Personal information | |||
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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 | 47 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Valenciennes (loan) | 30 | (0) |
2021 | → Valenciennes B (loan) | 1 | (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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:30, 10 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2023 |
Lucas Chevalier (born 6 November 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Lille.
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]
Chevalier is a former French youth international. He has appeared for under-16 and under-18 teams in friendlies.[10]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lille B | 2018–19 | National 2 | 19 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | National 2 | 17 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | 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 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
Total | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
Valenciennes (loan) | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
Valenciennes B (loan) | 2021–22 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 111 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 108 | 0 |
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