Lucas Vázquez
Lucas Vázquez Iglesias (born 1 July 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back or winger for La Liga club Real Madrid.
| Vázquez after winning the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Vázquez Iglesias[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1991[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Curtis, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Madrid | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Curtis | ||
| 2004–2007 | Ural | ||
| 2007–2010 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | Real Madrid C | 14 | (2) |
| 2011–2015 | Real Madrid B | 89 | (15) |
| 2014–2015 | → Espanyol (loan) | 33 | (3) |
| 2015– | Real Madrid | 242 | (25) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Spain | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:18, 26 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Starting his career at Real Madrid, Vázquez made his first-team debut in 2015 after a season on loan at Espanyol. He made his La Liga debut with the latter. Since returning to Real Madrid in 2015 he has appeared in more than 200 matches for the club in the league and has won 16 major trophies including four Champions Leagues and three La Liga titles. Despite making over 300 appearances for Real Madrid across all competitions and fulfilling his role as a reliable back up player, his performances often go under the radar.
Vázquez represented Spain at Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup.
Club career edit
Real Madrid edit
Born in Curtis, Galicia, Vázquez arrived at Real Madrid's youth system in 2007, aged 16. He made his senior debut in the 2010–11 season with the C-team. He scored four goals in 23 games in the following season to help the reserves return to the Segunda División after a five-year absence. His first goal came on 25 February 2012 in a 2–2 home draw against La Roda.[4]
Vázquez made his first appearance in the second level on 17 August 2012, playing six minutes in a 1–2 away loss against Villarreal.[5] He scored his first professional goal on 15 October, netting the winner in a 3–2 home success over Las Palmas.[6]
Loan to Espanyol edit
On 19 August 2014, Vázquez was loaned to La Liga's Espanyol, in a season-long deal.[7] He made his debut in the competition on 30 August, coming on as a second-half substitute for Salva Sevilla in a 1–2 home loss against Sevilla.[8]
Vázquez scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight on 5 October 2014, netting the first in a 2–0 home success over Real Sociedad.[9] On 3 June of the following year, he signed a four-year permanent deal with the Pericos,[10] for a €2 million fee.[11]
Return to Real Madrid edit
On 30 June 2015, Real Madrid exercised their buyback clause and Vázquez returned to the club.[12] He made his debut on 12 September in a 6–0 away win over his former team Espanyol,[13] and his first start came a week later, in a 1–0 home defeat of Granada.[14]
Vázquez scored his first competitive goal on 30 December 2015, replacing Karim Benzema for the final 15 minutes of the league fixture against Real Sociedad and netting in a 3–1 success at the Santiago Bernabéu.[15] He contributed with seven appearances in the season's UEFA Champions League, as the tournament ended in a win; in the final against Atlético Madrid, he again came on for the Frenchman late into the second half of a 1–1 draw, and converted his attempt in the penalty shootout triumph.[16]
Vázquez started the 2016 UEFA Super Cup against fellow Spaniards Sevilla, providing an assist to Sergio Ramos in injury time to take the game to extra time, where Real Madrid eventually won 3–2.[17] He signed a new contract on 26 October 2016, running until 2021.[18]
Vázquez appeared 33 times during 2016–17 and scored twice,[19][20] helping Real Madrid to its first league in five years.[21][22] He added ten matches in the campaign's Champions League, scoring once in the group stage[23] as his team also conquered the latter tournament.[24]
Vázquez made ten appearances during the 2017–18 Champions League and added one goal,[25] when Madrid won their third consecutive and 13th overall title in the competition.[26]
In November 2019 he broke his toe after dropping a weight on it.[27] After returning, he made 18 appearances during the league season, as Real Madrid won the 2019–20 La Liga.[28]
Being a regular started during the 2020–21 season, he injured himself on 10 April 2021, in a 2–1 El Clásico win over Barcelona and was ruled out for the remainder of the season with a Posterior cruciate ligament injury in his left knee.[29] On 3 June 2021, he signed a new three-year contract, which keeps him until 2024 at Madrid.[30]
International career edit
Vázquez did not represent Spain at any youth level. On 17 May 2016 he, Saúl Ñíguez and Sergio Rico were the three uncapped players named in Vicente del Bosque's provisional squad for UEFA Euro 2016 in France,[31] and he also made it to the final list of 23.[32] He made his debut on 7 June, starting and playing 61 minutes in a 0–1 friendly loss to Georgia at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez.[33] He appeared once in the tournament, replacing Álvaro Morata in the 70th minute of a 0–2 round-of-16 defeat against Italy at the Stade de France.[34] He was then included in the final squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup,[35] making his debut in the competition on 15 June when he replaced David Silva for the final four minutes of the 3–3 group stage draw to Portugal.[36]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 30 April 2024[37]
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid C | 2010–11 | Tercera División | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Real Madrid B | 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 23 | 4 | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 26 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Segunda División | 26 | 3 | — | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Segunda División | 40 | 8 | — | — | — | 40 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 89 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 15 | ||
| Espanyol (loan) | 2014–15 | La Liga | 33 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 4 | ||
| Real Madrid | 2015–16 | La Liga | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | — | 33 | 4 | |
| 2016–17 | La Liga | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10[b] | 1 | 3[c] | 0 | 50 | 4 | |
| 2017–18 | La Liga | 33 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10[b] | 1 | 5[d] | 0 | 53 | 8 | |
| 2018–19 | La Liga | 31 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6[b] | 1 | 3[e] | 0 | 47 | 5 | |
| 2019–20 | La Liga | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 23 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | La Liga | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 41 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| Total | 242 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 66 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 345 | 35 | ||
| Career total | 378 | 44 | 28 | 9 | 66 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 490 | 56 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Segunda División B play-offs
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in Supercopa de España, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
International edit
- As of match played 20 June 2018[38]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
Honours edit
Real Madrid Castilla[39]
Real Madrid[39]
References edit
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- ^ (PDF). FIFA. 30 November 2017. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
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- ^ "Fourteen players score for Castilla". Real Madrid CF. 27 February 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ Acedo, Diego (17 August 2012). "Cavenaghi toma los mandos del 'Submarino'" [Cavenaghi takes charge of the 'Submarine']. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ "El 'loco' Castilla enajena a Las Palmas" ['Crazy' Castilla estrange Las Palmas]. Marca (in Spanish). Spain. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ [Lucas Vázquez will play on loan at Espanyol] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "El Sevilla impone su oficio ante el Espanyol" [Sevilla lay down the law against Espanyol]. Marca (in Spanish). Spain. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ "El Espanyol pone a Arrasate contra las cuerdas" [Espanyol put Arrasate against the wall]. Marca (in Spanish). Spain. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
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