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.
_73.jpg) Lacroix warming up for Sochaux in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maxence Guy Lacroix[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 2000[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 | |||
Club career
editSochaux
editOn 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
editOn 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
editOn 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
editLacroix 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
editLacroix 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
edit- As of match played 21 December 2024[12]
| 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 | ||
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Maxence Lacroix – Player Profile". Bundesliga. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Maxence Lacroix". English Eagles. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ FCSM, Fabien. "Premier contrat professionnel pour Maxence Lacroix". FC Sochaux.
- ^ "FC Sochaux-Montbéliard – FC Lorient (1–0) – Saison 2018/2019 – Domino's Ligue 2". www.lfp.fr.
- ^ valentin (25 August 2020). "Maxence Lacroix transféré au VfL Wolfsburg" (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "Bienvenue, Maxence Lacroix" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "VfL Wolfsburg setzt beim 2:0 gegen Hertha BSC seine Erfolgsserie fort". Bundesliga (in German). February 2021.
- ^ "Crystal Palace sign Maxence Lacroix". Crystal Palace F.C. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Portrait de Maxence Lacroix (Réserve & U19)". 25 June 2017.
- ^ "Maxence Lacroix : « J'ai cassé tous les lampadaires du village avec mon ballon »". SOFOOT.com.
- ^ Maxence Lacroix at Soccerway
External links
edit
- Profile at the VfL Wolfsburg website
- Maxence Lacroix at the French Football Federation (in French)
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