Luiyi de Lucas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de Lucas and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.

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

Luiyi de Lucas

Personal information
Full name	Luiyi Ramón de Lucas Pérez[1]
Date of birth	(1994-08-31) 31 August 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth	Galván, Dominican Republic
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s)	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
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	0	(0)
International career‡
2024	Dominican Republic Olympic (O.P.)	2	(0)
2018–	Dominican Republic	28	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:25, 10 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 June 2025

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 13 May 2025^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Azuqueca	2015–16	Tercera División	26	0	–		–		26	0
Marchamalo	2016–17	Tercera División	11	0	–		–		11	0
Azuqueca	2016–17	Tercera División	5	0	–		–		5	0
La Roda	2017–18	Tercera División	20	1	–		–		20	1
Cibao	2018	LDF	10	1	–		–		10	1
Caudal	2018–19	Tercera División	15	1	–		–		15	1
Lealtad	2019–20	Tercera División	19	0	1	0	–		20	0
Izarra	2019–20	Segunda División B	6	0	–		–		6	0
Haka	2020	Veikkausliiga	9	1	–		–		9	1
	2021	Veikkausliiga	25	3	2	0	–		27	3
	2022	Veikkausliiga	25	1	3	0	5	0	33	1
	Total		59	5	5	0	5	0	69	5
Livingston	2022–23	Scottish Premiership	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
	2023–24	Scottish Premiership	12	1	0	0	3	0	15	1
	Total		22	1	0	0	3	0	25	1
AEL Limassol	2023–24	Cypriot First Division	10	0	1	0	–		11	0
Ashdod	2024–25	Israeli Premier League	13	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
Nea Salamina	2024–25	Cypriot First Division	13	2	0	0	–		13	2
Career total			25	2	0	0	2	0	28	2

1. Includes Copa del Rey, Scottish Cup, Suomen Cup, Cypriot Cup, Israel State Cup
2. Includes Finnish League Cup, Scottish League Cup

Honours

Cibao

• Liga Dominicana de Fútbol: 2018

Individual

• FC Haka Player of the Year: 2021