Here is a young man who has aplomb! Lucas Gourna is a real revelation this season at AS Saint-Etienne. The 17-year-old midfielder was for the first time in front of the press this Friday noon before the trip to Lille this Sunday evening (9 p.m.).
A pure product of the Saint-Etienne team where he arrived at the age of 14 in 2018, Lucas Gourna has played 28 games, including 12 as a starter this season. “The coach made me progress a lot explains the native of Villeneuve Saint-Georges (Val-de-Marne). I was lucky to have so much playing time in my training club. The staff protects me and the coach guides me in the use of the ball but also in everyday life“.
A boss size kid
From the top of its 17 years the confidence of the teenager amazes. In the locker room it is he who takes care of the battle cry of victory: “I have natural leadership. When they tell me Lucas goes to the table I’m happy. His aplomb can surprise as much as his lightning ascent but according to him it’s normal because‘at Saint-Étienne as soon as we arrive we are trained to play at the high level. We are conditioned. However, Lucas Gourna remains lucid on the way to go: I need to mature as much as possible. I have to be more independent off the field because I still sleep at the training center. I am far from having arrived yet “.
My idols ? Mathieu Debuchy and Timothée Kolodziejczak! – Lucas Gourna
The teenager can count on the managers of the locker room to support him in his progress: “My idols ? Mathieu Debuchy and Timothée Kolodziejczak! 44 selections for the French team and two European cups! I see them on a daily basis and they are hard workers, examples“.
And when asked if a big club makes him dream, he answers without flinching the AS Saint-Étienne. Lucas Gourna, from the top of his 17 years, hits right, hits hard. Talent and personality that inevitably make him someone coveted: “I am focused on Saint-Étienne with a contract until 2023. I am not the one taking care of that. Here I have all the conditions to progress. I am happy“.