Lucien Laurent

Lucien Laurent (10 December 10, 1907 – April 11, 2005) was a 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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