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 warming up for Sochaux 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 56 (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 23:09, 16 April 2022 (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 for a centre-back at 88, making him one of the fastest centere-backs in the game and a popular choice for many players.[9]

In October 2021 a TikTok video circulated of a doppelgänger of his dancing and lip syncing to Meet Me At Our Spot. He has since become an internet meme.

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Bienvenue, Maxence Lacroix" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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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