Alexandre Lacazette
Alexandre Armand Lacazette (born 28 May 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Lyon. He plays mainly as a striker, but has also been deployed as a second striker and wide forward.
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Lacazette with Arsenal in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alexandre Armand Lacazette | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Lyon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2003 | ELCS Lyon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2011 | Lyon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Lyon II | 12 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010-2017 | Lyon | 203 | (100) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2022 | Arsenal | 158 | (54) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Lyon | 59 | (42) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | France U16 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | France U17 | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | France U18 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | France U19 | 10 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | France U20 | 12 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | France U21 | 11 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | France | 16 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:20, 14 April 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Lacazette began his senior career with hometown club Lyon in 2010, at age 19. Initially a wide forward, he was converted into a striker, and finished as Ligue 1 top goalscorer and won Ligue 1 Player of the Year in the 2014–15 season. In 2017, Lacazette was the subject of a then-club record association football transfer when he signed for Arsenal in a transfer worth up to £47.5 million (€53 million), with whom he won the FA Cup in 2020 and reached the 2019 UEFA Europa League final. In 2022, Lacazette returned to Lyon on a free transfer, and became the club's second-highest all-time top goalscorer.
Lacazette made his debut for the senior side of the France national team in 2013, after he represented his nation across all youth levels. Lacazette was a key contributor in France's victory in the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where he scored the match-winning goal in the final against Spain. He recorded three goals in sixteen appearances.