Lucas Vázquez Iglesias (born 1 July 1991) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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or winger. Starting his career at Real Madrid, Vázquez made his first-team debut in 2015 after a season on loan at

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. He made his

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debut with the latter. Since returning to Real Madrid in 2015 he has appeared in more than 400 matches for the club in all competitions and has won 23 major trophies including five Champions Leagues and four

titles. Vázquez represented

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and the

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Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Galicia, Vázquez arrived at

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's youth system in 2007, aged 16. He made his senior debut in the 2010–11 season with the C-team. He scored four goals in 23 games in the following season to help the reserves return to the

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after a five-year absence. His first goal came on 25 February 2012 in a 2–2 home draw against

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. Vázquez made his first appearance in the second level on 17 August 2012, playing six minutes in a 1–2 away loss against

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. He scored his first professional goal on 15 October, netting the winner in a 3–2 home success over

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Loan to Espanyol

On 19 August 2014, Vázquez was loaned to

, in a

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-long deal. He made his debut in the competition on 30 August, coming on as a second-half substitute for

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in a 1–2 home loss against

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. Vázquez scored his first goal in the Spanish top flight on 5 October 2014, netting the first in a 2–0 home success over

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. On 3 June of the following year, he signed a four-year permanent deal with the ''Pericos'', for a

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2 million fee.

Return to Real Madrid

On 30 June 2015, Real Madrid exercised their buyback clause and Vázquez returned to the club. He made his debut on 12 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

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. Vázquez scored his first competitive goal on 30 December 2015, replacing

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for the final 15 minutes of the league fixture against Real Sociedad and netting in a 3–1 success at the Santiago Bernabéu. He contributed with seven appearances in the season's

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, as the tournament ended in a win; in the final against

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, he again came on for the Frenchman late into the second half of a 1–1 draw, and converted his attempt in the

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triumph. Vázquez started the

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against fellow Spaniards Sevilla, providing an assist to

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in injury time to take the game to

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, where Real Madrid eventually won 3–2. He signed a new contract on 26 October 2016, running until 2021. Vázquez appeared 33 times during 2016–17 and scored twice, helping Real Madrid to its first league in five years. He added ten matches in the campaign's Champions League, scoring once in the group stage as his team also conquered the latter tournament. Vázquez made ten appearances during the 2017–18 Champions League and added one goal, when Real Madrid won their third consecutive and 13th overall title in the competition. In November 2019, Vázquez broke his toe after dropping a weight on it. After returning, he made 18 appearances during the league season, as Real Madrid won the

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. Being a regular starter during the 2020–21 season, Vázquez injured himself on 10 April 2021, in a 2–1

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win over

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and was ruled out for the remainder of the season with a

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in his left knee. On 3 June 2021, Vázquez signed a new three-year contract, which would keep him until 2024 at Madrid. On 18 July 2024, Vázquez signed a new one-year contract, which runs until 2025. On 24 May 2025, Vázquez made his 400th appearance for Real Madrid in a 2–0 win over Real Sociedad in the final match of the 2024–25 season. On 16 July 2025, Vázquez announced that he left Real Madrid after 10 years in the club.

International career

Vázquez did not represent

at any youth level. On 17 May 2016 he, Saúl and Sergio Rico were the three uncapped players named in

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's provisional squad for

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in France, and he also made it to the final list of 23. He made his debut on 7 June, starting and playing 61 minutes in a 0–1 friendly loss to

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at the

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. He appeared once in the tournament, replacing

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in the 70th minute of a 0–2 round-of-16 defeat against

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at the

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. He was then included in the final

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for the

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, making his debut in the competition on 15 June when he replaced

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for the final four minutes of the 3–3 group stage draw to

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Real Madrid Castilla *

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: 2011–12 Real Madrid *

: 2016–17, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2023–24 *

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: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2021–22, 2023–24 *

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2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

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References

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at the Real Madrid CF website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vazquez, Lucas 1991 births Living people People from Betanzos (comarca) Footballers from the Province of A Coruña Spanish men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football wingers Men's association football utility players Real Madrid C footballers Real Madrid Castilla footballers RCD Espanyol footballers Real Madrid CF players La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players UEFA Champions League–winning players Spain men's international footballers UEFA Euro 2016 players 2018 FIFA World Cup players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen