Loïc Lapoussin

French-born Malagasy footballer

Loïc Lapoussin
Lapoussin in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-03-27) 27 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Rosny-sous-Bois, France[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Union SG
Number 94
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Créteil II 22 (2)
2017–2019 Red Star 44 (2)
2019–2020 Virton 26 (5)
2020– Union SG 122 (12)
International career
2020– Madagascar 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023

Loïc Lapoussin (born 27 March 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. Born in France, Lapoussin represents the Madagascar national team.

Club career

On 27 July 2018, the first matchday of the 2018–19 season, Lapoussin made his Ligue 2 debut with Red Star F.C. in a 2–1 home defeat to Niort.[2]

In summer 2019, he joined Belgian First Division B side R.E. Virton.[3]

After being linked with moves to Beerschot and Charleroi,[4] Lapoussin moved to Royale Union Saint-Gilloise, also of the First Division B, in July 2020.[5]

International career

Lapoussin was born in France, and is of Malagasy descent. Lapoussin debuted with the Madagascar national team in a 2–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification loss to Ivory Coast on 12 November 2020.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 December 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Créteil II 2016–17 Championnat National 3 22 2 22 2
Red Star 2017–18 Championnat National 2 21 1 2 0 23 1
2018–19 Ligue 2 23 1 2 1 25 2
Total 44 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 48 3
Virton 2019–20 Belgian First Division B 26 5 1 0 27 5
Union SG 2020–21 Belgian First Division B 21 2 3 1 24 3
2021–22 Belgian First Division A 38 2 0 0 38 2
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 38 3 4 0 12[a] 1 54 4
2023–24 Belgian Pro League 14 3 2 0 7[b] 0 23 3
Total 111 10 9 1 19 1 0 0 139 12
Career total 203 19 14 2 19 1 0 0 236 22
  1. ^ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, Ten appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

International

Scores and results list Madagascar's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lapoussin goal.[7]
List of international goals scored by Loïc Lapoussin
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 20 November 2023 Stade Municipal d'Oujda, Oujda, Morocco  Chad 3–0 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ^ a b "Loïc Lapoussin". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. ^ Gineste, Franck (27 July 2018). "Ligue 2 : le Red Star chute d'entrée contre Niort (1-2)". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. ^ "L'objectif de Lapoussin? Jouer en D1". L'Avenir (in French). 23 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  4. ^ Flammetti, Alexandere (25 May 2020). "Loïc Lapoussin (Virton) va rejoindre le Sporting Charleroi plutôt que le Beerschot". walfoot.be (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Football : Anthony Moris et Loïc Lapoussin quittent Virton pour l'Union Saint-Gilloise". bx1.be (in French). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Sébastien Haller et la Côte d'Ivoire font plier Madagascar". 12 November 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Loic Lapoussin". SofaScore. Retrieved 6 May 2020.

External links

  • Loïc Lapoussin at Soccerway
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