Lucien Laurent

Lucien Laurent (10 December 10, 1907 – April 11, 2005) was a former French footballer. He has played for France national team. He scored the first ever FIFA World Cup goal in France's 4-1 win against Mexico.[1]

Lucien Laurent
Personal information
Full name Lucien Laurent
Date of birth (1907-12-10)10 December 1907
Place of birth Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France
Date of death 11 April 2005(2005-04-11) (aged 97)
Place of death Besançon, France
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921–1930 CA Paris
1930–1932 F.C. Sochaux-Montbéliard
1932–1933 Club Français
1933–1934 CA Paris
1934–1935 F.C. Mulhouse
1935–1936 F.C. Sochaux-Montbéliard
1936–1937 Rennes 32 (11)
1937–1939 Strasbourg 28 (4)
1939–1943 Toulouse FC
1943–1946 Besançon R.C.
National team
1930–1935 France 10 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career statistics

[2]

Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
FranceLeague
1932/33Français ParisDivision 1178
1933/34CA ParisDivision 12410
1934/35MulhouseDivision 12813
1935/36Sochaux-MontbéliardDivision 174
1936/37Stade RennaisDivision 1267
1937/38StrasbourgDivision 1183
1938/39101
1945/46BesançonDivision 2186
1946/47124
CountryFrance 16056
Total 16056

International career statistics

France national team
YearAppsGoals
193041
193131
193220
193300
193400
193510
Total102

International Goals

France's goal tally first

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 July 1930Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo, Uruguay Mexico1–04–11930 FIFA World Cup
2.14 May 1931Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, France England1–15–2Friendly

Honours

References

  1. Molinaro, John F. (13 November 2009). "The World Cup's 1st goal scorer". CBC Sports. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Lucien Laurent". www.national-football-teams.com.
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