Lucas Chevalier
Lucas Chevalier (born 6 November 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Lille.
| Chevalier with Lille in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 60 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Valenciennes (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Valenciennes B (loan) | 1 | (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 U23 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 5 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024 | |||
Club career edit
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]
International career edit
Chevalier is a former French youth international. He has appeared for under-16 and under-18 teams in friendlies.[10]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 5 April 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lille B | 2018–19 | National 2 | 19 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | National 2 | 17 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 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 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Valenciennes (loan) | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
| Valenciennes B (loan) | 2021–22 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 129 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 141 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours edit
Lille
References edit
- ^ "Lucas Chevalier" (in French). Lille OSC. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ Lucas Chevalier at Soccerway
- ^ "Le gardien de Lille Lucas Chevalier prêté à Valenciennes, en Ligue 2". 5 July 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Pau vs. Valenciennes - 18 September 2021". Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ Lafont, Romain (17 September 2022). "Lucas Chevalier, celui que les Lillois attendaient tant". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ Käppeli, Pierre-Louis (10 October 2022). "Lille - Lens : Lucas Chevalier héroïque, les notes des joueurs lillois". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ @lequipe (10 October 2022). "L'équipe type de la 10e journée de Ligue 1 : c'est la Bretagne qui gagne" [10th round Team of the Week: Brittany wins] (Tweet) (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @PVSportFR (9 October 2022). "@mmseize avait mis la pression à Lucas Chevalier avant le Derby !" [@mmseize put pressure on Lucas Chevalier before the Derby!] (Tweet) (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Enfant du coin, enfant du LOSC, Lucas Chevalier prolonge son contrat". LOSC Lille (in French). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Löic Mbe Soh et Arthur Zagre au Tournoi des Boches-du-Rhône 2019". 27 May 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Lucas Chevalier: Summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "How Lille won the Ligue 1 title". Ligue 1. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
External links edit
- Lucas Chevalier at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Lucas Chevalier at WorldFootball.net