Léo Lacroix (footballer)

Léo Lacroix (born 27 February 1992) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a defender for Romanian Liga I club FC U Craiova.[1]

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
Team information
Current team
 FC U Craiova
Number 4
Youth career
2002–2004 Lausanne-Sport
2004–2005 US Affrico
2005–2007 Sporting Arno
2007 Team Vaud
2008 Malley
2009 São Cristóvão
2009–2011 Sion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Sion U21
2012–2016 Sion 77 (1)
2016–2020 Saint-Étienne 31 (0)
2017–2020 Saint-Étienne B 4 (1)
2018 → Basel (loan) 9 (0)
2018–2019 → Hamburger SV (loan) 16 (1)
2018 → Hamburger SV II (loan) 1 (0)
2021 Sion 13 (0)
2021–2023 Western United 50 (3)
2023– FC U Craiova 9 (1)
International career
2010 Switzerland U18 2 (0)
2010 Switzerland U19 8 (0)
2013–2014 Switzerland U21 4 (0)
2018 Switzerland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023

Club career

On 31 August 2016, Ligue 1 side Saint-Étienne announced that they had reached an agreement for the transfer of Lacroix.[2] Lacroix signed a four year contract and in his first season he had 20 appearances in the 2016–17 Ligue 1. In the 2017–18 Ligue 1 season he played 11 games for the team, but was then loaned out to Swiss club Basel.

Lacroix joined Basel's first team in the winter break of their 2017–18 season under head coach Raphaël Wicky. The loan was dated until summer 2018, with the option of a definite transfer.[3] Basel had to find a replacement for Manuel Akanji, who had transferred out to Borussia Dortmund. Lacroix played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game in the Stockhorn Arena on 10 February as Basel won 2–0 against Thun.[4] Lacroix stayed with Basel until the end of the season, but the club did not pull the option. During his short period with the club Lacroix played a total of 12 games for Basel without scoring a goal. Nine of these games were in the Swiss Super League, one in the Swiss Cup and two games against Manchester City in the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League knockout phase.[5]

In September 2021, Lacroix signed with Australian club Western United.[6] Lacroix spent two seasons at Western United, before departing at the end of the 2022-23 season.[7]

International career

Lacroix was born in Switzerland, and is of Brazilian descent through his mother.[8][9] 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.[10] He made his debut for the national team on 14 November 2018 in a friendly against Qatar.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of 22 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sion 2012–13[12] Swiss Super League 9110—00101
2013–14[13] Swiss Super League 15020——170
2014–15[14] Swiss Super League 28041——321
2015–16[15] Swiss Super League 20020—7[lower-alpha 1]1291
2016–17[16] Swiss Super League 5000——50
Total 77191—71933
Saint-Étienne 2016–17 Ligue 1 20010103[lower-alpha 1]0250
2017–18 Ligue 1 1101010—130
Total 310202030380
Saint-Étienne B 2016–17 Championnat de France Amateur 2 10———10
2019–20 Championnat National 2 31———31
Total 41———41
Basel (loan) 2017–18 Swiss Super League 9010—2[lower-alpha 2]0120
Hamburg (loan) 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 16110——171
Hamburg II (loan) 2018–19 Regionalliga Nord 10———10
Sion 2020–21 Swiss Super League 11010——120
2021–22 Swiss Super League 2000——20
Total 130100000140
Western United 2021–22 A-League Men 27310——283
2022–23 A-League Men 23010——240
Total 50320——523
FC U Craiova 2023–24 Liga I 9110——101
Career total 2107171201212419
  1. Appearances in the Europa League
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League


Honours
Sion
Western United
Individual

References
  1. Léo Lacroix at Soccerway
  2. "Léo Lacroix, cinquième recrue des Verts" [Léo Lacroix, the fifth recruit of The Greens]. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  3. FC Basel 1893 (31 January 2018). "Leo Lacroix wechselt leihweise zum FCB". Leo Lacroix is loaned to FCB (in German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  4. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (10 February 2018). "FC Thun - FC Basel 0:2 (0:1)". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  5. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (2018). "Léo Lacroix -FCB statistic". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  6. "Swiss star Leo Lacroix signs with Western United". Western United. 1 September 2021.
  7. "Western United announced unretained Isuzu UTE A-League players". Western United FC. 8 May 2023.
  8. Vavel (1 September 2016). "Saint-Étienne anuncia zagueiro suíço Léo Lacroix por quatro temporadas". Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  9. "ASSE : 5 anecdotes croustillantes sur Léo Lacroix". Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  10. "Lacroix remplace Djourou". bluewin.ch. 2 October 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  11. "Switzerland v Qatar game report". ESPN. 14 November 2018.
  12. "Games played by Léo Lacroix in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  13. "Games played by Léo Lacroix in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  14. "Games played by Léo Lacroix in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  15. "Games played by Léo Lacroix in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  16. "Games played by Léo Lacroix in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  17. "Switzerland Cup Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  18. "Western United stun Melbourne City 2-0 to win first A-League Men's title". The Guardian. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  19. Harrington, Anna (20 May 2022). "ALM young guns get shot against Barcelona". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  20. "PFA reveals player-voted Austraffic A-League Men Team of the Season on eve of Grand Final". Professional Footballers Australia. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
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