He was the brother of several cyclists, the best known of whom was Louis Trousselier, winner of the 1905 Tour de France.At the same time, he devoted himself to football, being the starting goalkeeper of Racing de France since 1906, and helping his side win the 1906 Coupe Dewar, beating Gallia Club 2–1 in the final at the Stade de Charentonneau on 6 May.[2] In the following year, on 7 April 1908, he started in the final of the 1907 UFSFA Football Championship, which ended in a 3–2 win over RC Roubaix.[3] In his first match upon returning from the regiment, Trousselier conceded 5 goals in a 2–5 loss to Olympique lillois, with the French press stating that he "was good, but he will be even better when he has trained enough".[4][5] Later he wore the colours of CASG, where his younger brother Trousselier, who played as a forward.
Trousselier (standing in the center with the dark clothes) with the Racing team that won the 1906 Dewar Cup final.