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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lukas Ahlefeld Engel | ||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Kastrup, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, left midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Cincinnati (on loan from Middlesbrough) | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Kastrup Boldklub | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Kastrup Boldklub | 48 | (29) |
| 2017–2021 | Fremad Amager | 89 | (18) |
| 2021–2022 | Vejle | 34 | (4) |
| 2022 | → Silkeborg (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Silkeborg | 28 | (1) |
| 2023– | Middlesbrough | 44 | (2) |
| 2025– | → FC Cincinnati (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:55, 28 July 2025 (UTC) | |||
Lukas Ahlefeld Engel (born 14 December 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left midfielder for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati, on loan from EFL Championship club Middlesbrough.
He made his Danish Superliga debut for Vejle on 2 February 2021 in a game against AGF. [1] On 31 January 2022, Engel was loaned out to Danish Superliga club Silkeborg IF for the rest of the season. [2] On 21 June 2022, the club confirmed that they had bought Engel free from his contract with Vejle, and signed a five-year deal. [3]
On 15 August 2023, EFL Championship side Middlesbrough announced the signing on Engel on a four-year contract. [4] Engel made his debut for the club on 19 August, in a 1–1 draw against Huddersfield Town. [5]
On 11 February 2025, Engel signed for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati on loan until the end of the 2025 MLS season. [6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fremad Amager | 2017–18 | Danish 1st Division | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Danish 1st Division | 32 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 9 | |||||
| 2019–20 | Danish 1st Division | 30 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 5 | |||||
| 2020–21 | Danish 1st Division | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 89 | 18 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 90 | 18 | |||||
| Vejle | 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 17 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 22 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 40 | 7 | |||||
| Silkeborg (loan) | 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Silkeborg | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 7 [c] | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | ||||
| Middlesbrough | 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | EFL Championship | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 53 | 2 | ||||
| FC Cincinnati (loan) | 2025 | MLS | 25 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 3 [d] | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 235 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 266 | 30 | |||
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