Claire Lavogez

Claire Marie Annie Lavogez (born 18 June 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for NWSL club Kansas City Current.

Claire Lavogez
Lavogez with France in 2015
Personal information
Full name Claire Marie Annie Lavogez[1]
Date of birth (1994-06-18) 18 June 1994
Place of birth Calais, France
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kansas City Current
Number 94
Youth career
2001–2008 AS Marck
2008–2009 Calais RUFC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Gravelines 14 (5)
2010–2011 Hénin-Beaumont 17 (3)
2011–2015 Montpellier 60 (15)
2015–2018 Lyon 26 (10)
2018 → Fleury (loan) 11 (4)
2018–2022 Bordeaux 68 (15)
2022– Kansas City Current 9 (2)
International career
2009–2010 France U16 6 (1)
2009–2011 France U17 19 (11)
2012–2013 France U19 13 (5)
2014 France U20 7 (4)
2018 France U23 4 (2)
2014–2017 France 35 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2022

Club career

A midfielder, she joined Lyon on a three-year deal in 2015.[2] Prior to joining Lyon, she played four seasons with Montpellier and had single season spells with FCF Hénin-Beaumont and US Gravelines Foot.

On 20 July 2022, NWSL club Kansas City Current announced the signing of Lavogez on a contract until the end of the 2023 season.[3]

International career

With the French under-20 team, Lavogez played in the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and scored a celebrated goal against Costa Rica.[4] She ended the tournament with 4 goals in 6 games earning her the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Bronze Ball as the third best player in the tournament. Lavogez and France finished in 3rd place, defeating North Korea in the Bronze medal match.[5] October 2014 she made her senior France debut in a 2–0 win over Germany.

In the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup quarter-final, substitute Lavogez had her crucial penalty saved by Nadine Angerer in France's penalty shootout defeat by Germany. Lavogez also attracted criticism for a "comically bad" dive during regulation time.[6]

Lavogez competed for France at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[7]

Career statistics

International
As of 30 July 2017[8]
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 201430
2015111
2016132
201780
Total353

International goals
As of match played 30 July 2017. Scores and results list France's goal tally first.[8]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 6 March 2015Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal Denmark4–04–12015 Algarve Cup
2 16 July 2016Stade Charléty, Paris, France China3–03–0Friendly
3 16 September 2016Stade des Alpes, Grenoble, France Brazil1–01–1Friendly

Honours

Club
Lyon

National Team

References
  1. "List of Players - France" (PDF). FIFA. 4 August 2014. p. 7. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. "Press Release". Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  3. Bell, Thad (20 July 2022). "KC Current sign French attacker Claire Lavogez". The Blue Testament. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  4. Cutler, Teddy (7 August 2014). "France's Claire Lavogez scores goal of the year candidate in Under-20 World Cup". The Independent. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  5. "Germany crowned, France end on a high". FIFA. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  6. "Watch: Karma strikes France star Claire Lavogez after comically bad dive". Eurosport. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  7. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Claire Lavogez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020.
  8. "Equipe de France A - Claire Lavogez". Retrieved 5 April 2021.
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