Lucas Copado

Lucas Copado
Personal information
Full name Lucas Fernando Copado Schrobenhauser[1]
Date of birth (2004-01-10) 10 January 2004
Place of birth Munich, Germany
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
SC Paderborn
Number 28
Youth career
–2016 SpVgg Unterhaching
2016–2022 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Bayern Munich II 65 (24)
2022–2024 Bayern Munich 1 (0)
2024–2025 LASK 4 (0)
2024–2025 LASK II 2 (0)
2024–2025 → Energie Cottbus (loan) 33 (7)
2025– SC Paderborn 8 (1)
International career‡
2019 Germany U15 1 (0)
2019 Germany U16 2 (0)
2020 Germany U17 1 (0)
2021 Germany U18 3 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:14, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

Lucas Fernando Copado Schrobenhauser (born 10 January 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for 2. Bundesliga club SC Paderborn.[2]

Club career

Copado played for the youth team of SpVgg Unterhaching until 2016, when he joined the Bayern Munich youth academy.[3] He made his debut for Bayern Munich II in the Regionalliga Bayern on 27 August 2021, coming on as a substitute in the 67th minute for Nemanja Motika against 1860 Rosenheim. He scored in the 81st minute, with the match finishing as a 6–0 win.[4] In January 2022, Copado was called up by Julian Nagelsmann to the Bayern Munich first team, as many of the team's regulars were missing after testing positive for COVID-19.[5] He made his professional debut for Bayern in the Bundesliga on 7 January 2022 against Borussia Mönchengladbach, coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute for Malik Tillman. The match finished as a 2–1 home loss for Bayern.[6]

On 22 January 2024, Copado moved to Austrian Bundesliga club LASK and signed a four-and-a-half-year contract.[7]

On 22 August 2024, Copado joined Energie Cottbus in 3. Liga on loan.[8]

In June 2025, Copado transferred to SC Paderborn.[9]

International career

Copado has played friendly internationals for the Germany under-15 to under-18 national teams.[2]

Personal life

Copado was born in Munich,[10] and is the son of Eva Schrobenhauser and former footballer Francisco Copado.[11] His father Francisco is a dual Spanish-German citizen, having been born in Kiel to Spanish migrant workers.[12] His German mother Eva is the daughter of Anton Schrobenhauser, retired footballer and SpVgg Unterhaching patron and former club treasurer.[13] Lucas is also the nephew of retired Bosnian international footballer and former Bayern Munich sporting director Hasan Salihamidžić (who married Esther Copado, the sister of Francisco Copado).[14] Hasan's son and Lucas' cousin, Nick Salihamidžić, is also a footballer who has played for the Bayern Munich youth and second teams.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 May 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayern Munich II 2021–22 Regionalliga Bayern 27 10 — 27 10
2022–23 Regionalliga Bayern 21 4 — 21 4
2023–24 Regionalliga Bayern 17 10 — 17 10
Total 65 24 — 65 24
Bayern Munich 2021–22 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 1 0
2022–23 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 1 0
LASK 2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 4 0 0 0 4 0
LASK II 2023–24 Regionalliga Central 2 0 — 2 0
Career total 72 24 0 0 72 24

References

  1. ^ "Lucas Fernando Copado Schrobenhauser". Fussball.de (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b Lucas Copado at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Lucas Copado". kicker (in German). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  4. ^ "6:0-Kantersieg in Rosenheim! Amateure bejubeln achten Saisonsieg" [6–0 victory in Rosenheim! Amateurs celebrate eighth win of the season]. FC Bayern Munich (in German). 27 August 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  5. ^ Fahey, Ciarán (6 January 2022). "Bundesliga resumes depleted by coronavirus, Bayern hard hit". Associated Press. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Befreiungsschlag: Gladbach besiegt dezimierte Bayern erneut" [Liberation blow: Gladbach defeats decimated Bayern again]. kicker (in German). 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  7. ^ "LASK holt deutsches Stürmer-Talent" [LASK brings in German striker talent] (in German). LASK. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Copado verstärkt unsere Offensive" [Copado strengthens our offensive] (in German). Energie Cottbus. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Über Cottbus nach Paderborn: Copado kommt doch noch in der 2. Liga an".
  10. ^ Quinn, Phillip (2 January 2022). "Lucas Copado talks extending with Bayern Munich, having football in his family, and juggling school". Bavarian Football Works. SB Nation. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  11. ^ Steinmann, Pascal (3 August 2021). "Lucas Copado und Arijon Ibrahimovic bleiben bis 2024: FC Bayern München verlängert mit Top-Talenten" [Lucas Copado and Arijon Ibrahimovic sign until 2024: FC Bayern Munich Extends With Top Talents]. Eurosport (in German). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  12. ^ Baumann, Marc (22 August 2003). "Der geläuterte Chaot" [The purified slob]. Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  13. ^ Reisner, Dino (18 August 2003). "Von der Tribüne ins Rampenlicht" [From the stands to the spotlight]. Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  14. ^ Mustroph, Tom (29 February 2008). "Ein bosnischer Bayer in Italien" [A Bosnian Bavarian in Italy]. Der Spiegel (in German). Archived from the original on 5 March 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Söhne von zwei Ex-HSV-Profis kicken jetzt zusammen beim FC Bayern" [Sons of two ex-HSV professionals are now playing together at FC Bayern]. Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). 13 November 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  16. ^ Lucas Copado at Soccerway