Maxence Lacroix
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File:Lens - Sochaux (23-11-2019) 73.jpg Lacroix warming up for Sochaux in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maxence Guy Lacroix[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 2000[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crystal Palace | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| 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) |
| 2020–2024 | Wolfsburg | 111 | (6) |
| 2024– | Crystal Palace | 51 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | France U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | France U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | France U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | France U20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:04, 14 December 2025 | |||
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Maxence Guy Lacroix (born 6 April 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Crystal Palace.
Lacroix began his career at Sochaux, where he made his senior debut in 2018. He signed for Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg in 2020, spending four seasons in Germany before moving to Crystal Palace in 2024, winning the FA Cup in 2025 in his first season.
Lacroix has represented France at various youth levels.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Sochaux
[edit | edit source]On 21 August 2017, Lacroix signed his first professional contract with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard.[4] Lacroix made his professional debut with Sochaux in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over FC Lorient on 22 December 2018.[5]
VfL Wolfsburg
[edit | edit source]On 25 August 2020, Lacroix joined VfL Wolfsburg on a four-year deal.[6][7] On 27 February 2021, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 2–0 win over Hertha BSC.[8]
Crystal Palace
[edit | edit source]On 30 August 2024, Premier League club Crystal Palace signed Lacroix on a five-year deal, reuniting him with former Wolfsburg manager Oliver Glasner.[9] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 draw against Manchester City on 7 December.[10] He played for the entirety of the 2025 FA Cup final on 17 May 2025 as the club defeated City 1–0 to win its first ever major trophy.[11][12]
International career
[edit | edit source]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.[13]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Lacroix was born in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, and his father is a nurse and his mother a doctor. He is of Guadeloupean and Malagasy descent through his father and mother.[14]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 14 December 2025[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sochaux II | 2017–18 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Championnat National 3 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| 2019–20 | Championnat National 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| Sochaux | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 1 | — | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[d] | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 4 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 111 | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | — | 130 | 7 | ||||
| Crystal Palace | 2024–25 | Premier League | 35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Premier League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[e] | 1 | 1[f] | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| Total | 51 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 201 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 239 | 9 | ||
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearance in FA Community Shield
Honours
[edit | edit source]Crystal Palace
References
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External links
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- Profile at the VfL Wolfsburg website
- Maxence Lacroix at the French Football Federation (in French)Lua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Villeneuve-Saint-Georges
- French people of Guadeloupean descent
- French sportspeople of Malagasy descent
- Black French sportspeople
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
- VfL Wolfsburg players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Bundesliga players
- Premier League players
- France men's youth international footballers
- French expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- French expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- French football defender, 2000s birth stubs