Lars Lukas Mai (born 31 March 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swiss Super League club Lugano. He has represented Germany at various youth levels internationally.[2][3]

Lars Lukas Mai
Personal information
Full name Lars Lukas Mai[1]
Date of birth (2000-03-31) 31 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Dresden, Germany
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Lugano
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2014 Dynamo Dresden
2014–2018 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Bayern Munich II 54 (3)
2018–2022 Bayern Munich 2 (0)
2020–2021Darmstadt 98 (loan) 29 (0)
2021–2022Werder Bremen (loan) 16 (0)
2022– Lugano 51 (0)
International career
2015 Germany U15 2 (0)
2015–2016 Germany U16 6 (1)
2016–2017 Germany U17 19 (1)
2018 Germany U18 1 (0)
2019 Germany U19 3 (0)
2019–2020 Germany U20 1 (0)
2020– Germany U21 8 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2021 Hungary–Slovenia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:27, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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Lars Lukas Mai, nicknamed Lasse, joined the youth sector of Bayern Munich in July 2014 coming from Dynamo Dresden.

On 21 April 2018, Mai debuted under the coach Jupp Heynckes in the 3–0 away win at Hannover 96. He played the full 90 minutes to become the first player born in the year 2000 to play for Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga.[4]

On 27 April 2018, Mai signed his first professional contract, signing a three-year deal lasting until 30 June 2021.[5]

On 21 July 2020, Mai signed a contract extension and was loaned out to Darmstadt for the 2020–21 season.[6]

He joined Werder Bremen on loan for the 2021–22 season in July 2021.[7]

On 18 June 2022, Mai moved to Swiss Super League club Lugano on a three-year deal until 2025.[8]

Personal life

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His father Lars was a member of the Supervisory Board of Dynamo Dresden from November 2013 to September 2017. His older brother Sebastian is also a footballer.[9]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 3 April 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayern Munich II 2017–18 Regionalliga Bayern 1 0 1 0
2018–19 27 2 27 2
2019–20 3. Liga 26 1 26 1
Total 54 3 0 0 0 0 54 3
Bayern Munich 2017–18 Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Darmstadt 98 (loan) 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 29 0 3 0 32 0
Werder Bremen (loan) 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 16 0 1 0 17 0
Lugano 2022–23 Swiss Super League 19 0 3 0 1[a] 0 23 0
2023–24 25 0 3 0 7[b] 0 35 0
Total 44 0 6 0 8 0 58 0
Career total 145 3 10 0 8 0 163 3
  1. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ 1 appearance in UEFA Europa League and 6 appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

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Bayern Munich II

Bayern Munich

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Lars Lukas Mai signs for FC Lugano". FC Bayern München. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Lars Lukas Mai". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Debütant Lars Lukas Mai überzeugt bei Bayern München auf der großen Bühne". Bundesliga.com (in German). 22 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Nachwuchsspieler Lars Lukas Mai unterschreibt Profivertrag" [Youth player Lars Lukas Mai signs professional contract]. FC Bayern Munic (in German). 27 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Lukas Mai extends Bayern contract and will go on loan to Darmstadt". FC Bayern Munich. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  7. ^ Quinn, Phillip (1 July 2021). "Official: Bayern Munich defender Lars Lukas Mai joins Werder Bremen on loan". Bavarian Football Works. SBNation. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Transfermarkt: Lars Lukas Mai wechselt vom FC Bayern zum FC Lugano". Sportschau (in German). 18 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Spieler-Portrait: Lukas Mai, 17 Jahre". lattenkreuz.de (in German). 12 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Lars Lukas Mai". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Fritz-Walter-Medaillen in Gold für Özcan, Arp und Feldkamp" (in German). German Football Association. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
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