Paul Delecroix

Paul Delecroix
	Delecroix in 2019 with Metz.
Personal information
Full name	Paul Delecroix
Date of birth	14 October 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Amiens, France
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Niort
Number	1
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2012	Amiens
2011–2012	→ Chamois Niortais (loan)
2012–2016	Chamois Niortais
2016	Lorient B
2016–2018	Lorient
2018–2020	Metz
2019–2021	Metz B
2021	Annecy
2021–2023	Châteauroux
2023–	Niort
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2024

Paul Delecroix (born 14 October 1988) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Championnat National club Niort.^[1]

Career[edit]

Born in Amiens, Delecroix started his career with Amiens and made six league appearances for the club. He spent the 2011–12 season with Championnat National side Niort and played in every league game as the team won promotion to Ligue 2 as runners-up in the National. He subsequently joined Niort permanently on 27 June 2012, signing a two-year contract with the newly promoted club.^[2]

In May 2016, it was announced Delecroix would join FC Lorient on a three-year contract.^[3]

In July 2018, Delecroix joined FC Metz after being freed from his Lorient contract.^[4]

In January 2021, Delecroix signed for Championnat National club Annecy.^[5]

Personal life[edit]

Paul's father Jean-Louis is a former footballer.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics[edit]

As of 26 January 2021^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Amiens	2008–09	Ligue 2	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	2009–10	National	2	0	3	0	0	0	5	0
	2010–11	National	2	0	5	0	1	0	8	0
	Total		6	0	9	0	1	0	16	0
Chamois Niortais (loan)	2011–12	National	38	0	0	0	0	0	38	0
Chamois Niortais	2012–13	Ligue 2	11	0	0	0	1	0	12	0
	2013–14	Ligue 2	37	0	3	0	0	0	40	0
	2014–15	Ligue 2	36	0	1	0	0	0	37	0
	2015–16	Ligue 2	33	0	1	0	1	0	35	0
	Total		117	0	5	0	2	0	124	0
Lorient B	2016–17	CFA	2	0	—		—		2	0
Lorient	2016–17	Ligue 1	7	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
	2017–18	Ligue 2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		9	0	0	0	1	0	10	0
Metz	2018–19	Ligue 2	1	0	5	0	3	0	9	0
	2019–20	Ligue 1	2	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
	Total		3	0	6	0	4	0	13	0
Metz B	2019–20	National 3	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2020–21	National 2	4	0	—		—		4	0
	Total		5	0	—		—		5	0
Annecy	2020–21	National	17	0	0	0	—		17	0
Châteauroux	2021–22	National	4	0	0	0	—		4	0
Career total			201	0	20	0	8	0	229	0

Honours[edit]

Metz

Ligue 2: 2018–19

Metz B

Championnat National 3: 2019–20

References[edit]

^ Paul Delecroix at Soccerway
^ Erwann Penland (27 June 2012). "Niort: Paul Delecroix reste pour deux ans". foot-national.com. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
^ "Transfert : Paul Delecroix (Niort) trois ans à Lorient". L'Equipe (in French). 11 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
^ "Paul Delecroix signe à Metz" (in French). L'Équipe. 24 July 2018.
^ "Annecy : troisième recrue pour le club cet hiver (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 13 January 2021.
^ "Paul Delecroix". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 4 November 2015.

External links[edit]

Paul Delecroix at L'Équipe Football (in French)
Paul Delecroix profile at FootNational

[1] Paul Delecroix at Soccerway

[2] Erwann Penland (27 June 2012). "Niort: Paul Delecroix reste pour deux ans". foot-national.com. Retrieved 27 June 2012.

[3] "Transfert : Paul Delecroix (Niort) trois ans à Lorient". L'Equipe (in French). 11 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.

[4] "Paul Delecroix signe à Metz" (in French). L'Équipe. 24 July 2018.

[5] "Annecy : troisième recrue pour le club cet hiver (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 13 January 2021.

[6] "Paul Delecroix". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 4 November 2015.

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