Dimitri Lavalée, a central defender for Sturm Graz, was born on 13 January 1997 in Belgium. At 28 years of age, this Belgian footballer stands at 6 feet 1 inch (1.87m) tall and weighs in at 11 stones 13 pounds (76kg). Lavalée, donning the number 24 jersey, has made a place for himself in the football sphere.
His current market value stands at approximately £2.5m according to Transfermarkt.
In the football off-season of July 2016, Lavalée signed with Standard Liege, a Pro League team playing out of Belgium. In the 2019 - 2020 season at Standard Liege, he made an appearance in five first team league matches.
July 2018 saw Lavalée leaving Standard Liege to play for MVV Maastricht in the Eerste Divisie in the Netherlands, courtesy of a loan deal. In his debut season (2018 - 2019) with MVV Maastricht, he featured in 31 league matches.
After his time on loan, Lavalée, in June 2019, returned to Belgium's Standard Liege where he played in five first team league matches in the season 2019 - 2020.
The following year, in July 2020, he transferred from Standard Liege to Mainz 05, a Bundesliga team based in Germany.
Subsequently, in January 2021, Lavalée was loaned to Sint-Truiden in the Pro League in Belgium from Mainz 05. During the 2020 - 2021 season and 2021 - 2022 season at Sint-Truiden, he participated in 41 league matches overall and scored one goal.
In July 2022, Lavalée transferred from Mainz 05 in Germany to Mechelen in the Belgium Pro League for an undisclosed fee. During two seasons (2022 - 2023 and 2023 - 2024) at Mechelen, he featured in 24 league matches.
Following this, in September 2023, Lavalée found himself transferred on loan to Sturm Graz in the Bundesliga in Austria from Mechelen. Here, over the 2023 - 2024 and 2024 - 2025 seasons, he made 52 appearances and netted three goals. So far, in the current season 2025 - 2026, he has been featured in nine league matches.
In addition, Lavalée completed a permanent transfer from Mechelen to Sturm Graz in July 2024 where he continued to impress with his performances over the seasons.
Lavalée has also made his mark in European football. He took part in the Europa League 2023 - 2024 for Sturm Graz with three starts and one substitute appearance, the Champions League Qualifiers 2025 - 2026 for Sturm Graz with two starts, the Conference League 2023 - 2024 for Sturm Graz with four starts, and the Europa League 2025 - 2026 for Sturm Graz again with three starts.
