Lars Lukas Mai

Lars Lukas Mai
Personal information
Full name	Lars Lukas Mai
Date of birth	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
2017–2020	Bayern Munich II
2018–2022	Bayern Munich
2020–2021	→ Darmstadt 98 (loan)
2021–2022	→ Werder Bremen (loan)
2022–	Lugano
International career‡
2015	Germany U15
2015–2016	Germany U16
2016–2017	Germany U17
2018	Germany U18
2019	Germany U19
2019–2020	Germany U20
2020–	Germany U21
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Germany
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:27, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

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]

Club career

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

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

Club

As of match played 3 April 2024^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bayern Munich II	2017–18	Regionalliga Bayern	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2018–19	Regionalliga Bayern	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	Swiss Super League	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

^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
^ 1 appearance in UEFA Europa League and 6 appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Bayern Munich II

Bayern Munich

Bundesliga: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
DFB-Pokal: 2018–19, 2019–20

Individual

Fritz Walter Medal U17 Bronze: 2017^[11]

References

^ "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.
^ "Lars Lukas Mai signs for FC Lugano". FC Bayern München. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Lars Lukas Mai". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
^ "Debütant Lars Lukas Mai überzeugt bei Bayern München auf der großen Bühne". Bundesliga.com (in German). 22 April 2018.
^ "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.
^ "Lukas Mai extends Bayern contract and will go on loan to Darmstadt". FC Bayern Munich. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
^ 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.
^ "Transfermarkt: Lars Lukas Mai wechselt vom FC Bayern zum FC Lugano". Sportschau (in German). 18 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
^ "Spieler-Portrait: Lukas Mai, 17 Jahre". lattenkreuz.de (in German). 12 May 2017.
^ "Lars Lukas Mai". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
^ "Fritz-Walter-Medaillen in Gold für Özcan, Arp und Feldkamp" (in German). German Football Association. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.

External links

Lars Lukas Mai at DFB (also available in German)
Lars Lukas Mai at Soccerway

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[10] Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League

[11] 1 appearance in UEFA Europa League and 6 appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

[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.

[worldfootball-3] "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.

[Soccerway-12] "Lars Lukas Mai". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 October 2019.

[13] "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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