Léo Lacroix (born 27 February 1992) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for A-League Men club Western United. He played one match for the Switzerland national team in 2018.
![]() Lacroix with Sion in July 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Léo Lacroix | ||
Date of birth | (1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Lausanne, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Western United | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2016 | Sion | 77 | (1) |
2016–2020 | Saint-Étienne | 31 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Saint-Étienne II | 4 | (1) |
2018 | → Basel (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Hamburger SV (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2018–2019 | → Hamburger SV II (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2021 | Sion | 13 | (0) |
2021– | Western United | 27 | (3) |
National team | |||
2013–2015 | Switzerland U21 | 3 | (0) |
2018 | Switzerland | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2022 |
On 31 August 2016, Ligue 1 side Saint-Étienne announced that they had reached an agreement for the transfer of Lacroix.[1]
In September 2021, Lacroix signed with Australian club Western United.[2]
Lacroix was born in Switzerland, and is of Brazilian descent through his mother.[3][4] 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.[5] He made his debut for the national team on 14 November 2018 in a friendly against Qatar.[6]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sion | 2012–13[7] | Swiss Super League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
2013–14[8] | Swiss Super League | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
2014–15[9] | Swiss Super League | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
2015–16[10] | Swiss Super League | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 29 | 1 | ||
2016–17[11] | 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | ||
AS Saint-Étienne II | 2016–17 | Championnat de France Amateur 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | Championnat National 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
Total | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
Basel (loan) | 2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
Hamburg (loan0 | 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 | ||
Career total | 178 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 207 | 7 |
2021–22 A-League Men PFA Team of the Season | |
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Western United FC – current squad | |
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