Kevin Luckassen

Kevin Luckassen
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-07-27) 27 July 1993
Place of birth Eindhoven, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 SKN St. Pölten
Number 9
Youth career
AVV Zeeburgia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 AZ 0 (0)
2013–2014 Ross County 14 (0)
2014–2016 Slovan Liberec 36 (7)
2016– SKN St. Pölten 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:02, 4 August 2016 (UTC).


Kevin Luckassen (born July 27, 1993 in Eindhoven) is a Dutch-Ghanaian footballer who plays for SKN St. Pölten in the Austrian Bundesliga. He previously played for AZ but never made an appearance for the first team.

Career

Luckassen began playing youth football for Amstelveen Heemrad and AVV Zeeburgia. He later played for AFC Amsterdam and AZ Alkmaar. He was promoted to the AZ first team squad as an 18-year-old at the start of the 2011–12 season, Luckassen did not make an appearance this whole season. In the 2012–13 season he did not make an appearance and at the end of his contract he was released.[1]

In July 2013, he signed a three-year deal with Scottish Premiership club Ross County.[2] He made his debut in a 2–1 defeat against Celtic at Celtic Park.[3] Since then, he was would be often used in first team ins and out in the first half of the season.

After six months at Ross County, Luckassen left Ross County to join Gambrinus Liga side Slovan Liberec after the club accepted their bid.[4] Days later, the move was confirmed.[5] Having made two appearance so far, Luckassen scored his first goal on 7 March 2014, as Slovan Liberec win 1-0 against Zbrojovka Brno.[6] He followed up his second goal two weeks later on 21 March 2014, in a 3-0 win over Jablonec.[7]

He joined SKN St. Pölten on 8 July 2016.[8]

International career

Though born in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Luckassen expressed desire to play for Ghana, as his parents are Ghanaian.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Wijnaldum looking for lack of guarantees salvation elsewhere" [Wijnaldum zoekt bij gebrek aan garanties heil elders] (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ross County confirm signings of Kevin Luckassen and Marc Klok". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  3. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23474794
  4. ↑ "Ross County's Kevin Luckassen poised to seal move to Slovan Liberec". STV Sport. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Slovan Liberec incorporates former AZ'er Luck in Assen" [Slovan Liberec lijft ex-AZ'er Luckassen in] (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Liberec, Brno 1:0 in football předehrávce guests sank goalkeeper howler" [Liberec- Brno 1:0, ve fotbalové předehrávce hosty potopil kiks gólmana] (in Czech). Indes. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "FC Slovan Liberec 3-0 FK Baumit Jablonec" [FC Slovan Liberec 3-0 FK Baumit Jablonec] (in Czech). Indes. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "St. Pölten holt Stürmer Kevin Luckassen" [St. Pölten sign striker Kevin Luckassen] (in German). weltfussball.at. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Dutch-born striker Luckassen wants to play for Ghana". Ghana Soccernet. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
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