Lucas Pérez

Atlético and Rayo

Pérez was born in A Coruña, Galicia. After appearing for five clubs as a youth he moved to Madrid and joined Atlético Madrid's C team, playing two seasons in the Tercera División. In summer 2009 he signed with Rayo Vallecano, helping the reserves promote from the same level in his first year. In the 2010–11 season, Pérez contributed five games and one goal (in a 3–0 home win against Real Valladolid on 6 November 2010) as Rayo returned to La Liga after eight years. He continued to be mainly registered with the B side, however.

Karpaty Lviv

On 17 January 2011, free agent Pérez joined Karpaty Lviv on a three-year deal. He scored his first goal for the team on 17 July, against Chornomorets Odesa in a 1–1 Ukrainian Premier League draw. Pérez netted a hat-trick on 4 November 2012 in a 4–0 home victory over Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, including a long-distance volley from a corner kick delivery. In January 2013, he joined fellow top-division club Dynamo Kyiv on loan for the remainder of the campaign, and later labelled his experience as "a nightmare".

PAOK and Deportivo La Coruña

On 5 July 2013, Pérez signed on a fee of €700,000 a three-year contract with Super League Greece team PAOK. He scored his first competitive goal on 17 August, contributing to a 3–0 home defeat of Skoda Xanthi, and on 24 November he equalised in a 3–1 win over Aris in the Derby of Northern Greece. He also helped to a runner-up run in the national cup, losing the…

Pérez earned his first cap for the Galicia autonomous team on 20 May 2016, appearing in the 2–2 friendly with Venezuela.

As of match played 15 March 2025

Pérez was abandoned by his parents at an orphanage at the age of two, being raised by his grandparents. His parents later returned to his life, asking him for large sums of money upon his success.