 Lacazette with Arsenal in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alexandre Armand Lacazette | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Lyon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2003 | ELCS Lyon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2008 | Lyon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Lyon B | 53 | (23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2017 | Lyon | 203 | (100) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2022 | Arsenal | 158 | (54) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Lyon | 75 | (48) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | France Olympic | 8 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:35, 23 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:14, 9 August 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alexandre Armand Lacazette (French pronunciation: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ(ə) lakazɛt]; born 28 May 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains Ligue 1 club Lyon. He plays mainly as a striker, but has also been deployed as a second striker and wide forward.[2]
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.
- ^ "Alexandre Lacazette". Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "Arteta believes new position suits Lacazette after standout Europa League effort | Goal.com". goal.com. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Alexandre Lacazette agrees to join Arsenal" (Press release). Arsenal F.C. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "France calls on Alexandre Lacazette". ESPN FC. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2014.