Lucas Chevalier

Lucas Chevalier (born 6 November 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Lille.

Lucas Chevalier
Chevalier with Lille in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-11-06) 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 65 (0)
2021Valenciennes B (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2022Valenciennes (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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024

Club career

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

Chevalier is a former French youth international. He has appeared for under-16 and under-18 teams in friendlies.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 May 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coupe de France Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille B 2018–19 Championnat National 2 190190
2019–20 Championnat National 2 170170
2020–21 Championnat National 3 1010
2022–23 Championnat National 3 1010
Total 380380
Lille 2020–21 Ligue 1 00000000
2022–23 Ligue 1 32030350
2023–24 Ligue 1 330209[lower-alpha 1]0440
Total 6505090790
Valenciennes (loan) 2021–22 Ligue 2 30000300
Valenciennes B (loan) 2021–22 Championnat National 3 1010
Career total 134050901480

Honours

Lille

References

  1. "Lucas Chevalier" (in French). Lille OSC. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  2. Lucas Chevalier at Soccerway
  3. "Le gardien de Lille Lucas Chevalier prêté à Valenciennes, en Ligue 2". 5 July 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  4. "Pau vs. Valenciennes - 18 September 2021". Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  5. Lafont, Romain (17 September 2022). "Lucas Chevalier, celui que les Lillois attendaient tant". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  6. 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.
  7. @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.
  8. @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.
  9. "Enfant du coin, enfant du LOSC, Lucas Chevalier prolonge son contrat". LOSC Lille (in French). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  10. "Löic Mbe Soh et Arthur Zagre au Tournoi des Boches-du-Rhône 2019". 27 May 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  11. "Lucas Chevalier: Summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  12. "How Lille won the Ligue 1 title". Ligue 1. Retrieved 17 March 2023.


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