Luiyi de Lucas

Luiyi de Lucas
Personal information
Full name Luiyi Ramón de Lucas Pérez[1]
Date of birth (1994-08-31) 31 August 1994[1]
Place of birth Galván, Dominican Republic
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Krasava Ypsonas
Number 3
Youth career
Torrejón
Guadalajara
Alcalá
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Guadalajara B 28 (2)
2015 Alameda de Osuna 13 (1)
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)
2025– Krasava Ypsonas 28 (1)
International career‡
2024 Dominican Republic Olympic (O.P.) 2 (0)
2018– Dominican Republic 29 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2026

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

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 29 March 2026[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Guadalajara B 2013-14 Tercera División 1200000120
2014–15 Tercera División 1620000162
Total 2820000282
Alameda de Osuna EF 2014–15 Tercera División 131––131
Azuqueca 2015–16 Tercera División 260––260
Marchamalo 2016–17 Tercera División 110––110
Azuqueca 2016–17 Tercera División 50––50
La Roda 2017–18 Tercera División 201––201
Cibao 2018 LDF 101––101
Caudal 2018–19 Tercera División 151––151
Lealtad 2019–20 Tercera División 19010–200
Izarra 2019–20 Segunda División B 60––60
Haka 2020 Veikkausliiga 91––91
2021 Veikkausliiga 25320–273
2022 Veikkausliiga 2513050331
Total 5955050695
Livingston 2022–23 Scottish Premiership 1000000100
2023–24 Scottish Premiership 1210030151
Total 2210030251
AEL Limassol 2023–24 Cypriot First Division 10010–110
Ashdod 2024–25 Israeli Premier League 1300000130
Nea Salamina 2024–25 Cypriot First Division 13200–132
Krasava 2025–26 Cypriot First Division 26110–271
2026–27 Cypriot First Division 00000000
Total 2611000271
Career total 29615808031215

Honours

Cibao

Individual

  • FC Haka Player of the Year: 2021

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.