Lucas Vázquez

Lucas Vázquez

Personal information
Full name	Lucas Vázquez Iglesias
Date of birth	1 July 1991
Place of birth	Curtis, Spain
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current team	Real Madrid
Number	18
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	92	(15)
2014–2015	→ Espanyol (loan)	33	(3)
2015–	Real Madrid	24	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:53, 30 April 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Lucas Vázquez Iglesias (Spanish pronunciation: ['lukaz 'βaθkeθ i'ɣlesjas]; born 1 July 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Madrid as a right winger.

Football career

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.^[1]

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.^[2] He scored his first professional goal on 15 October, netting the winner in a 3–2 home success over UD Las Palmas.^[3]

Espanyol

On 19 August 2014, Vázquez was loaned to La Liga's RCD Espanyol, in a season-long deal.^[4] 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.^[5]

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.^[6] On 3 June of the following year, he signed a four-year permanent deal with the Pericos,^[7] for a €2 million fee.^[8]

Return to Real Madrid

On 30 June 2015, Real Madrid exercised their buyback clause and Vázquez returned to the club.^[9] He made his debut on 12 September in a 6–0 away win over his former team Espanyol,^[10] and his first start came a week later, in a 1–0 home defeat of Granada CF.^[11]

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.^[12]

Club statistics

As of 4 May 2016^[13]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Real Madrid Castilla	2011–12	26	4	0	0	0	0	26	4
	2012–13	26	3	0	0	0	0	26	3
	2013–14	40	8	0	0	0	0	40	8
	Total	92	15	0	0	0	0	92	15
Espanyol	2014–15	33	3	5	1	0	0	38	4
Real Madrid	2015–16	24	4	1	0	6	0	31	4
Career total		149	22	6	1	6	0	161	23

References

1. "Fourteen players score for Castilla". Real Madrid C.F. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
2. Acedo, Diego (17 August 2012). "Cavenaghi toma los mandos del 'Submarino'" [Cavenaghi takes charge of 'Submarine'] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
3. "El 'loco' Castilla enajena a Las Palmas" ['Crazy' Castilla estranges Las Palmas] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
4. "Lucas Vázquez jugarà cedit a l'Espanyol" [Lucas Vázquez will play on loan at Espanyol] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
5. "El Sevilla impone su oficio ante el Espanyol" [Sevilla lays down the law against Espanyol] (in Spanish). Marca. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
6. "El Espanyol pone a Arrasate contra las cuerdas" [Espanyol puts Arrasate against the wall] (in Spanish). Marca. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
7. "Lucas Vázquez, perico" [Lucas Vázquez, a parakeet] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
8. "El Espanyol comprará a Lucas Vázquez" [Espanyol will buy Lucas Vázquez] (in Spanish). Fichajes. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
9. "Official announcement: Lucas Vázquez". Real Madrid C.F. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
10. "Un histórico Ronaldo lidera la goleada al Espanyol" [Historical Ronaldo leads routing of Espanyol] (in Spanish). La Liga. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
11. "El Real Madrid se impone al Granada por la mínima" [Real Madrid defeats Granada by the odd goal] (in Spanish). La Liga. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
12. "Real Madrid 3–1 Real Sociedad". BBC Sport. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
13. "Lucas Vázquez". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

External links

• Real Madrid official profile
• Lucas Vázquez profile at BDFutbol
• Lucas Vázquez profile at Futbolme (Spanish)