Alexandre Lacazette

Alexandre Lacazette

Lacazette playing with Lyon in 2015.
Personal information
Full name Alexandre Lacazette
Date of birth (1991-05-28) 28 May 1991
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 10
Youth career
1998–2003 ELCS Lyon
2003–2010 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010– Lyon 188 (85)
National team‡
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 (4)
2013– France 10 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:18, 2 December 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2015

Alexandre Lacazette (French pronunciation: ​[alɛksɑ̃dʁ lakazɛt]; born 28 May 1991) is a French footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Lyon and the France national team.

He has played over 200 matches across all competitions for Lyon since 2010, scoring over 80 goals. In 2014–15 he was Ligue 1's top scorer with 27 goals in 33 games, and also the UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year.

Lacazette has represented France across all youth levels. He won the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship with the France under-19 team, scoring the match-winning goal in the final against Spain. Lacazette made his senior international debut in June 2013, scoring his first goal in March 2015.

Early life

From a Guadeloupean family, Lacazette started playing football at the age of 7 in his local club Elan sportif in the 8th arrondissement of Lyon.

Club career

Lyon

Youth team

Upon his arrival at the club, Lacazette began training at the Centre Tola Vologe, the club's training center. While undergoing training, he was likened to former Lyon striker Sonny Anderson by many coaches, including the player himself.[2] As a youth player, Lacazette played on the club's under-18 team that finished in third place in the Championnat National 18 ans during the 2007–08 season. The following season, he began making appearances with the club's Championnat de France amateur team appearing in 19 matches and netting five goals.[3]In the 2009–10 season, Lacazette had a stellar campaign in the CFA scoring 12 goals in 22 appearances.[3]

2009-2010

During the second half of the 2009-10 Ligue 1 season, he was called up to the senior team by manager Claude Puel and appeared on the bench in the team's 1–0 victory over Montpellier on 2 May 2010.[4] Three days later, Lacazette made his professional debut in a league match against Auxerre.[5] On 3 July 2010, Lacazette signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal. Due to still having another year left on his aspirant (youth) contract, the contract will start on 1 July 2011.[6]

Lacazette with Lyon in 2013

2010-2011

Lacazette's successful campaign in the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship saw the player draw interest from Italian club Roma.[7] He also drew praise from the media, alongside international teammates Yannis Tafer and Clément Grenier, for his dedication to the club after playing in the pre-season 2010 Emirates Cup match hours after playing in the final of the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.[8] Lacazette began the 2010–11 campaign training full-time with the first team, though he did have a stint with the club's CFA team in September 2010.[3] He scored his first professional goal on 31 October in a league match against Sochaux.[9] The goal gave Lyon a 2–1 lead, which was the final scoreline.[10] Three days later, Lacazette made his UEFA Champions League debut against Portuguese club Benfica, appearing as a substitute in the second half with Lyon trailing 4–0. Minutes after entering, he provided the assist on Lyon's opening goal scored by Yoann Gourcuff. Lacazette later assisted on the team's second goal in the 85th minute.[9] Lyon, however, were unable to complete the comeback, losing 4–3.[11]

2011-2016

Lacazette scored Lyon's only goal in the 2014 Coupe de la Ligue Final against Paris Saint-Germain, however his side lost 2–1.[12]

In September 2014, Lacazette signed a two-year extension to his contract, tying him to the club until 2018.[13] He scored his first hat-trick on 5 October 2014, netting all the goals in a 3–0 home win over Lille.[14] On 26 April 2015 Lacazette broke the Lyon record for goals in a season with his 26th in a Ligue 1 victory against Reims.[15] He finished the 2014–15 Ligue 1 season as the top scorer in Ligue 1, netting a total of 27 goals.[16] Lacazette completed an outstanding season by being voted Ligue 1 Player of the Year for the 2014–2015 season.[17]

Amid transfer speculation from a number of English Premier League clubs following his breakout season, on 8 August 2015 Lacazette signed a new deal, extending his contract with Lyon until 2019.[18] On 8 November, he scored all of the goals in a 3–0 home win over arch rivals Saint-Étienne.[19] On 9 January 2016, he scored the first goal at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais, in a 4–1 win over Troyes in a in Ligue 1 match.[20]

2016-2017

On 29 October 2016, Lacazette scored two goals in Lyon's 2-1 away win against Toulouse in a Ligue 1 match to register his 100th and 101st goal in all competitions for Lyon, overtaking Juninho Pernambucano (who scored 100 goals in 350 competitive matches for Lyon) to become the fourth-most prolific scorer in Lyon's history.[21]On 22 November, he scored the only goal by slotting home Rafael's rolled cross from close range in the 72th minute of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage Group H matchday 5 1-0 away win against Dinamo Zagreb to keep alive Lyon's hopes of progressing to the knockout phase of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League.[22]

International career

Youth

Lacazette has featured for all of France's national youth teams beginning with the under-16 team making his debut in the team's 2–0 victory over Cameroon on 3 April 2007 at the Montaigu Tournament.[23] He finished the campaign with four appearances with all of them coming at the tournament. With the under-17 team, Lacazette was a regular and contributed to the team's qualification for the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. In the competition, he scored the game-winning goal in the team's 2–1 win over the Republic of Ireland in the group stage.[24][25] France later reached the final where the team was defeated 4–0 by Spain.[26][27]

Lacazette playing an under-21 game against Kazakhstan in Clermont-Ferrand, October 2011.

