Pivo Meets: Lubin Loquais, Professional Football Freestyler

For this month’s Pivo Meets series, we sat down with Lubin Loquais, a professional football freestyler who hails from France. Fresh from securing the world champion title at the Super Ball Freestyle Championships in Prague, Lubin discusses the challenges of post-victory expectations and offers advice for aspiring freestylers. Get ready for an inside look at his inspirations, setbacks, and the memorable moments that define his extraordinary career in football freestyling.

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Hi Lubin. It’s great to have you as a guest! Could you tell us a bit about how you got into football freestyling?

I discovered freestyle football 7 years ago. Originally a football fan, I wanted to learn how to dribble on the pitch. Instead, I came across some freestyle football tutorials on the Footstyle channel. I trained on my own and then met other freestylers through events and competitions.

After you started freestyling, how did you start your journey as a content creator?

Social networks play a big role in freestyle football. There aren’t many of us out there, and the easiest way to communicate and progress is to get on social networks. When I wanted to develop professionally, I started communicating more and more on social networks.

How do you find Pivo useful when you’re training, and how has it helped you improve your sessions?

Pivo helps me when I’m training because I don’t have to deal with the camera, so I’m more focused. I also tend to move around in my movements, and this allows me to capture all my tricks.

You recently won the world champion title at the Super Ball Freestyle Championships in Prague alongside Jordan Meunier (@jordanthefreestyler). Can you tell us a bit about that experience?

I was lucky enough to win the prestigious World Championship title in duo with my friend Jordan Meunier. The aim was to put on the best show. We were judged on several categories: creativity, musicality, technique and artistic concept. We worked very hard for three months on this show, and it was a real pleasure to win this title.

What would you say was the biggest setback you’ve had so far in your career, and how did you recover from it?

For me, the hardest time in a sports career is after a victory. You’re bound to have a lot of expectations of yourself, it’s very difficult to manage and that’s often where you fail. That’s exactly what happened to me just after winning the 2021 French Championships. I came up against my opponent from the semi-finals of the French championships at the world championships in Prague, the opportunity for him to take his revenge, and he beat me. There’s no secret in times like these, you just have to go back to training and get even stronger.

For anyone who’s interested in football – or more specifically, in learning how to football freestyle – how would you suggest they get into the sport?

There isn’t a freestyle football school yet, so I’d advise you to start learning the basics via YouTube tutorials. And to really get motivated, you can go and see some freestylers – and why not take part!

Which sportsperson or fellow creator has had the biggest influence on you? Is there anyone you find particularly inspiring?

I draw a lot of my inspiration from my friend Jordan Meunier. I love the acrobatic aspect of his freestyle and I do some of my own. I’m also inspired by my Footstyle teammates. We work on shows together and it’s a real pleasure for me.

Football freestyling has allowed you to meet so many incredible people and to travel around the world — what would you say is your most cherished memory from this time in your life?

It’s very difficult to choose just one moment, given everything I’ve experienced in freestyle soccer. But if I have to pick one, I’d say the world championship title with Jordan.

To connect with Lubin, head to his Instagram here.