Léo Lacroix (footballer)

Léo Lacroix (born 27 February 1992) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Léo Lacroix
Lacroix with Sion in July 2016
Personal information
Full name Léo Lacroix
Date of birth (1992-02-27) 27 February 1992
Place of birth Lausanne, Switzerland
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Sion 77 (1)
2016–2020 Saint-Étienne 31 (0)
2017–2020 Saint-Étienne II 4 (1)
2018Basel (loan) 9 (0)
2018–2019Hamburger SV (loan) 16 (1)
2018–2019Hamburger SV II (loan) 1 (0)
National team
2013–2015 Switzerland U21 3 (0)
2018– Switzerland 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:31, 20 September 2020 (UTC)

Club career

On 31 August 2016, Ligue 1 side Saint-Étienne announced that they had reached an agreement for the transfer of Lacroix.[1]

International career

Lacroix was born in Switzerland, and is of Brazilian descent through his mother.[2][3] 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.[4] He made his debut for the national team on 14 November 2018 in a friendly against Qatar.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 September 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sion 2012–13[6] Swiss Super League 911000101
2013–14[7] 15020170
2014–15[8] 28041321
2015–16[9] 200207[lower-alpha 1]1291
2016–17[10] 500050
Total 7719171933
Saint-Étienne 2016–17 Ligue 1 20010103[lower-alpha 1]0250
2017–18 1101010130
Total 210102030380
Basel (loan) 2017–18 Swiss Super League 9010100
Career total 1171121201011413
  1. Appearances in the Europa League

References

  1. "Léo Lacroix, cinquième recrue des Verts" [Léo Lacroix, the fifth recruit of The Greens]. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  2. Vavel (1 September 2016). "Saint-Étienne anuncia zagueiro suíço Léo Lacroix por quatro temporadas". Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  3. "ASSE : 5 anecdotes croustillantes sur Léo Lacroix". Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  4. "Lacroix remplace Djourou". bluewin.ch. 2 October 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  5. "Switzerland v Qatar game report". ESPN. 14 November 2018.
  6. "Games played by Léo Lacroix in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  7. "Games played by Léo Lacroix in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  8. "Games played by Léo Lacroix in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  9. "Games played by Léo Lacroix in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  10. "Games played by Léo Lacroix in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2017.


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