Lucas Tousart

Lucas Tousart
Tousart with France U19 in 2015
Personal information
Full name Lucas Simon Pierre Tousart[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-29) 29 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Arras, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Union Berlin
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 108 (3)
2020–2023 Hertha BSC 89 (8)
2020Lyon (loan) 6 (0)
2023– Union Berlin 25 (0)
International career
2015–2016 France U19 21 (1)
2016–2017 France U20 7 (2)
2016–2019 France U21 24 (0)
2021 France Olympic 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:14, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

Lucas Simon Pierre Tousart (born 29 April 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Union Berlin. He has also represented France internationally, having played for the country's under-19, under-20 and under-21 teams, as well as the France Olympic football team.

Club career

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Valenciennes

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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.[3]

Lyon

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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.[4] 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.[5]

Hertha BSC

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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.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8][9]

Union Berlin

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On 19 July 2023, Tousart joined Hertha BSC's local rivals Union Berlin.[10] On 16 September 2023, he made his debut for the club in a 1–2 away loss to VfL Wolfsburg, coming on as a substitute in the second half.[11]

Career statistics

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As of match played 30 August 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe[a] Other[b] 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 26 1 1 0 27 1
2021–22 30 2 3 0 33 2
2022–23 33 5 1 1 34 6
Total 89 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 9
Union Berlin 2023–24 Bundesliga 23 0 1 0 5 0 29 0
2024–25 2 0 1 0 3 0
Total 25 0 2 0 5 0 32 0
Career total 246 11 23 1 5 0 36 3 0 0 310 15

Honours

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Lyon

France U19

Individual

  • UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: France" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 6. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Lucas Tousart". Hertha BSC. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Valenciennes vs. Tours - 24 January 2015". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Lyon vs. Angers - 5 December 2015". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  5. ^ "AZ vs. Lyon - 16 February 2017". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Transferts : Lucas Tousart (Lyon) s'engage officiellement avec le Hertha Berlin". L'Équipe. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Lyon 1-0 Juventus: Tousart edges hosts ahead". UEFA. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Ligue 1 relegation overruled for Amiens and Toulouse but Lyon appeal dismissed". Sky Sports. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Lucas Tousart to join Hertha in July". BuliNews. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Union sign Lucas Tousart". 1. FC Union Berlin. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Union lose 2-1 in Wolfsburg". 1. FC Union Berlin. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  12. ^ "L. Tousart". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  13. ^ "Paris St-Germain beat Lyon in French League Cup final for another treble". BBC Sport. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Technical Reportfinals" (PDF). UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
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