Lucas Tousart

Lucas Simon Pierre Tousart (born 29 April 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Brest. 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.

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 28)
Place of birth	Arras, France
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Brest
Number	24
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)
2023–2025	Union Berlin	38	(0)
2025–	Brest	0	(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 as of 17:34, 17 May 2025 (UTC)

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]

Brest

On 1 September 2025, Tousart signed with Ligue 1 side Brest.^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 May 2025^[13]

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		15	0	1	0	—		—		—		16	0
	Total		38	0	2	0	—		5	0	—		45	0
Brest	2025–26	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Career total			259	11	23	1	5	0	36	3	0	0	323	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^[14]

France U19

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2016

Individual

• UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016^[15]