Lucas Vázquez Iglesias was born on the 1st of July 1991, and he is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Madrid and the Spain national team as a right winger or right-back.Information Guide Nigeria
Club career
Real Madrid
Lucas Vázquez who was born in Curtis, Galicia, Vázquez arrived at Real Madrid’s youth system in 2007, aged 16. The young star 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 the 25th of February 2012 in a 2–2 home draw against La Roda CF.Information Guide Nigeria
As per the current statistics, it is claimed that Vázquez made his first appearance in the second level on the 17th of August 2012, playing six minutes in a 1–2 away loss against Villarreal CF. The scored his first professional goal on the 15th of October, netting the winner in a 3–2 home success over UD Las Palmas.Information Guide Nigeria
Espanyol
On the 19th of August 2014, Vázquez was loaned to La Liga’s RCD Espanyol, in a season-long deal. The young player made his debut in the competition on the 30th of August, coming on as a second-half substitute for Salva Sevilla in a 1–2 home loss against Sevilla FC. The young star scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight on the 5th of October 2014, netting the first in a 2–0 home success over Real Sociedad. On the 3rd of June of the following year, he signed a four-year permanent deal with the Pericos, for a €2 million fee.NYSC Portal
Return to Real Madrid
According to the report from ESPN, it is reported that 0n the 30th of June 2015, Real Madrid exercised their buyback clause and Vázquez returned to the club. The report has it that he made his debut on the 12th of September in a 6–0 away win over his former team Espanyol, and his first start came a week later, in a 1–0 home defeat of Granada CF.Information Guide Nigeria
The young star scored his first competitive goal on the 30th of 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. Lukas Vázquez contributed with seven appearances in the season’s UEFA Champions League, as the tournament ended in a win; in the final against Atlético Madrid, he again came on for the Frenchman late into the second half of a 1–1 draw, and converted his attempt in the penalty shootout triumph.NYSC Portal
ESPN report has it that Vázquez started the 2016 UEFA Super Cup against fellow Spaniards Sevilla FC, providing an assist to Sergio Ramos in injury time to take the game to extra time, where Real Madrid eventually won 3–2. He signed a new contract on the 26th of October 2016, running until 2021.NYSC Portal
According to the report, it is claimed that being a regular started during the 2020–21 season, he injured himself on the 10th of April 2021, in a 2–1 El Clásico win over FC Barcelona and was ruled out for the remainder of the season with a Posterior cruciate ligament injury in his left knee. On the 3th of June 2021, he signed a new three-year contract, which keeps him until 2024 at Madrid.NYSC Portal
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International career
According to the report from BBC sport Vázquez did not represent Spain at any youth level. On the 17th of May 2016 he, Saúl Ñíguez and Sergio Rico were the three uncapped players named in Vicente del Bosque’s provisional squad for UEFA Euro 2016 in France, and he also made it to the final list of 23. The young star made his debut on the 7th of June, starting and playing 61 minutes in a 0–1 friendly loss to Georgia at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez. The young star appeared once in the tournament, replacing Álvaro Morata in the 70th minute of a 0–2 round-of-16 defeat against Italy at the Stade de France. Lukas was then included in the final squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, making his debut in the competition on the 15th of June when he replaced David Silva for the final four minutes of the 3–3 group stage draw to Portugal.NYSC Portal
Vázquez’ Net Worth & Market value
Unarguably, the Spanish winger is a product of Real Madrid’s youth academy and signed his first professional contract for the club in 2015. He has a net worth in the region of €18 million (£16 million); the forward has a market value of approximately €25 million (£22 million).
Vázquez’ Salary
Vázquez signed a contract with Real Madrid that nets him a whopping salary of 3.6 Million Euro (3.2 Million Pound) per year. We have crunched the numbers, this means he earns €17,847 (£15,782) per day and €744 (£658) per hour!
Honours
Real Madrid Castilla
Segunda División B: 2011–12NYSC Portal
Real Madrid
La Liga: 2016–17, 2019–20, 2021–22
Supercopa de España: 2017, 2019–20, 2021–22
UEFA Champions League: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22NYSC Portal
UEFA Super Cup: 2016, 2017, 2022
FIFA Club World Cup: 2016, 2017, 2018
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