Lucas Schoofs (born 3 January 1997) is a Belgian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

plays as a defending midfielder for

Lommel Lommel () is a municipality and a city in the Belgian province of Limburg. The Kempen city has about 34,000 inhabitants and is part of the electoral district and the judicial district Lommel Neerpelt. Besides residential town of Lommel also has ...

. He began his career in the youth teams of

Lommel United Lommel SK is a Belgian association football club based in the city of Lommel, Limburg, that competes in the Challenger Pro League. History The roots of the club date back to the 1920s when the club Vlug & Vrij Overpelt-Usines (Fast & Free ...

in 2014.

Club career

Schoofs was educated at then-

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side

, in which he went through the youth teams. On 27 April 2014, he was selected for the last game of the 2013–14 season against

Sint-Truiden Sint-Truiden (; french: link=no, Saint-Trond ; li, Sintruin ) is a city and municipality located in the province of Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium, and has over 41,500 inhabitants, which makes it one of the largest cities in Limburg. The muni ...

and made his official, substituting Thomas Jutten in the 78th minute. In the 2014–15 season, he was included into the selection. Schoofs scored his first goal on 30 August 2014 against

Roeselare Roeselare (; french: Roulers, ; West Flemish: ''Roeseloare'') is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Roeselare proper and the towns of Beveren, Oekene and Rumbeke. The ...

. On 29 August 2015, Schoofs was transferred to the national champions

Gent Gent is a shortened form of the word gentleman. It may also refer to: * Ghent (Dutch: Gent), a Belgian city ** K.A.A. Gent, a football club from Ghent ** K.R.C. Gent, a football club from Ghent ** Gent RFC, a rugby club in Ghent ** .gent, a ...

. Gent allowed Schoofs first to develop a further year on loan at Lommel. On 1 July 2023, Schoofs returned to

on a four-year deal.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schoofs, Lucas 1997 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Belgian men's footballers Belgian expatriate men's footballers Belgium men's youth international footballers Lommel S.K. players K.A.A. Gent players Oud-Heverlee Leuven players NAC Breda players Heracles Almelo players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands