Duke Lacroix
Squad number 13 · Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
Their 2026 World Cup
Duke Lacroix travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Haiti, wearing number 13, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 3 matches (3 defeats) and bowed out in the group stage (Group C), beaten by Morocco 4-2.
Defence went to H. Delcroix (3 matches, 270′) and Ricardo Ade (3 matches, 270′).
Another 6 players in the Haiti squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Haiti team page.
Biography
Markhus "Duke" Lacroix (born 14 October 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Colorado Springs Switchbacks in the USL Championship. Born in the United States, he plays for the Haiti national team.
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. 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. He was a member of the U.S. Under-14 and Under-15 Boys National Teams and was also a member of the U.S. Under-18 Men's National Team player pool following his time in New Jersey's Olympic Development Program. He played four years of college soccer at the University of Pennsylvania between 2011 and 2014.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.