Alexandre Lacazette
French footballer (born 1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alexandre Armand Lacazette (born 28 May 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Lyon. He plays mainly as a striker, but has also been deployed as a second striker and wide forward.[2]
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Full name | Alexandre Armand Lacazette | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1991-05-28) 28 May 1991 (age 32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Lyon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2003 | ELCS Lyon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2011 | Lyon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Lyon II | 12 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2010-2017 | Lyon | 203 | (100) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2022 | Arsenal | 158 | (54) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Lyon | 60 | (42) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | France U16 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | France U17 | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | France U18 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | France U19 | 10 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | France U20 | 12 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | France U21 | 11 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2017 | France | 16 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:20, 21 April 2024 (UTC) |
Lacazette began his senior career with hometown club Lyon in 2010, at age 19. Initially a wide forward, he was converted into a striker, and finished as Ligue 1 top goalscorer and won Ligue 1 Player of the Year in the 2014–15 season. In 2017, Lacazette was the subject of a then-club record association football transfer when he signed for Arsenal in a transfer worth up to £47.5 million (€53 million),[3] with whom he won the FA Cup in 2020 and reached the 2019 UEFA Europa League final. In 2022, Lacazette returned to Lyon on a free transfer, and became the club's second-highest all-time top goalscorer.
Lacazette made his debut for the senior side of the France national team in 2013, after he represented his nation across all youth levels. Lacazette was a key contributor in France's victory in the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where he scored the match-winning goal in the final against Spain.[4] He recorded three goals in sixteen appearances.