Maxence Lacroix

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Maxence Lacroix
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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 23) [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
 VfL Wolfsburg
Number 4
Youth career
2006–2008 Limeyrat
2008–2011 Montignacoise
2011–2012 FCTLF
2012–2015 Trélissac
2015–2017 Sochaux
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Sochaux II 13 (0)
2018–2020 Sochaux 27 (0)
2020– VfL Wolfsburg 85 (2)
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 2 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 January 2023

Maxence Guy Lacroix (born 6 April 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.

Contents

Club career

Sochaux

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

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]

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. [9]

Personal life

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. [10]

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References

  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". VfL Wolfsburg. 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. ↑ "Portrait de Maxence Lacroix (Réserve & U19)". 25 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "Maxence Lacroix : « J'ai cassé tous les lampadaires du village avec mon ballon »". SOFOOT.com.


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