Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 November 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Calais, France | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lille | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2010 | SC Coquellois | ||
2010–2014 | AS Marck | ||
2014–2018 | Lille | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2022 | Lille B | 38 | (0) |
2021– | Lille | 70 | (0) |
2021 | → Valenciennes B (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Valenciennes (loan) | 30 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | France U16 | 1 | (0) |
2018–2019 | France U18 | 4 | (0) |
2021 | France U20 | 1 | (0) |
2022–2023 | France U21 | 6 | (0) |
2024 | France Olympic | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:02, 21 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024 |
Lucas Chevalier (born 6 November 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Lille.
Chevalier is a youth academy graduate of Lille. [2] He was third-choice goalkeeper of club behind Mike Maignan and Orestis Karnezis during their league title winning 2020–21 season. In July 2021, he joined Ligue 2 club Valenciennes on a season long loan deal. [3] He made his professional debut for the club on 18 September 2021 in a 1–1 draw against Pau. [4]
On 10 September 2022, Chevalier made his professional debut for his boyhood club with a strong performance against Marseille. [5] A few weeks later, on 9 October, he stopped a penalty kick and made decisive saves in Lille 1–0 home win over Derby du Nord rivals Lens. He was praised for his performance that earned him a rating of 8/10 in La Voix du Nord and a spot in L'Équipe's Team of the Week. [6] [7] After the game, he told to Prime Video Sport pundit Thierry Henry that former Lille keeper Mike Maignan phoned him before the game to advise and encourage him. [8] In January 2023, Chevalier extended his contract with Lille until June 2027. [9]
Chevalier is a former French youth international. He has appeared for under-16 and under-18 teams in friendlies. [10] In 2024, he was called up to the France Olympic football team for the Olympics football tournament in a preliminary list alongside his Lille teammates Bafodé Diakité and Leny Yoro. [11] However, the three players were eventually retained by their club due to the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round played in August before the start of the Ligue 1 season. [12]
Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lille B | 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 19 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Championnat National 2 | 17 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 38 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||||
Lille | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 70 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 88 | 0 | ||
Valenciennes (loan) | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
Valenciennes B (loan) | 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 139 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 157 | 0 |
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