Lucas Tousart

Lucas Simon Pierre Tousart (born 29 April 1997) is a French footballer who plays for Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga as a midfielder. He has also represented the France national youth teams starting from France U19.

Lucas Tousart

Personal information
Full name	Lucas Simon Pierre Tousart[1]
Date of birth	29 April 1997
Place of birth	Arras, France
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Hertha BSC
Number	29
Youth career
2003–2004	JS du Pays Rignacois
2004–2010	US Pays Rignacois
2010–2013	Rodez
2013–2015	Valenciennes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Valenciennes II	12	(0)
2015	Valenciennes	18	(0)
2015–2016	Lyon B	17	(1)
2015–2020	Lyon	114	(3)
2020–	Hertha BSC	14	(0)
National team^‡
2015–2016	France U19	21	(1)
2016–2017	France U20	7	(2)
2016–2019	France U21	24	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 June 2019

Club career

Valenciennes

Tousart made his debut for the Ligue 2 side on 24 January 2015 against Tours. He played the whole match in a 2–1 home loss.[2]

Lyon

Tousart made his Lyon debut on 5 December 2015 in a Ligue 1 match against Angers. He was replaced by Clement Grenier after 61 minutes in a 2–0 home loss.[3] He scored his first professional goal on 16 February 2017 in a UEFA Europa League game against Dutch side AZ Alkmaar, scoring the first goal in an eventual 4–1 victory.[4]

Hertha BSC

On 27 January 2020, Tousart signed with Bundesliga side Hertha BSC. He was however sent back to Lyon on loan until the end of the season.[5] While on loan to Lyon, Tousart volleyed in the game's only goal as Lyon shocked Juventus in the first leg of their Champions League Round of 16 tie.[6] It was announced in June 2020 that Tousart would join Hertha on 1 July, meaning that Tousart would be unable to take part in Lyon's postponed Champions League match following the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 January 2021[9]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Europe^1		Other^2		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Valenciennes	2014–15	Ligue 2	17	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		18	0
	2015–16		1	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
Lyon	2015–16	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2016–17		22	1	2	0	1	0	8	1	0	0	33	2
	2017–18		37	0	4	0	0	0	9	0	—		50	0
	2018–19		30	0	4	0	1	0	7	1	—		42	1
	2019–20		24	2	5	0	3	0	7	1	—		39	3
	Total		114	3	15	0	5	0	31	3	0	0	165	6
Hertha BSC	2020–21	Bundesliga	14	0	1	0	—		—		—		15	0
Career total			146	3	17	0	5	0	31	3	0	0	199	6

¹Includes UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League appearances.

²Includes Trophée des Champions appearances.

Honours

International

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2016

Individual

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016[10]

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
2. "Valenciennes vs. Tours - 24 January 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
3. "Lyon vs. Angers - 5 December 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
4. "AZ vs. Lyon - 16 February 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
5. "Transferts : Lucas Tousart (Lyon) s'engage officiellement avec le Hertha Berlin". L'Équipe. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
6. "Lyon 1-0 Juventus: Tousart edges hosts ahead". UEFA. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
7. "Ligue 1 relegation overruled for Amiens and Toulouse but Lyon appeal dismissed". Sky Sports. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
8. "Lucas Tousart to join Hertha in July". BuliNews. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
9. "L. Tousart". Retrieved 18 July 2016.
10. "Technical Reportfinals" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 October 2016.

External links

• Lucas Tousart at the French Football Federation (in French). Archived at webarchive.org.