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)
2020	→ Lyon (loan)	6	(0)
2023–	Union Berlin	28	(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 22:27, 15 January 2025 (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

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.[3]

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.[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

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

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

As of match played 15 January 2025[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		5	0	1	0	—		—		—		6	0
	Total		28	0	2	0	—		5	0	—		35	0
Career total			249	11	23	1	5	0	36	3	0	0	313	15

1. Includes UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League
2. Includes Trophée des Champions

Honours

Lyon

• Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2019–20[13]

France U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2016

Individual

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

References

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.

External links

• Profile at the Hertha BSC website
• Lucas Tousart at the French Football Federation (in French)