Maxence Caqueret

{{Short description|French footballer (born 2000)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Maxence Caqueret

| image = Maxence Caqueret (cropped).jpg

| caption = Caqueret playing for Lyon in 2021

| full_name = Maxence Caqueret{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FU17/2017/pdf/FU17_2017_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017: List of Players: France |publisher=FIFA |page=6 |date=28 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701083502/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FU17/2017/pdf/FU17_2017_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=1 July 2018}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|2|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Vénissieux, France

| height = 1.74 m{{cite web |url=https://www.ol.fr/en/football/roster/players/maxence-caqueret |title=Maxence Caqueret |publisher=Olympique Lyonnais |access-date=9 March 2023 }}

| position = Defensive midfielder

| currentclub = Como

| clubnumber = 80

| youthyears1 = 2006–2007

| youthclubs1 = FC de Corbas

| youthyears2 = 2007–2011

| youthclubs2 = FC Chaponnay Marennes

| youthyears3 = 2011–2019

| youthclubs3 = Lyon

| years1 = 2016–2019

| clubs1 = Lyon B

| caps1 = 40

| goals1 = 3

| years2 = 2019–2025

| clubs2 = Lyon

| caps2 = 147

| goals2 = 5

| years3 = 2025–

| clubs3 = Como

| caps3 = 18

| goals3 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2015–2016

| nationalteam1 = France U16

| nationalcaps1 = 12

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| nationalyears2 = 2016–2017

| nationalteam2 = France U17

| nationalcaps2 = 15

| nationalgoals2 = 7

| nationalyears3 = 2017–2018

| nationalteam3 = France U18

| nationalcaps3 = 12

| nationalgoals3 = 1

| nationalyears4 = 2018–2019

| nationalteam4 = France U19

| nationalcaps4 = 16

| nationalgoals4 = 1

| nationalyears5 = 2019

| nationalteam5 = France U20

| nationalcaps5 = 3

| nationalgoals5 = 0

| nationalyears6 = 2020–2023

| nationalteam6 = France U21

| nationalcaps6 = 24

| nationalgoals6 = 4

| club-update = 09:18, 24 May 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 2 July 2023

}}

Maxence Caqueret (born 15 February 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Italian {{Italian football updater|Como}} club Como.{{Soccerway|458890|accessdate=5 January 2019}}

Club career

=Lyon=

Caqueret is a product of the Lyon academy. He made his first team debut on 5 January 2019 in a 2–0 away win against Bourges 18 in the Coupe de France. He started the match before being replaced by Houssem Aouar after 72 minutes. On 30 November, Caqueret played his first Ligue 1 game against Strasbourg giving an assist to Maxwel Cornet in a 2–1 win. On 4 January, Caqueret scored his first professional goal in Coupe de France against Bourg-en-Bresse.{{cite web|url=https://soccerway.com/matches/2019/01/05/france/coupe-de-france/bourges-foot/olympique-lyonnais/2948276/|title=Bourges vs. Lyon - 5 January 2019 - Soccerway|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=5 January 2019}} Caqueret left the club in January 2025 having played 187 games.

=Como=

On 12 January 2025, Caqueret signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Serie A side Como.{{cite web|publisher=Como 1907|url=https://comofootball.com/en/como-1907-strengthens-midfield-with-signing-of-maxence-caqueret-from-lyon/|title=Como 1907 Strengthens Midfield With Signing Of Maxence Caqueret From Lyon|date=12 January 2025|access-date=12 January 2025}} The transfer fee was reported as €17 million including bonuses.{{cite web |title=Como agree Caqueret transfer with Olympique Lyonnais |url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/como-agree-caqueret-transfer-with-olympique-lyonnais-40543460 |publisher=OneFootball |access-date=11 January 2025}}

Career statistics

{{updated|match played 23 May 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{{efn|Includes Coupe de France}}

!colspan="2"|Europe

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals
rowspan="5"|Lyon B

|2016–17

|CFA

|1

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—10
2017–18

|National 2

|16

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—160
2018–19

|National 2

|19

3colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—193
2019–20

|National 2

|4

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—40
colspan="2"|Total

!40

3colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—403
rowspan="8"|Lyon

|2018–19

|Ligue 1

|0

020000020
2019–20

|Ligue 1

|8

0213Appearances in UEFA Champions League03Appearances in Coupe de la Ligue

|0

161
2020–21

|Ligue 1

|29

040colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—330
2021–22

|Ligue 1

|31

0008Appearances in UEFA Europa League0colspan="2" |—390
2022–23

|Ligue 1

|36

440colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—404
2023–24

|Ligue 1

|34

161colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—402
2024–25

|Ligue 1

|9

01040colspan="2"|—140
colspan="2"|Total

!147

5192150301846
Como

|2024–25

|Serie A

|18

2colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—182
colspan="3"|Career total

!205

101921503024211

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Honours

Lyon

  • Coupe de France runner-up: 2023–24{{cite web |date=25 May 2024 |title=PSG beat Lyon 2-1 to win French Cup final in Mbappe's farewell appearance |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/psg-beat-lyon-2-1-french-cup-final-clinch-domestic-treble-2024-05-25/ |access-date=25 May 2024 |website=Reuters}}
  • Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2019–20{{cite web |date=31 July 2020 |title=Paris St-Germain beat Lyon in French League Cup final for another treble |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53617357 |access-date=16 June 2022 |website=BBC Sport}}

Individual

  • UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2019{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/under19/news/0257-0dee7760e7c2-87b8e8ee3fc9-1000--2019-u19-euro-team-of-the-tournament/|title=2019 U19 EURO team of the tournament|date=30 July 2019|website=UEFA}}

References

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