Early years Pierre-Michel Lasogga grew up as the son of players consultant Kerstin Lasogga in
Gladbeck near the stadium of
Schalke 04 stadium in
Gelsenkirchen; he also had a season ticket for FC Schalke 04. His stepfather is the former football goalkeeper
Oliver Reck, He scored 25 times in the U-19 Bundesliga West, making him the league's top goalscorer, which they lost 1–0 to
Hansa Rostock. Towards the end of the season, Lasogga made his senior debut, making five appearances for
Bayer Leverkusen's reserves in the
Regionalliga West during the
2009–10 season.
First experiences in the Bundesliga After just one season with Leverkusen, he left the club, and signed for
2. Bundesliga club
Hertha BSC on a three-year contract. Lasogga impressed during Hertha's preseason friendlies, scoring six goals, After missing the first five league matches, Lasogga made his professional debut against
Energie Cottbus on 24 September 2010. Three weeks later, Lasogga featured in Hertha's starting formation for the first time. He managed to take full advantage of the opportunity and scored twice. His success continued; after the winter break, he successfully replaced
Rob Friend in Hertha's starting formation, starting all but three games ahead of the Canadian. At the end of the season, Hertha was promoted to the Bundesliga after one season in the second division. He finished the
2010–11 season with 13 goals in 25 league appearances, an appearance in the
German Cup, and three goals in five appearances for
Hertha BSC II in the
Regionalliga Nord. and scoring for the first time two weeks later. By the winter break, Lasogga had started fourteen of Hertha's seventeen Bundesliga matches, and scored six times. He started all four matches after the break under
Michael Skibbe. However, Skibbe's successor as manager,
Otto Rehhagel relied on him less. At the end of his first Bundesliga season, Lasogga had played a total of 32 matches, including 23 starts, and scored eight times, making him Hertha's top goalscorer. On the final matchday, Lasogga sustained a severe injury, tearing his ACL, and was not expected to return to the pitch until early November. In the end, he did not make his comeback until the following calendar year, making a brief appearance at the end of Hertha's match against
Jahn Regensburg on 3 February 2013. He scored the only goal in the 1–0 win against
SV Sandhausen on 21 April 2013, to ensure Hertha BSC's their direct promotion for the
2013–14 Bundesliga season. He finished the
2012–13 season with a goal in seven appearances and an appearance in the
German Cup.
Hamburger SV On 2 September 2013, Lasogga signed a one-year loan deal with
Hamburger SV. He scored a hat-trick in only his second start for Hamburg, playing against
Nuremberg on 6 October 2013. He scored 15 goals in the 24 matches for the
2013–14 season, including on 18 May 2014, Lasogga scored an away goal in the 1–1 draw against
Greuther Fürth in the
Bundesliga relegation playoff, the goal kept Hamburg in the division on away goals after a 0–0 draw in the first leg. After the end of the season, he signed a five-year contract with Hamburg on 4 July 2014. He scored four goals in 26 league appearances during the
2014–15 season. He started the
2015–16 season with three goals in four league appearances including scoring two of three goals in a 3–0 win against
Borussia Mönchengladbach. He finished the campaign with 8 goals in 30 appearances. During the
2016–17 season he scored 2 goals in 22 appearances in all competitions for Hamburger SV, with him providing back up for regular Strikers
Michael Gregoritsch and top scorer
Bobby Wood. His only league goal of the season came on 13 May 2017, and proved to be crucial as he scored an injury time equaliser in the penultimate game of the season in a 1–1 draw with
Schalke 04 which meant Hamburger SV went into the final game of the season with a chance of survival from relegation. Lasogga missed the final game due to injury when they beat relegation threatened rivals
VfL Wolfsburg 2–1 on 20 May to consign
Wolfsburg to the Relegation playoff position.
2017–18 season: Loan to Leeds United In August 2017, Lasogga joined English club
Leeds United in a season long loan deal with Hamburg paying the majority of his wages for the duration of the loan. On 9 September he made his Leeds debut, scoring twice in a 5–0 win against
Burton Albion. After a spell out injured and then losing his place to
Kemar Roofe, Lasogga started for Leeds on 20 January 2018 in a dramatic 3–4 loss against
Millwall, with Lasogga scoring his 6th and 7th goals of the season in the match. Lasogga continued his scoring run when he scored his 10th goal of the season on 21 February in a 2–2 draw against
Derby County to help earn new Head Coach
Paul Heckingbottom his first point as Leeds Head Coach. Although he did not score again afterwards, Lasogga ended the season as Leeds' second best scorer in the league with ten goals, narrowly losing out to
Kemar Roofe's eleven. On 18 May 2018, Leeds announced Lasogga would be returning to his parent club upon the expiry of his loan.
Al-Khor On 14 February 2021, Lasogga signed with
Qatar Stars League side
Al-Khor managed by compatriot
Winfried Schäfer.
Schalke 04 II After one year without a club, Lasogga signed with
Schalke 04 II on 21 June 2023. He made his first team debut for
Schalke 04 in the 2. Bundesliga in a 2–1 defeat against
SV Elversberg on 18 May 2025, coming on as a substitute in the 70th minute. A month later he ended his career. == International career ==