Alexandre Lacazette

His goal in the 69th minute gave Lyon a 2–1 lead, which would be the final score.

Minutes after coming onto the pitch, he assisted Lyon's opening goal, scored by Yoann Gourcuff in the 75th minute.

He also assisted Lyon's second goal, scored by Bafétimbi Gomis in the 85th minute.

Lyon, however, were unable to complete the comeback, losing 4–3.

On 7 December, Lacazette scored the first European club competition goal of his career in Lyon's final Group B match, the 88th-minute equaliser in the 2–2 home draw against Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Alexandre Armand Lacazette (born 28 May 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Lyon.

He plays mainly as a striker, but has also been deployed as a second striker and wide forward.

Alexandre Armand Lacazette was born on 28 May 1991 in Lyon, to a family of Guadeloupean origin.

He was the youngest of four boys.

One of his brothers, Benoît, played football in the Swiss second division and French fourth division.

His cousin, Romuald, is also a footballer.

Upon his arrival at the club, Lacazette began training at the Centre Tola Vologe, the club's training centre.

While undergoing training, he was likened to former Lyon striker Sonny Anderson by many coaches, including the player himself.

As a youth player, Lacazette played in the club's under-18 team that finished in third place in the Championnat National des moins de 18 ans during the 2007–08 season.

The following season, he began making appearances for the club's Championnat de France Amateur (CFA) reserve team, scoring five goals in 19 CFA matches.

In the 2009–10 season, Lacazette had a stellar campaign in the CFA, scoring 12 goals in 22 appearances.

Lacazette began his senior career with hometown club Lyon in 2010, at age 19.

Lacazette was a key contributor in France's victory in the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where he scored the match-winning goal in the final against Spain.

He recorded three goals in sixteen appearances.

During the second half of the 2009–10 Ligue 1 season, he was called up to the first team by manager Claude Puel and appeared on the bench in the team's 1–0 victory over Montpellier on 2 May 2010.

Three days later, Lacazette made his first team debut in a Ligue 1 home match against Auxerre.

On 3 July 2010, Lacazette signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal.

Lacazette's successful campaign in the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship saw the player draw interest from Italian club Roma.

He also drew praise from the media, alongside international teammates Yannis Tafer and Clément Grenier, for his dedication to the club after playing in the pre-season 2010 Emirates Cup match a 2-2 draw against Celtic, hours after playing in the final of the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Lacazette began the 2010–11 season training full-time with the first team.

He scored six goals in 12 2010–11 CFA matches for the club's reserve team.

He scored his first competitive goal for the first team on 30 October in a Ligue 1 home match against Sochaux.

Three days later, Lacazette made his European club competition debut against the Portuguese club Benfica in a 2010–11 UEFA Champions League Group B away match, appearing as a substitute in the second half with Lyon trailing 4–0.

Due to still having another year left on his aspirant (youth) contract, the contract would start on 1 July 2011.

Lacazette made his debut for the senior side of the France national team in 2013, after he represented his nation across all youth levels.

Initially a wide forward, he was converted into a striker, and finished as Ligue 1 top goalscorer and won Ligue 1 Player of the Year in the 2014–15 season.

Lacazette scored Lyon's only goal in the 2014 Coupe de la Ligue final against Paris Saint-Germain; however his side lost 2–1.

In September 2014, Lacazette signed a two-year extension to his contract, tying him to the club until 2018.

He scored his first hat-trick on 5 October 2014, scoring all the goals in a 3–0 Ligue 1 home win over Lille.

He finished the 2014–15 Ligue 1 season as the top scorer in Ligue 1, scoring a total of 27 goals.

Lacazette completed an outstanding season by being voted Ligue 1 Player of the Year for the 2014–15 season.

On 26 April 2015, Lacazette broke the Lyon record for Ligue 1 or Division 1 goals scored in a single season with his 26th in a Ligue 1 4–2 away victory over Reims; André Guy had scored a total of 25 Division 1 goals in the 1968–69 season.

Amid transfer speculation from a number of Premier League clubs such as Arsenal following his break-out season, on 8 August 2015, Lacazette signed a new deal, extending his contract with Lyon until 2019.

In 2017, Lacazette was the subject of a then-club record association football transfer when he signed for Arsenal in a transfer worth up to £47.5 million (€53 million), with whom he won the FA Cup in 2020 and reached the 2019 UEFA Europa League final.

In 2022, Lacazette returned to Lyon on a free transfer, and became the club's second-highest all-time top goalscorer.