Full name Lucas Vazquez Iglesias 2000–2004 CD Curtis Weight 70 kg Number 18 Height 1.73 m | Playing position Role Footballer Place of birth Curtis, Spain Name Lucas Vazquez | |
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Date of birth (1991-07-01) 1 July 1991 (age 24) Current team Real Madrid C.F. (#18 / Forward) Similar People Denis Cheryshev, Casemiro, Kiko Casilla, Jese, Danilo Profiles | ||
Real Madrid UCL Volley Challenge ft. Lucas Vazquez | European Nights
Lucas Vázquez Iglesias (['lukaz 'βaθkeθ i'ɣlesjas]; born 1 July 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Madrid and the Spanish national team as a right winger.
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- Real Madrid UCL Volley Challenge ft Lucas Vazquez European Nights
- Real Madrid
- Espanyol
- Return to Real Madrid
- International career
- Club statistics
- Honours
- References
Formed at Real Madrid, he made his first team debut in 2015 after a season on loan at Espanyol. He made his La Liga debut with the latter.
Vázquez represented Spain at Euro 2016.
Real Madrid
Born in Curtis, Galicia, Vázquez arrived at Real Madrid's youth system in 2007, aged 16. He made his senior debuts in the 2010–11 season with the C-team and, the following campaign, scored four goals in 23 games to help the reserves return to the second division after a five-year absence; his first came on 25 February 2012 in a 2–2 home draw against La Roda CF.
Vázquez made his first appearance in the second level on 17 August 2012, playing six minutes in a 1–2 away loss against Villarreal CF. He scored his first professional goal on 15 October, netting the winner in a 3–2 home success over UD Las Palmas.
Espanyol
On 19 August 2014, Vázquez was loaned to La Liga's RCD Espanyol, in a season-long deal. 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 FC.
Vázquez scored his first goal in the main category of Spanish football on 5 October 2014, netting the first in a 2–0 home success over Real Sociedad. On 3 June of the following year, he signed a four-year permanent deal with the Pericos, for a €2 million fee.
Return to Real Madrid
On 30 June 2015, Real Madrid exercised their buyback clause and Vázquez returned to the club. He made his debut on 12 September in a 6–0 away win over his former team Espanyol, and his first start came a week later, in a 1–0 home defeat of Granada CF.
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 Stadium. 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.
Vázquez started the 2016 UEFA Super Cup against fellow Spaniards Sevilla FC, providing an assist to Sergio Ramos in injury time to take the game to extra time, where Real Madrid eventually won 3–2. He signed a new contract on 26 October 2016, running until 2021.
International career
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, and he also made it to the final list of 23. 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.
Vázquez 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.
Club statistics
As of 12 March 20171 Includes UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup matches.