Lucas Chevalier (born 6 November 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Lille.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2001-11-06) 6 November 2001 (age 20) | ||
Place of birth | Calais, France | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club 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– | Lille B | 38 | (0) |
2020– | Lille | 7 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Valenciennes (loan) | 30 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Valenciennes B (loan) | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | France U16 | 1 | (0) |
2018–2019 | France U18 | 4 | (0) |
2021– | France U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 30 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2021 |
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 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]
Chevalier is a former French youth international. He has appeared for under-16 and under-18 teams in friendlies.[9]
Lille OSC – current squad | |
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