Lucas Chevalier
{{Short description|French footballer (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lucas Chevalier
| image = Chevalier ASSE losc 2425 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Chevalier with Lille in 2024
| full_name = Lucas Eugène Chevalier{{cite web |url=https://www.verif.com/en/leaders/Lucas-CHEVALIER-J47422003/ |title=Lucas Eugène Chevalier |website=Verif |publisher=Altares-D&B |access-date=17 April 2025}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|11|6|df=y}}{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur70162.html |title=Lucas Chevalier |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=31 March 2025 |language=fr}}
| birth_place = Calais, Pas-de-Calais, France
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Lille
| clubnumber = 30
| youthyears1 = 2008–2010
| youthclubs1 = SC Coquellois
| youthyears2 = 2010–2014
| youthclubs2 = AS Marck
| youthyears3 = 2014–2018
| youthclubs3 = Lille
| years1 = 2018–2022
| clubs1 = Lille B
| caps1 = 38
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2021–
| clubs2 = Lille
| caps2 = 99
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2021
| clubs3 = → Valenciennes B (loan)
| caps3 = 1
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2021–2022
| clubs4 = → Valenciennes (loan)
| caps4 = 30
| goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2017
| nationalteam1 = France U16
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam2 = France U18
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2021
| nationalteam3 = France U20
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2022–2023
| nationalteam4 = France U21
| nationalcaps4 = 6
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2024
| nationalteam5 = France Olympic
| nationalcaps5 = 1
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|FRA}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|UEFA Nations League}}
{{Medal|3rd|2025|}}
| club-update = 17 May 2025
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Lucas Eugène Chevalier (born 6 November 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Lille.
Club career
Chevalier is a youth academy graduate of Lille.{{Soccerway|551263}} 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.{{cite web|title=Le gardien de Lille Lucas Chevalier prêté à Valenciennes, en Ligue 2|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Le-gardien-de-lille-lucas-chevalier-prete-a-valenciennes-en-ligue-2/1268213|date=5 July 2021|access-date=25 September 2021}} He made his professional debut for the club on 18 September 2021 in a 1–1 draw against Pau.{{cite web|title=Pau vs. Valenciennes - 18 September 2021|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/09/18/france/ligue-2/pau-football-club/valenciennes-anzin-football-club/3525286/|access-date=25 September 2021}}
On 10 September 2022, Chevalier made his professional debut for his boyhood club with a strong performance against Marseille.{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Article/Lucas-chevalier-celui-que-les-lillois-attendaient-tant/1354566 |title=Lucas Chevalier, celui que les Lillois attendaient tant |last=Lafont |first=Romain |date=17 September 2022 |website=L'Équipe |access-date=10 October 2022}} 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.{{cite web |language=fr |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1239140/article/2022-10-10/lille-lens-lucas-chevalier-heroique-les-notes-des-joueurs-lillois |title=Lille - Lens : Lucas Chevalier héroïque, les notes des joueurs lillois |last=Käppeli |first=Pierre-Louis |date=10 October 2022 |website=La Voix du Nord |access-date=10 October 2022}}{{cite tweet |user=lequipe |number=1579366382810300419 |date=10 October 2022 |title=L'équipe type de la 10e journée de Ligue 1 : c'est la Bretagne qui gagne |trans-title=10th round Team of the Week: Brittany wins |language=fr |access-date=10 October 2022}} 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.{{cite tweet |user=PVSportFR |number=1579217772013244417 |date=9 October 2022 |title=@mmseize avait mis la pression à Lucas Chevalier avant le Derby ! |trans-title=@mmseize put pressure on Lucas Chevalier before the Derby! |language=fr |access-date=10 October 2022}} In January 2023, Chevalier extended his contract with Lille until June 2027.{{Cite web |date=31 January 2023 |title=Enfant du coin, enfant du LOSC, Lucas Chevalier prolonge son contrat |url=https://www.losc.fr/actualites/2023-01-30/enfant-du-coin-enfant-du-losc-lucas-chevalier-prolonge-son-contrat |access-date=2 February 2023 |website=LOSC Lille |language=fr-FR}}
