Derrick Luckassen
Ghana
Age
30
Appearances
0
Tackles won
0
About Derrick Luckassen
Derrick Luckassen is named in Carlos Queiroz's 26-man Ghana squad for the 2026 World Cup, one of the centre-backs. The Pafos defender goes into the finals aged 30.
He has made 8 Champions League appearances for his club this season. Ghana qualified by winning CAF Group I in October 2025, and they open in Group L alongside England, Croatia and Panama.
He has made 8 Champions League appearances for his club this season. Ghana qualified by winning CAF Group I in October 2025, and they open in Group L alongside England, Croatia and Panama.
World Cup 2026 Stats
Appearances
0
Minutes played
0
Tackles won
0
Interceptions
0
Clearances
0
Blocks
0
Playing Style
A centre-back, Luckassen defends the middle for Ghana, marking forwards and clearing his lines. He holds his position at the heart of the back line. He stands 1.88m and is right-footed, and has logged 720 Champions League minutes for Pafos this season, going into the group stage in Carlos Queiroz's squad at 30.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup is set to be Derrick Luckassen's first at senior level, with no senior World Cup on his record. He has yet to feature at a senior World Cup, arriving on the back of his season at Pafos. Carlos Queiroz has named him in the 26-man squad for the finals, and he travels as part of the group-stage squad. He stays among Ghana's centre-back options on the final list.
National Team
Ghana
Tier 5
£4m
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Goal Rush Impact
Luckassen's work for Ghana is at the back, a centre-back who defends the middle and clears his lines, with 8 Champions League appearances for Pafos this season. On the Goal Rush card Ghana are a Tier 5 side at £4m, one of the lower bands on the card.
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Luckassen at the 2026 World Cup
Luckassen is a confirmed centre-back in Carlos Queiroz's 26-man Ghana squad for the 2026 World Cup. He is in the side opening their Group L campaign in June.
Picking Ghana in Goal Rush
Ghana come in at Tier 5 on the Goal Rush card at £4m. They open Group L against Panama in mid-June, and Luckassen is among the centre-backs in the confirmed 26.
Derrick Luckassen World Cup 2026 FAQs
Ghana are a Tier 5 side at £4m on the Goal Rush card, among the lower bands. Luckassen is in Carlos Queiroz's confirmed 26 as a centre-back, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Luckassen is a centre-back for Ghana. He plays his club football for Pafos and is part of Carlos Queiroz's squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in the final 26.
No. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances. The 2026 World Cup would be his first, with his place confirmed in Carlos Queiroz's 26-man Ghana squad after Ghana won CAF Group I to reach the finals.
Luckassen plays his club football for Pafos. He is named as a centre-back in Carlos Queiroz's final 26-man Ghana squad for the 2026 World Cup, one of the centre-back options Queiroz takes to the finals.
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