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Duke Lacroix
Personal information
Full name Markhus Duke Lacroix
Date of birth (1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth New Egypt, New Jersey, United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Indy Eleven
Number 14
Youth career
2011–2014 Penn Quakers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Ocean City Nor'easters 21 (4)
2015– Indy Eleven 34 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 31, 2015

Markhus "Duke" Lacroix (born October 14, 1993) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Indy Eleven in the North American Soccer League.

Career

Youth

Lacroix grew up in the New Egypt section of Plumsted Township, New Jersey. He attended the Lawrenceville School, where he played soccer and ran track.[1]

He played four years of college soccer at the University of Pennsylvania between 2011 and 2014.[2] While at the University of Pennsylvania, the two-time captain served as one of only three players in school history to receive four All-Ivy League honors (First-team honoree in 2013 & 2014, Second-team in 2012 and Honorable Mention in 2011). He was also the only Quakers player ever to be named both the Ivy League’s Rookie of the Year (2011) and an Ivy League Player of the Year (Offensive POY in 2013). While at college, Lacroix appeared for Premier Development League side Ocean City Nor'easters in 2012 and 2013.[3]

Professional

Lacroix signed for North American Soccer League side Indy Eleven on May 21, 2015.[4] He made his first appearance for the club in a 0-2 loss to Louisville FC in the US Open Cup on May 27, 2016. His first goal for the club was the game-winning goal in a 3-0 victory over FC Edmonton on June 13, 2015. He would finish the 2015 season with two goals and one assist over the course of 835 minutes.

References

  1. ^ Staff. "Indy Eleven Sign Striker Duke Lacroix; Speedy Univ. of Pennsylvania product brings roster to 23 players", Indy Eleven, May 21, 2015. Accessed October 17, 2015. "The native of New Egypt, N.J., attended The Lawrenceville School, where he played four years of soccer and ran three years of track his high school, his tenure as a runner including a 4x400 relay win at the prestigious Penn Relays."
  2. ^ http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1700&ATCLID=205157539
  3. ^ http://www.oceancityfc.com/Roster_PDL/719514.html
  4. ^ http://www.indyeleven.com/news/2015/05/21/indy-eleven-sign-striker-duke-lacroix
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