On 2 October 2024, in his third season as Lille starting goalkeeper, he took part in the 1-0 home win against Real Madrid in the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League league phase. Being one of the best Lille players on the pitch, his performance was praised by various national and international media including L'Équipe which gave him a rare rating of 9/10 after the match.{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Article/Les-notes-de-lille-real-madrid-chevalier-royal-genesio-a-trouve-la-cle/1511571 |title=Les notes de Lille - Real Madrid : Chevalier royal, Genesio a trouvé la clé |last1=Domenighetti |first1=Joël |last2=Penot |first2=Hervé |last3=Degorre |first3=Damien |date=3 October 2024 |newspaper=L'Équipe |access-date=3 October 2024 |url-access=subscription}}{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1508431/article/2024-10-02/les-notes-des-lillois-contre-le-real-madrid-l-epoustouflant-lucas-chevalier |title=Les notes des Lillois contre le Real Madrid : l'époustouflant Lucas Chevalier |date=2 October 2024 |newspaper=La Voix du Nord |access-date=2 October 2024 |url-access=subscription}}{{Cite tweet |user=lavoixdessports |number=1841593210117800201 |date=2 October 2024 |title=Lucas Chevalier impérial, Ayyoub Bouaddi sérieux... Retrouvez les notes des joueurs lillois face au Real Madrid sur notre site |language=fr |access-date=2 October 2024}}
International career
Chevalier is a former French youth international. He has appeared for under-16 and under-18 teams in friendlies.{{cite web|title=Löic Mbe Soh et Arthur Zagre au Tournoi des Boches-du-Rhône 2019|url=https://www.lestitisdupsg.fr/formation/edf-u18-loic-mbe-soh-et-arthur-zagre-au-tournoi-des-bouches-du-rhone-2019/|date=27 May 2019|access-date=25 September 2021}} In 2024, he was called up to the France Olympic football team for the Olympics football tournament in a preliminary list alongside his Lille teammates Bafodé Diakité and Leny Yoro.{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.fff.fr/article/12621-la-pre-liste-pour-les-jo.html |title=La pré-liste pour les JO |last=Mayen |first=Philippe |date=3 June 2024 |website=FFF |access-date=22 August 2024}} However, the three players were eventually retained by their club due to the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round played in August before the start of the Ligue 1 season.{{cite news |language=fr |url=https://www.eurosport.fr/football/paris-2024/2024/paris-2024-le-losc-refuserait-de-liberer-chevalier-yoro-et-diakite-pour-les-jo_sto20007670/story.shtml |title=Paris 2024 : Le LOSC refuserait de libérer Chevalier, Yoro et Diakité pour les JO |last=Lemaître |first=Clément |date=29 May 2024 |website=Eurosport |access-date=22 August 2024}}
On 7 November 2024, Chevalier received his first call-up to the France national team.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-08 |title='Since Thursday my life has changed' - Lucas Chevalier on first-ever France call-up - Get French Football News |url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2024/since-thursday-my-life-has-changed-lucas-chevalier-on-first-ever-france-call-up/ |access-date=2024-11-08 |language=en-US}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 17 May 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/lucas-chevalier/551263/ |title=Lucas Chevalier: Summary |website=Soccerway |access-date=22 November 2022}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Coupe de France !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Lille B
|19 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20
|Championnat National 2 |17 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23
|Championnat National 3 |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!38 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="5"|Lille
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23
|Ligue 1 |32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24
|Ligue 1 |33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| 2024–25
|Ligue 1 |34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!99 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 127 | 0 | |
| Valenciennes (loan)
|30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 0 | ||
| Valenciennes B (loan)
|Championnat National 3 |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!163 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 191 | 0 |
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Honours
France
- UEFA Nations League third place: 2024–25{{cite web|date=8 June 2025|title=Germany 0-2 France report: Kylian Mbappé scores landmark goal as Les Bleus clinch Nations League third place|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/news/029a-1df3af7eedc9-c3b6e51cf3f1-1000--germany-0-2-france-report-kylian-mbappe-scores-landmark-g/|access-date=8 June 2025|website=UEFA|publisher=Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)}}
Individual
- UNFP Ligue 1 Goalkeeper of the Year: 2024–25{{Cite web |title=Lucas Chevalier préféré à Gianluigi Donnarumma comme meilleur gardien de Ligue 1 aux Trophées UNFP |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Lucas-chevalier-prefere-a-gianluigi-donnarumma-comme-meilleur-gardien-de-ligue-1-aux-trophees-unfp/1561011 |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr}}
- UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2024–25
References
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External links
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Category:Sportspeople from Calais
Category:Footballers from Pas-de-Calais
Category:French men's footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Valenciennes FC players
Category:Championnat National 2 players
Category:Championnat National 3 players
Category:France men's youth international footballers