Maxence Lacroix

Maxence Guy Lacroix (born 6 April 2000) is a French professional player who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.

Maxence Lacroix
Lacroix in 2019
Personal information
Full name Maxence Guy Lacroix[1]
Date of birth (2000-04-06) 6 April 2000
Place of birth Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 VfL Wolfsburg
Number 4
Youth career
2006–2008 Limeyrat
2008–2011 Montignacoise
2011–2012 FCTLF
2012–2015 Trélissac
2015–2017 Sochaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Sochaux II 13 (0)
2018–2020 Sochaux 27 (0)
2020– VfL Wolfsburg 43 (1)
National team‡
2016 France U16 1 (0)
2017 France U17 4 (0)
2017 France U18 5 (0)
2019– France U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:09, 17 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 August 2020

Club career

On 21 August 2017, Lacroix signed his first professional contract with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.[2] Lacroix made his professional debut with Sochaux in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over FC Lorient on 22 December 2018.[3]

On 25 August 2020, Lacroix joined VfL Wolfsburg on a four-year deal.[4][5] On 27 February 2021, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 2–0 win over Hertha BSC.[6]

International career

Lacroix is a youth international for France, and represented the France U17s at the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[7]

Personal life

Lacroix was born in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, and his father is a nurse and his mother a doctor. He is of Guadeloupean descent through his father.[8]

As of October 2021, Lacroix has become renowned as a popular player on the EA Sports video game FIFA 22 due to his FIFA Ultimate Team (FUT) player profile having an unusually high pace stat at 88, making him one of the fastest center-backs in the game.[9]

References
  1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 28 October 2017. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2018.
  2. FCSM, Fabien. "Premier contrat professionnel pour Maxence Lacroix". FC Sochaux.
  3. "FC Sochaux-Montbéliard – FC Lorient (1–0) – Saison 2018/2019 – Domino's Ligue 2". www.lfp.fr.
  4. valentin (25 August 2020). "Maxence Lacroix transféré au VfL Wolfsburg" (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  5. "Bienvenue, Maxence Lacroix" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  6. "VfL Wolfsburg setzt beim 2:0 gegen Hertha BSC seine Erfolgsserie fort". Bundesliga (in German). February 2021.
  7. "Portrait de Maxence Lacroix (Réserve & U19)". 25 June 2017.
  8. "Maxence Lacroix : « J'ai cassé tous les lampadaires du village avec mon ballon »". SOFOOT.com.
  9. "Meet The Centre-Back Who Has 88 Pace". www.sportbible.com. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
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