Luiyi de Lucas

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Luiyi de Lucas
Personal information
Full name Luiyi Ramón de Lucas Pérez [1]
Date of birth (1994-08-31) 31 August 1994 (age 30) [1]
Place of birth Galván, Dominican Republic
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Nea Salamina
Number 3
Youth career
Torrejón
Guadalajara
Alcalá
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 Guadalajara B 28 (2)
2015 Alameda de Osuna
2015–2016 Azuqueca 26 (0)
2016 Marchamalo 11 (0)
2016–2017 Azuqueca 5 (0)
2017 Barcelona Atlético
2017–2018 La Roda 20 (1)
2018 Cibao 10+ (1)
2018–2019 Caudal 16 (2)
2019–2020 Lealtad 20 (0)
2020 Izarra 6 (0)
2020–2022 Haka 64 (5)
2023–2024 Livingston 22 (1)
2024 AEL Limassol 11 (0)
2024–2025 Ashdod 13 (0)
2025– Nea Salamina 13 (2)
International career
2024 Dominican Republic Olympic (O.P.) 2 (0)
2018– Dominican Republic 26 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:25, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2025

Luiyi Ramón de Lucas Pérez (born 31 August 1994) is a Dominican footballer who plays as a defender for the Cypriot First Division club Nea Salamina and the Dominican Republic national team.

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Club career

After a number of years playing in the lower leagues of Spain and in the Dominican Republic, de Lucas signed for Finnish top flight Veikkausliiga side Haka in August 2020, where he stayed for two and a half years. [2]

In January 2023, de Lucas joined Scottish Premiership club Livingston, but left the club in the next January transfer window after developing feelings of homesickness. [3]

On 8 January 2024, de Lucas signed with Cypriot First Division club AEL Limassol. [4]

De Lucas signed for Israeli Premier League side Ashdod in August 2024. [5]

International career

De Lucas made his formal debut for Dominican Republic on 12 October 2018, playing an entire 3–0 win against Cayman Islands for the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification. [6] He had played a match against Bonaire on 9 September 2018, [7] but it was not recognised by FIFA. [8]

Career statistics

As of 13 May 2025 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Azuqueca 2015–16 Tercera División 260260
Marchamalo 2016–17 Tercera División110110
Azuqueca 2016–17Tercera División5050
La Roda 2017–18 Tercera División201201
Cibao 2018 LDF 101101
Caudal 2018–19 Tercera División151151
Lealtad 2019–20 Tercera División19010200
Izarra 2019–20 Segunda División B 6060
Haka 2020 Veikkausliiga 9191
2021 Veikkausliiga25320273
2022 Veikkausliiga2513050331
Total5955050695
Livingston 2022–23 Scottish Premiership 1000000100
2023–24 Scottish Premiership1210030151
Total2210030251
AEL Limassol 2023–24 Cypriot First Division 10010110
Ashdod 2024–25 Israeli Premier League 1300000130
Nea Salamina 2024–25 Cypriot First Division13200132
Career total2520020282

Honours

Cibao

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Men's Olympic Football Tournament Paris 2024: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA . 24 July 2024. p. 2. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  2. "ISO PALA TAINION PALAPELIIN – LUIYI DE LUCAS PALAA VALKEAKOSKELLE!" (in Finnish). Haka. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. "Luiyi de Lucas moves on". Livingston FC. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  4. ΑΕΛ: Ενίσχυση στην άμυνα με Luiyi de Lucas!, kerkida.net, 8 January 2024
  5. Transcribed by Luiyi De Lucas, kerkida.net, 20 August 2024
  6. "Dominican Republic vs. Cayman Islands (3:0)". National Football Teams. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  7. "Bonaire vs. Dominican Republic (0:5)". National Football Teams. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  8. Live Scores - Dominican Republic - Matches (2018). FIFA-.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016.
  9. Luiyi de Lucas at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 November 2018.