also marked his La Liga debut;[8] the following matchday he was replaced in the 15th minute of a 0–0 away draw against RCD Espanyol, due to a knee injury.[9][10]

Lucas only returned to action in January of the following year,[11] appearing 12 minutes in a 0–4 home loss against FC Barcelona.[12] On 23 May, against the same opponent at the Camp Nou, he helped Dépor come from behind by scoring in the 67th minute of a 2–2 draw in the last round that prevented relegation.[13]

On 23 July 2015, in his first competitive match upon his return to PAOK, against NK Lokomotiva for the second preliminary round of the UEFA Europa League, Lucas scored the opener after Róbert Mak's shot was saved, in an eventual 6–0 home success.[14] One week later, against FC Spartak Trnava for the same competition, he netted the game's only goal in the first leg.[15]

On 12 August 2015, Lucas signed a permanent four-year deal with Deportivo.[16] On 12 December, he took his season tally to 11 goals in only 15 games, helping to a 2–2 draw at Barcelona.[17]

Lucas totalled a career-best 17 goals at the end of the campaign, eventually helping his team escape relegation again.[18]

Arsenal

On 27 August 2016, Arsène Wenger said that Lucas had completed a medical examination in order to join Arsenal after the paperwork was done.[19][20] Three days later the transfer was confirmed by the club, for a reported fee of £17.1 million.[21] He made his competitive debut in the 2–1 Premier League home win over Southampton on 10 September, which coincided with both his birthday and that of teammate Laurent Koscielny, whom he assisted for his team's equaliser.[22]

On 20 September 2016, during an EFL Cup away match against Nottingham Forest, Lucas scored his first goals for the Gunners, grabbing a brace in an eventual 4–0 triumph.[23]

Club statistics

As of 25 October 2016[24]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rayo Vallecano 2009–10 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
2010–11 5 1 0 0 — 5 1
Total 7 1 0 0 — 7 1
Rayo B 2010–11 14 5 — 14 5
Karpaty Lviv 2010–11 8 0 0 0 — 8 0
2011–12 26 6 4 0 4 1 34 7
2012–13 17 8 1 0 — 18 8
Total 51 14 5 0 4 1 60 15
Dynamo Kyiv 2012–13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PAOK 2013–14 32 9 6 0 12 1 50 10
2015–16 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2
Total 32 9 6 0 14 3 52 12
Deportivo 2014–15 21 6 0 0 — 21 6
2015–16 36 17 1 0 — 37 17
2016–17 1 1 0 0 — 1 1
Total 58 24 1 0 — 59 24
Arsenal 2016–17 3 0 2 2 1 0 6 2
Career total 165 53 14 2 19 4 198 59

Honours

PAOK

References

  1. ^ "Armenteros y Lucas tumban al Valladolid y lanzan al Rayo". Marca (in Spanish). 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ ОФІЦІЙНО. "Карпати" підписали іспанського нападника (in Ukrainian). FC Karpaty Lviv. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "'Mendietazo' del ex rayista Lucas en su 'hat-trick' con el Karpaty". Marca (in Spanish). 5 November 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Lucas Pérez: "En el Dinamo de Kiev pasé los peores cuatro meses de mi vida"". Marca (in Spanish). 16 January 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Football: PAOK sign Spyropoulos and Lucas Perez – club". Global Post. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
  6. ^ "PAOK beats Aris 3–1 in Greek league". Special Broadcasting Service. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Lucas Pérez firma su contrato y se entrenará mañana sábado en Abegondo" (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "Cavaleiro y Lucas Pérez revolucionan al Dépor". Marca (in Spanish). 19 October 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "El Espanyol echa de menos a Sergio García". Marca (in Spanish). 26 October 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Las lesiones se ceban con Lucas Pérez". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 26 October 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Lucas vuelve a convocatoria del Deportivo casi tres meses después". Sport (in Spanish). 17 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "Vuelve el insaciable Messi". Marca (in Spanish). 18 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "El Barça indulta al Dépor". Marca (in Spanish). 23 May 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ "Like a revolver gun". PAOK FC. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  15. ^ "Europa League: Ο ΠΑΟΚ νίκησε 1–0 την Σπάρτακ Τρνάβα και ελπίζει" (in Greek). Naftemporiki. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "Lucas Pérez, nuevo jugador del Dépor para las cuatro próximas temporadas" (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ "Barcelona held by Deportivo La Coruna as Lucas fires comeback". ESPN FC. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  18. ^ ""Es imposible pedirle a alguien los 17 goles y ocho asistencias de Lucas"". La Opinión A Coruña (in Spanish). 7 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ "Arsenal boss confirms Lucas Perez and Shkodran Mustafi have been signed (Video)". 101 Great Goals. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  20. ^ "Lucas Perez completes move to Arsenal". Arsenal F.C. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  21. ^ "Arsenal sign Shkodran Mustafi for more than £35m and Lucas Perez for £17.1m". BBC Sport. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  22. ^ Ed Malyon (10 September 2016). "Arsenal hand full debuts to Lucas Perez and Shkodran Mustafi for visit of Southampton". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  23. ^ "Nottingham Forest 0–4 Arsenal". BBC Sport. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  24. ^ "Lucas". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
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