With the under-18 team, Lacazette made his debut in the team's opening match against the Ukraine.[28] He featured in ten of the eleven matches the team contested scoring one goal, which came against Denmark in the Tournio de Limoges.[29] For under-19 duty, Lacazette was again called upon by coach Francis Smerecki making his first appearance with the team in a 4–2 defeat to the Netherlands on 9 November 2009.[30] He scored his first goal for the team on 4 March 2010 in a 2–1 win against the Ukraine.[31] On 7 June 2010, Lacazette was named to coach Smerecki's 18-man squad to participate in the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. In the tournament, he scored two goals in the team's 5–0 victory over Austria.[32] France later reached the final where they faced Spain, which was essentially composed of the same players that defeated France in the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship final. In the match, France came back from a goal down to win 2–1 with Lacazette netting the game-winning goal in the 85th minute after heading in a cross from Gaël Kakuta. The title is the country's second UEFA Under-19 championship.[33]

Due to France's victory at the UEFA Under-19 championship, the nation qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which merited under-20 team appearances for Lacazette. He made his debut with the team on 7 October 2010 in a friendly match against Portugal. The match ended 3–3 with Lacazette scoring the opening goal of the match.[34] Three days later, Lacazette scored a double in the team's 5–0 thrashing of the Juventus Primavera team.[35] The match was unofficial and was contested as part of the celebration of the Treaty of Turin. On 9 February 2011, Lacazette scored the game-winning goal in a 2–1 victory over England. In March 2011, Lacazette scored goals in back-to-back matches against Peru. On 10 June 2011, he was named to the 21-man squad to participate in the U-20 World Cup. He made his debut in the competition on 30 July 2011 in the team's 4–1 defeat to the hosts Colombia appearing as a substitute.[36] In the team's next group stage match against South Korea, Lacazette appeared as a substitute again and responded by scoring the team's final goal in a 3–1 victory.[37]

Senior

On 23 May 2013, Lacazette received his first call-up to the senior squad following the withdrawal of Jérémy Ménez through injury.[38] He made his international debut on 5 June, as a 58th-minute substitute for Olivier Giroud in a 0–1 friendly defeat against Uruguay at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo.[39] Lacazette scored his first international goal on 29 March 2015, opening a 2–0 friendly win over Denmark at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne. During the match, he was booed by some of the local supporters due to their rivalry with Lyon.[40]

Personal life

He is the youngest child from a family of 4 boys. One of his brother, Benoît, played in the Swiss second division and French fourth division and is now coach in the Lyon futsal club : Lyon Footzik Futsal. His cousin Romuald Lacazette is also a professional footballer and plays as a central midfielder. Romuald has earned caps for the France under-18 team and is currently signed to 2. Bundesliga side 1860 Munich.[41]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 October 2016[42]
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Lyon 2009–10 Ligue 1 10000000—10
2010–11 9100002[lower-alpha 3]1—112
2011–12 29542426[lower-alpha 3]1—4310
2012–13 31300005[lower-alpha 4]11[lower-alpha 5]0374
2013–14 3615224312[lower-alpha 6]2—5422
2014–15 332722114[lower-alpha 4]1—4031
2015–16 342120106[lower-alpha 3]21[lower-alpha 5]04423
2016–17 910—002[lower-alpha 3]11[lower-alpha 5]01211
Total 1828210610637930242103
Career total 1828210610637930242103
  1. ↑ France – Coupe de France
  2. ↑ France – Coupe de la Ligue
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the UEFA Champions League.
  4. 1 2 Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
  5. 1 2 3 Appearance in the Trophée des Champions.
  6. ↑ Four appearances in the UEFA Champions League; Eight appearances, two goals in the UEFA Europa League.

International

As of 11 October 2015.[43]
France national team
YearAppsGoals
201320
201430
201551
Total101

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 29 March 2015 Stade de France, Paris, France  Denmark 1–0 2–0 Friendly
Correct as of 11 October 2015

Honours

International

France U-19

Individual

References

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  2. ↑ "Les débuts d'Alexandre Lacazette" (in French). Le Progrès. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 "Statistiques détaillées de Alexandre Lacazette". Foot-National. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  4. ↑ "Montpellier v. Lyon Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 2 May 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  5. ↑ "Lyon v. Auxerre Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 5 May 2010. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
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  8. ↑ "The Epitome Of Dedication? How France Under-19 Hero Alexandre Lacazette Played Three Matches In Three Days". Goal.com. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
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