Maxence Lacroix
 Lacroix in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maxence Lacroix | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| 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– | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016 | France U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | France U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | France U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019– | France U20 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:18, 14 September 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 August 2020 | |||
Maxence Lacroix (born 6 April 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.
Club career[]
On 21 August 2017, Lacroix signed his first professional contract with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.[1] Lacroix made his professional debut with Sochaux in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over FC Lorient on 22 December 2018.[2]
On 25 August 2020, Lacroix joined VfL Wolfsburg on a four-year deal.[3][4] On 27 February 2021, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 2–0 win over Hertha BSC.[5]
International career[]
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.[6]
Personal life[]
Lacroix was born in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, and his father is a nurse and his mother a doctor. He is of Guadeloupean descent through his father.[7]
Honours[]
Individual
- 2020–21 Bundesliga Man of the Matchday: Matchday 21
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Portrait de Maxence Lacroix (Réserve & U19)". 25 June 2017.
- ^ "Maxence Lacroix : « J'ai cassé tous les lampadaires du village avec mon ballon »". SOFOOT.com.
External links[]
- Maxence Lacroix at Soccerway
- Maxence Lacroix at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Maxence Lacroix at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Maxence Lacroix – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
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- Living people
- Sportspeople from Villeneuve-Saint-Georges
- French footballers
- France youth international footballers
- French people of Guadeloupean descent
- Association football defenders
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
- VfL Wolfsburg players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Bundesliga players
- French expatriate footballers
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