Léo Lacroix (born 27 February 1992) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for Romanian Liga I club FC U Craiova.[1]
Club career
On 31 August 2016, Ligue 1 side Saint-Étienne announced that they had reached an agreement for the transfer of Lacroix.[2] Lacroix signed a four-year contract and in his first season he had 20 appearances in the 2016–17 Ligue 1. In the 2017–18 Ligue 1 season he played 11 games for the team, but was then loaned out to Swiss club Basel.
Lacroix joined Basel's first team in the winter break of their 2017–18 season under head coach Raphaël Wicky. The loan was dated until summer 2018, with the option of a definite transfer.[3] Basel had to find a replacement for Manuel Akanji, who had transferred out to Borussia Dortmund. Lacroix played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game in the Stockhorn Arena on 10 February as Basel won 2–0 against Thun.[4] Lacroix stayed with Basel until the end of the season, but the club did not pull the option. During his short period with the club Lacroix played a total of 12 games for Basel without scoring a goal. Nine of these games were in the Swiss Super League, one in the Swiss Cup and two games against Manchester City in the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League knockout phase.[5]
In September 2021, Lacroix signed with Australian club Western United.[6] Lacroix spent two seasons at Western United, before departing at the end of the 2022-23 season.[7]
International career
Lacroix was born in Switzerland, and is of Brazilian descent through his mother.[8][9] He got his first call up to the senior Switzerland side for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Hungary and Andorra in October 2016.[10] He made his debut for the national team on 14 November 2018 in a friendly against Qatar.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 23 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sion | 2012–13[12] | Swiss Super League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2013–14[13] | Swiss Super League | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15[14] | Swiss Super League | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16[15] | Swiss Super League | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7[a] | 1 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17[16] | Swiss Super League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 77 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 93 | 3 | |||
| Saint-Étienne | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Saint-Étienne B | 2016–17 | Championnat de France Amateur 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Championnat National 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Basel (loan) | 2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Hamburg (loan) | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| Hamburg II (loan) | 2018–19 | Regionalliga Nord | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Sion | 2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Western United | 2021–22 | A-League Men | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | A-League Men | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 52 | 3 | ||||
| FC U Craiova | 2023–24 | Liga I | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 231 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 265 | 11 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in the Europa League
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
Honours
- Sion
- Western United
- Individual
References
- ^ Léo Lacroix at Soccerway
- ^ "Léo Lacroix, cinquième recrue des Verts" [Léo Lacroix, the fifth recruit of The Greens]. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ FC Basel 1893 (31 January 2018). "Leo Lacroix wechselt leihweise zum FCB". Leo Lacroix is loaned to FCB (in German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (10 February 2018). "FC Thun - FC Basel 0:2 (0:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (2018). "Léo Lacroix -FCB statistic". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Swiss star Leo Lacroix signs with Western United". Western United. 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Western United announced unretained Isuzu UTE A-League players". Western United FC. 8 May 2023.
- ^ Vavel (1 September 2016). "Saint-Étienne anuncia zagueiro suíço Léo Lacroix por quatro temporadas". Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "ASSE : 5 anecdotes croustillantes sur Léo Lacroix". Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Lacroix remplace Djourou". bluewin.ch. 2 October 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "Switzerland v Qatar game report". ESPN. 14 November 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Léo Lacroix in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Léo Lacroix in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Léo Lacroix in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Léo Lacroix in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Léo Lacroix in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ "Switzerland Cup Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Western United stun Melbourne City 2-0 to win first A-League Men's title". The Guardian. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ Harrington, Anna (20 May 2022). "ALM young guns get shot against Barcelona". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "PFA reveals player-voted Austraffic A-League Men Team of the Season on eve of Grand Final". Professional Footballers Australia. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
External links
- Léo Lacroix at National-Football-Teams.com