Lucas Chevalier

Lucas Chevalier (born 6 November 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Lille.

Lucas Chevalier
Chevalier with Lille in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-11-06) 6 November 2001
Place of birth Calais, France
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Lille
Number 30
Youth career
2008–2010 SC Coquellois
2010–2014 AS Marck
2014–2018 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Lille B 38 (0)
2021– Lille 41 (0)
2021–2022 → Valenciennes (loan) 30 (0)
2021 → Valenciennes B (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2017 France U16 1 (0)
2018–2019 France U18 4 (0)
2021 France U20 1 (0)
2022–2023 France U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2023

Club career

Chevalier is a youth academy graduate of Lille.[2] He was third-choice goalkeeper of club behind Mike Maignan and Orestis Karnezis during their league title winning 2020–21 season. In July 2021, he joined Ligue 2 club Valenciennes on a season long loan deal.[3] He made his professional debut for the club on 18 September 2021 in a 1–1 draw against Pau.[4]

On 10 September 2022, Chevalier made his professional debut for his boyhood club with a strong performance against Marseille.[5] A few weeks later, on 9 October, he stopped a penalty kick and made decisive saves in Lille 1–0 home win over Derby du Nord rivals Lens. He was praised for his performance that earned him a rating of 8/10 in La Voix du Nord and a spot in L'Équipe's Team of the Week.[6][7] After the game, he told to Prime Video Sport pundit Thierry Henry that former Lille keeper Mike Maignan phoned him before the game to advise and encourage him.[8] In January 2023, Chevalier extended his contract with Lille until June 2027.[9]

International career

Chevalier is a former French youth international. He has appeared for under-16 and under-18 teams in friendlies.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 10 March 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lille B 2018–19 National 2 19 0 — — 19 0
2019–20 National 2 17 0 — — 17 0
2020–21 National 3 1 0 — — 1 0
2022–23 National 3 1 0 — — 1 0
Total 38 0 — — 38 0
Lille 2020–21 Ligue 1 00000000
2022–23 Ligue 1 21030—240
Total 21030—240
Valenciennes (loan) 2021–22 Ligue 2 30000—300
Valenciennes B (loan) 2021–22 National 3 1 0 — — 1 0
Career total 9003000930

    Honours

    Lille

    References
    1. "Lucas Chevalier" (in French). Lille OSC. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
    2. Lucas Chevalier at Soccerway
    3. "Le gardien de Lille Lucas Chevalier prêté à Valenciennes, en Ligue 2". 5 July 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
    4. "Pau vs. Valenciennes - 18 September 2021". Retrieved 25 September 2021.
    5. Lafont, Romain (17 September 2022). "Lucas Chevalier, celui que les Lillois attendaient tant". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
    6. Käppeli, Pierre-Louis (10 October 2022). "Lille - Lens : Lucas Chevalier héroïque, les notes des joueurs lillois". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2022.
    7. @lequipe (10 October 2022). "L'équipe type de la 10e journée de Ligue 1 : c'est la Bretagne qui gagne" [10th round Team of the Week: Brittany wins] (Tweet) (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2022 – via Twitter.
    8. @PVSportFR (9 October 2022). "@mmseize avait mis la pression à Lucas Chevalier avant le Derby !" [@mmseize put pressure on Lucas Chevalier before the Derby!] (Tweet) (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2022 – via Twitter.
    9. "Enfant du coin, enfant du LOSC, Lucas Chevalier prolonge son contrat". LOSC Lille (in French). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
    10. "Löic Mbe Soh et Arthur Zagre au Tournoi des Boches-du-Rhône 2019". 27 May 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
    11. "Lucas Chevalier: Summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
    12. "How Lille won the Ligue 1 title". Ligue 1. Retrieved 17 March 2023.


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