Leonardo Lukacevic

Leonardo Lukačević (born 21 January 1999) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Košice .

Club career Lukačević started his football career at PSV Salzburg. In February 2007, he moved to the youth academy of Red Bull Salzburg. Ahead of the 2014–15 season he joined to the youth department of SV Grödig.

He was promoted to the Grödig first team for the 2016–17 season, making his senior debut in the Austrian Regionalliga in July 2016, when he was in the starting eleven on the first matchday of the season against FC Kufstein. He scored his first Regionalliga goal in October 2016, opening the score in a 4–2 victory against SV Wörgl. In his first season in the first team, he made 28 appearances in which he scored one goal. In July 2019, he was included in the first-team squad for the first time for a match against Union Edelweiß Linz. He made his debut in the Bundesliga in August 2019, when he was in the starting eleven on the third matchday of the season against LASK.

In June 2020, Lukačević was signed on a permanent deal to the Admira first team and received a contract running until June 2023.

Before the 2023–24 season, Lukačević signed a two-year contract with Rheindorf Altach.

International career On 5 September 2019, Lukačević gained his first cap for the Austria under-21 team in a 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Andorra.

Personal life Lukačević was born in Austria, and is of Croatian descent.