:Paul Delecroix
{{short description|French footballer (born 1988)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Paul Delecroix
| image = RC Lens - FC Metz (09-02-2019) 5.jpg
| upright =
| caption = Delecroix in 2019 with Metz
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|10|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Amiens, France
| height = 1.83 m
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Dijon
| clubnumber = 16
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2008–2012
| clubs1 = Amiens
| caps1 = 6
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2011–2012
| clubs2 = → Chamois Niortais (loan)
| caps2 = 38
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2012–2016
| clubs3 = Chamois Niortais
| caps3 = 117
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2016
| clubs4 = Lorient B
| caps4 = 2
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2016–2018
| clubs5 = Lorient
| caps5 = 9
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2018–2020
| clubs6 = Metz
| caps6 = 3
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2019–2021
| clubs7 = Metz B
| caps7 = 5
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2021
| clubs8 = Annecy
| caps8 = 17
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2021–2023
| clubs9 = Châteauroux
| caps9 = 62
| goals9 = 0
| years10= 2023–2024
| clubs10= Niort
| caps10= 34
| goals10= 0
| years11 = 2024–
| clubs11 = Dijon
| caps11 = 26
| goals11 = 0
| club-update = 26 May 2025
}}
Paul Delecroix (born 14 October 1988) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for {{French football updater|Dijon}} club Dijon.{{soccerway}}
Career
Born in Amiens, Delecroix started his career with Amiens and made six league appearances for the club. He spent the 2011–12 season with Championnat National side Niort and played in every league game as the team won promotion to Ligue 2 as runners-up in the National. He subsequently joined Niort permanently on 27 June 2012, signing a two-year contract with the newly promoted club.{{cite web|url= http://www.foot-national.com/foot-niort-paul-delecroix-reste-pour-deux-ans-36188.html|title=Niort: Paul Delecroix reste pour deux ans|publisher=foot-national.com|author=Erwann Penland|date=27 June 2012|accessdate=27 June 2012}}
In May 2016, it was announced Delecroix would join Lorient on a three-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transfert-paul-delecroix-niort-trois-ans-a-lorient/671632|title=Transfert : Paul Delecroix (Niort) trois ans à Lorient|language=French|date=11 May 2016|accessdate=26 May 2016|work=L'Equipe}}
In July 2018, Delecroix joined Metz after being freed from his Lorient contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Paul-delecroix-signe-a-metz/925419|title=Paul Delecroix signe à Metz|publisher=L'Équipe|language=fr|date=24 July 2018}}
In January 2021, Delecroix signed for Championnat National club Annecy.{{cite web|url=https://www.foot-national.com/foot-annecy-troisieme-recrue-pour-le-club-cet-hiver-off-146873.html|title=Annecy : troisième recrue pour le club cet hiver (off)|publisher=foot-national.com|language=fr|date=13 January 2021}}
On 30 June 2024, Delecroix signed for Championnat National club Dijon.{{Cite web |title=Football. Paul Delecroix s'engage officiellement avec le DFCO |url=https://www.bienpublic.com/sport/2024/06/30/paul-delecroix-s-engage-officiellement-avec-le-dfco#:~:text=Ce%20dimanche%2030%20juin,%20le,saison,%20plus%20une%20en%20option.&text=Comme%20%C3%A9nonc%C3%A9%20auparavant,%20le%20gardien,%C2%B01%20dans%20les%20buts. |access-date=15 August 2024 |website=www.bienpublic.com |language=FR-fr}}
Personal life
Paul's father Jean-Louis is a former footballer.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}
Career statistics
{{updated|26 January 2021}}{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Amiens
|2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2009–10
|2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2010–11
|National |2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Chamois Niortais (loan)
|National |38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| rowspan="5"|Chamois Niortais
|Ligue 2 |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2013–14
|Ligue 2 |37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 2014–15
|Ligue 2 |36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 2015–16
|Ligue 2 |33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!117 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 0 | |
| Lorient B
|CFA |2 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |2 |0 | ||||||||
| rowspan="3"|Lorient
|7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2017–18
|Ligue 2 |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Metz
|Ligue 2 |1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2019–20
|Ligue 1 |2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3" |Metz B
|1 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |1 |0 | ||||||||
| 2020–21
|4 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |4 |0 | ||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!5 !0 ! colspan="2" |— ! colspan="2" |— !5 !0 | ||||||||
| Annecy
|National |17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 17 | 0 | ||
| Châteauroux
|National |4 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |4 |0 | ||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!201 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 229 | 0 |
Honours
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Lequipe|29479}}
- [http://www.foot-national.com/3777-joueur-football-Delecroix-Paul.html Paul Delecroix profile] at FootNational
{{Dijon FCO squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Delecroix, Paul}}
Category:Footballers from Amiens
Category:French men's footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Chamois Niortais FC players
Category:LB Châteauroux players
Category:Championnat National players
Category:Championnat National 2 players