Lucas Pérez

#7 · Centre-Forward · La Coruna

Nationality

Spain

Born

1988-09-10

Birthplace

A Coruña, Spain

Height

1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)

Weight

181 lbs

Position

Centre-Forward

Lucas Pérez Martínez (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 10 September 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Segunda División club Deportivo de La Coruña. After spending the first years of his career in the lower leagues, only appearing sporadically for the first team of Rayo Vallecano in the Segunda División, he first made a name for himself with Karpaty Lviv in the Ukrainian Premier League. In 2013, he signed with PAOK from Greece, and later returned to La Liga with Deportivo, where he scored 32 goals in 93 matches. Subsequently, he represented English clubs Arsenal and West Ham United in the Premier League, before rejoining Alavés where he had played as a youth.