Alexandre Texier

Alexandre Texier
Born (1999-09-13) 13 September 1999 (age 25)
Grenoble, France
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams
St. Louis Blues
Brûleurs de Loups
KalPa
Columbus Blue Jackets
ZSC Lions
National team  France
NHL draft 45th overall, 2017
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 2016–present

Alexandre Texier (born 13 September 1999) is a French professional ice hockey forward for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Texier started his career with Brûleurs de Loups in the French Ligue Magnus, winning the Coupe de France in 2017 and earning the Jean-Pierre Graff Trophy as best young player in the French League.

He was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the second round, 45th overall in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, the first player drafted directly out of the French league. He then spent two seasons with Finnish Liiga side KalPa, with whom he won the Spengler Cup in 2018. He moved to North America and made his NHL debut in 2019. Internationally Texier has represented France at the junior and senior level.