Lucas Albert
{{short description|France international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Lucas Albert
|fullname =
|image = Lucas Albert.jpg
|image_size = 150
|caption =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|07|04}}
|birth_place = Carcassonne, France
|height = {{convert|1.77|m|ftin|abbr=on|order=flip}}
|weight = {{convert|83|kg|stlb|abbr=on|order=flip}}
|position = {{rlp|SH|HK}}
| club1 = Catalans Dragons
| year1start = 2015
| year1end = 20
| appearances1 = 56
| tries1 = 8
| goals1 = 28
| fieldgoals1 = 0
| points1 = 88
| club2 = → Saint-Esteve
| year2start = 2016
| year2end = 20
| appearances2 = 15
| tries2 = 4
| goals2 = 30
| fieldgoals2 = 3
| points2 = 79
| club3 = AS Carcassonne
| year3start = 2021
| year3end =
| appearances3 = 3
| tries3 = 1
| goals3 = 0
| fieldgoals3 = 0
| points3 = 4
| club4 = {{nowrap|Toulouse Olympique}}
| year4start = 2021
| year4end = 23
| appearances4 = 22
| tries4 = 1
| goals4 = 0
| fieldgoals4 = 0
| points4 = 4
| club5 = AS Carcassonne
| year5start = 2023
| year5end = present
| appearances5 = 0
| tries5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| fieldgoals5 = 0
| points5 = 0
|teamA = France
|yearAstart = 2017
|yearAend = present
|appearancesA = 5
|triesA = 0
|goalsA = 3
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 6
|teamB = France 9s
|yearBstart = 2019
|yearBend = present
|appearancesB = 3
|triesB = 0
|goalsB = 0
|fieldgoalsB = 0
|pointsB = 0
|source = [https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Lucas-Albert/ loverugbyleague][http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/lucas-albert/summary.html RLP][http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_35276.html itsrugby]
|updated = 1 July 2023
}}
Lucas Albert (born 4 July 1998) is a French rugby league footballer who plays as a {{rlp|sh}} or {{rlp|so}} for AS Carcassonne in the Elite One Championship and France at international level.
Albert has previously played for the Catalans Dragons in the Super League, and spent time from Catalans on loan at Saint-Esteve in the Elite One Championship. He has also played for AS Carcassonne in the Elite One Championship.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}
Background
Albert was born in Carcassonne, France.
Club career
=Catalans Dragons=
=AS Carcassonne=
On 17 Nov 2020 it was reported that he had signed for AS Carcassonne in the Elite One Championship.{{cite web|website=Love Rugby League|date=17 Nov 2020|accessdate=10 Jan 2021|title=Catalans playmaker Lucas Albert to join Carcassonne at end of season|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/catalans-playmaker-lucas-albert-to-join-carcassonne-at-end-of-season/}}
=Toulouse Olympique=
On 28 April 2021, it was announced that Albert would join Toulouse Olympique in the Championship for the remainder of the 2021 season. Due to an injury sustained playing for Carcassonne, Albert did not join Toulouse until July. He made his debut in the final match of the regular season in the 82–12 victory at Newcastle Thunder.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/match/EVP3535120|title=Newcastle Thunder v Toulouse - Rugby League}} He did not play in either of the two play-off matches that saw Toulouse promoted to Super League.
On 22 October 2021, Toulouse announced that Albert had signed a new two-year contract with the Super League club until the end of the 2023 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.to13.com/a-la-une/lucas-albert-prolonge-au-to-pour-deux-saisons/|title = Lucas ALBERT prolonge au TO pour deux saisons|date = 22 October 2021}}
Albert played 21 games for Toulouse in the 2022 Super League season as they finished bottom of the table and were relegated back to the RFL Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/toulouse-suffering-untold-damage-due-to-relegation-from-super-league/|title=Toulouse suffering "untold damage" due to relegation from Super League|website=www.loverugbyleague.com}}
International career
He was selected in France 9s squad for the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.{{cite web|date=2 October 2019|title=La liste des joueurs pour la Coupe du Monde dévoilée!|url=https://www.ffr13.fr/actualite-a-la-une/la-liste-des-joueurs-pour-la-coupe-du-monde-devoilee/|publisher=FFRXIII|accessdate=1 November 2019|language=French}}{{cite web|date=10 October 2019|title=XIII de France: Romain Puso remplace Lilian Albert, forfait!|url=https://www.ffr13.fr/actualite-a-la-une/xiii-de-france-romain-puso-remplace-lilian-albert-forfait/|publisher=FFR XIII|accessdate=1 November 2019|language=French}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.catalansdragons.com/en/fiche-276-albert-lucas/ Catalans Dragons profile]
- [http://www.catalansdragons.com/en/fiche-231-albert-lucas/ Catalans profile]
- [http://www.ffr13.fr/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/lucas_albert-791x1024.jpg France profile]
- [https://www.superleague.co.uk/player/168/lucas%3Cbr-%3Ealbert SL profile]
{{France 2017 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Albert, Lucas}}
Category:AS Carcassonne players
Category:Catalans Dragons players
Category:France national rugby league team players
Category:French rugby league players
Category:Rugby league halfbacks
Category:Rugby league players from Carcassonne
Category:Toulouse Olympique players
Category:21st-century French sportsmen
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