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French footballer (born 2000)

Maxence Lacroix
Lacroix warming up for Sochaux in 2019
Personal information
Full name Maxence Guy Lacroix
Date of birth (2000-04-06) 6 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
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 17 (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 17:00, 4 January 2025

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

Sochaux

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

VfL Wolfsburg

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

Crystal Palace

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

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.

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.

Career statistics

As of match played 4 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup 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 1 36 2
2021–22 Bundesliga 29 0 1 0 — 6 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 17 1 0 0 3 0 — 20 1
Career total 168 7 11 0 3 0 9 1 191 8
  1. Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

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". 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

External links

Crystal Palace F.C. – current squad


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