Lucas Chevalier (born 6 November 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Lille.
.jpg) Chevalier with Lille in 2024 | |||
| 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 | 80 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Valenciennes B (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Valenciennes (loan) | 30 | (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 Olympic | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:16, 14 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024 | |||
Club career
editChevalier 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]
On 2 October 2024, in his third season as Lille starting goalkeeper, he took part in the 1-0 home win against Real Madrid in the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League league phase. Being one of the best Lille players on the pitch, his performance was praised by various national and international media including L'Équipe which gave him a rare rating of 9/10 after the match.[10][11][12]
International career
editChevalier is a former French youth international. He has appeared for under-16 and under-18 teams in friendlies.[13] In 2024, he was called up to the France Olympic football team for the Olympics football tournament in a preliminary list alongside his Lille teammates Bafodé Diakité and Leny Yoro.[14] However, the three players were eventually retained by their club due to the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round played in August before the start of the Ligue 1 season.[15]
On 7 November 2024, Chevalier received his first call-up to the France national team.[16]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 14 December 2024[17]
| Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lille B | 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 19 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Championnat National 2 | 17 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Championnat 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 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9[a] | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9[b] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Total | 80 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 102 | 0 | ||
| Valenciennes (loan) | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
| Valenciennes B (loan) | 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 149 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 170 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
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.
- ^ Domenighetti, Joël; Penot, Hervé; Degorre, Damien (3 October 2024). "Les notes de Lille - Real Madrid : Chevalier royal, Genesio a trouvé la clé". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Les notes des Lillois contre le Real Madrid : l'époustouflant Lucas Chevalier". La Voix du Nord (in French). 2 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ @lavoixdessports (2 October 2024). "Lucas Chevalier impérial, Ayyoub Bouaddi sérieux... Retrouvez les notes des joueurs lillois face au Real Madrid sur notre site" (Tweet) (in French). Retrieved 2 October 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Löic Mbe Soh et Arthur Zagre au Tournoi des Boches-du-Rhône 2019". 27 May 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ Mayen, Philippe (3 June 2024). "La pré-liste pour les JO". FFF (in French). Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ Lemaître, Clément (29 May 2024). "Paris 2024 : Le LOSC refuserait de libérer Chevalier, Yoro et Diakité pour les JO". Eurosport (in French). Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "'Since Thursday my life has changed' - Lucas Chevalier on first-ever France call-up - Get French Football News". 8 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ "Lucas Chevalier: Summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
External links
edit- Lucas Chevalier at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Lucas Chevalier at WorldFootball.net