Loïc Lapoussin (born 27 March 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Sint Truiden. Born in France, he represents Madagascar at international level.
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]
On 2 February 2025, Lapoussin moved to Sint Truiden.[6]
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.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 January 2025[8]
| 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 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12[b] | 0 | — | 47 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| Total | 134 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 15 | ||
| Union SG II | 2024–25 | Belgian Division 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 230 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 26 | ||
- ^ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, Ten appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Eight appearances in the UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 14 October 2024[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Madagascar's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lapoussin goal.[8]
| 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 |
Honours
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
References
- ^ a b "Loïc Lapoussin". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "L'objectif de Lapoussin? Jouer en D1". L'Avenir (in French). 23 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Football : Anthony Moris et Loïc Lapoussin quittent Virton pour l'Union Saint-Gilloise". bx1.be (in French). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Le poussin Lapoussin wordt een Kanarie" (in Dutch). Sint-Truidense V.V. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "Sébastien Haller et la Côte d'Ivoire font plier Madagascar". 12 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Loic Lapoussin". SofaScore. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "Lapoussin, Loïc". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
External links
- Loïc Lapoussin at Soccerway
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