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Maxence Lacroix

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Maxence Lacroix
Lacroix warming up for Sochaux in 2019
Personal information
Full name Maxence Guy Lacroix[1]
Date of birth (2000-04-06) 6 April 2000 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Crystal Palace
Number 5
Youth career
2006–2008 Limeyrat
2008–2011 Montignacoise
2011–2012 FCTLF
2012–2015 Trélissac
2015–2017 Sochaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Sochaux II 13 (0)
2018–2020 Sochaux 27 (0)
2020–2024 VfL Wolfsburg 111 (6)
2024– Crystal Palace 14 (1)
International career
2016 France U16 1 (0)
2017 France U17 4 (0)
2017 France U18 5 (0)
2019 France U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:20, 21 December 2024

Maxence Guy Lacroix (born 6 April 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Crystal Palace. Lacroix began his career at Sochaux, where he made his senior debut in 2018.

Club career

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Sochaux

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On 21 August 2017, Lacroix signed his first professional contract with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.[4] Lacroix made his professional debut with Sochaux in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over FC Lorient on 22 December 2018.[5]

VfL Wolfsburg

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On 25 August 2020, Lacroix joined VfL Wolfsburg on a four-year deal.[6][7] On 27 February 2021, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 2–0 win over Hertha BSC.[8]

Crystal Palace

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On 30 August 2024, Premier League club Crystal Palace signed Lacroix on a five-year deal, reuniting him with former Wolfsburg manager Oliver Glasner.[9]

International career

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Lacroix is a youth international for France, and represented the France U17s at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[10]

Personal life

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Lacroix was born in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, and his father is a nurse and his mother a doctor. He is of Guadeloupean and Malagasy descent through his father and mother.[11]

Career statistics

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As of match played 21 December 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sochaux II 2017–18 Championnat National 3 1 0 1 0
2018–19 Championnat National 3 12 0 12 0
2019–20 Championnat National 3 0 0 0 0
Total 13 0 13 0
Sochaux 2018–19 Ligue 2 7 0 1 0 8 0
2019–20 Ligue 2 20 0 0 0 20 0
Total 27 0 1 0 28 0
VfL Wolfsburg 2020–21 Bundesliga 30 1 3 0 3[b] 1 36 2
2021–22 Bundesliga 29 0 1 0 6[c] 0 36 0
2022–23 Bundesliga 24 1 2 0 26 1
2023–24 Bundesliga 28 4 3 0 31 4
2024–25 Bundesliga 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 111 6 10 0 9 1 130 7
Crystal Palace 2024–25 Premier League 14 1 0 0 3 0 17 1
Career total 165 7 11 0 3 0 9 1 188 8
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 28 October 2017. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Maxence Lacroix – Player Profile". Bundesliga. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Maxence Lacroix". English Eagles. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  4. ^ FCSM, Fabien. "Premier contrat professionnel pour Maxence Lacroix". FC Sochaux.
  5. ^ "FC Sochaux-Montbéliard – FC Lorient (1–0) – Saison 2018/2019 – Domino's Ligue 2". www.lfp.fr.
  6. ^ valentin (25 August 2020). "Maxence Lacroix transféré au VfL Wolfsburg" (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Bienvenue, Maxence Lacroix" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  8. ^ "VfL Wolfsburg setzt beim 2:0 gegen Hertha BSC seine Erfolgsserie fort". Bundesliga (in German). February 2021.
  9. ^ "Crystal Palace sign Maxence Lacroix". Crystal Palace F.C. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Portrait de Maxence Lacroix (Réserve & U19)". 25 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Maxence Lacroix : « J'ai cassé tous les lampadaires du village avec mon ballon »". SOFOOT.com.
  12. ^ Maxence Lacroix at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
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