Alexandre Lacazette
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alexandre Lacazette | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Lyon | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2003 | ELCS Lyon | ||
| 2003–2010 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010– | Lyon | 193 | (92) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | France U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | France U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | France U18 | 10 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | France U19 | 10 | (4) |
| 2010–2011 | France U20 | 12 | (9) |
| 2011–2012 | France U21 | 11 | (4) |
| 2013– | France | 10 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 January 2017 |
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Alexandre Lacazette (French pronunciation: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ lakazɛt]; born 28 May 1991) is a French footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Lyon and the France national team.
He has played over 250 matches across all competitions for Lyon since 2010, scoring over 100 goals. In 2014–15 he was Ligue 1's top scorer with 27 goals in 33 games, and also the UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year.
Lacazette has represented France across all youth levels. He won the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship with the France under-19 team, scoring the match-winning goal in the final against Spain. Lacazette made his senior international debut in June 2013, scoring his first goal in March 2015.
From a Guadeloupean family, Lacazette started playing football at the age of 7 in his local club Elan sportif in the 8th arrondissement of Lyon.
Upon his arrival at the club, Lacazette began training at the Centre Tola Vologe, the club's training center. While undergoing training, he was likened to former Lyon striker Sonny Anderson by many coaches, including the player himself. As a youth player, Lacazette played on the club's under-18 team that finished in third place in the Championnat National 18 ans during the 2007–08 season. The following season, he began making appearances with the club's Championnat de France amateur team appearing in 19 matches and netting five goals.In the 2009–10 season, Lacazette had a stellar campaign in the CFA scoring 12 goals in 22 appearances.
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