Gauthier Hein
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File:Valenciennes - Lens (29-11-2019) 40.jpg Hein playing for Valenciennes in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Thionville, France | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Metz | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2008 | Thionville | ||
| 2008–2014 | Metz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2020 | Metz B | 42 | (10) |
| 2016–2020 | Metz | 19 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Tours (loan) | 20 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | → Valenciennes (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2020–2024 | Auxerre | 140 | (28) |
| 2024– | Metz | 47 | (17) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025 | |||
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Gauthier Hein (born 7 August 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Ligue 1 club Metz.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]Hein began playing football with the youth academy of Thionville at the age of 4.[2] He joined the youth academy of Metz at the age of 12, and worked his way up their youth teams and reserves.[3]
On 23 May 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Metz, keeping him at the club until 2019.[4] He signed on loan with Tours for the 2017–18 season.[5] He then returned to Metz for the 2018–19 season, extending his contract by one more season until 2020.[6] For the 2019–20 season, he joined Valenciennes on loan.[7]
On 26 June 2020, Hein transferred to Auxerre, signing a three-year contract.[8] He was one of the nominees for the 2021 FIFA Puskás Award, for a goal he scored against Niort.[9]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Hein was a national champion in table tennis in his age group at the age of 12, and at 13 had to decide between pursuing football or tennis professionally.[10]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 13 December 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Metz B | 2014–15 | CFA 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | National 3 | 24 | 7 | — | — | — | 24 | 7 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | Régional 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 10 | — | — | — | 42 | 10 | |||||
| Metz | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| Tours (loan) | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 4 | |
| Valenciennes (loan) | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |
| Auxerre | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 40 | 12 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2023–24 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 11 | ||||
| Total | 140 | 28 | 9 | 1 | — | 3 | 0 | 152 | 29 | |||
| Metz | 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 1 | 39 | 13 | |
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | ||
| Total | 47 | 17 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 53 | 18 | |||
| Career total | 296 | 61 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 328 | 64 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
Honours
[edit | edit source]Auxerre
Individual
- UNFP Ligue 2 Player of the Year: 2023–24[12]
- UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year: 2021–22,[13] 2023–24,[14] 2024–25[15]
References
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- Living people
- 1996 births
- Sportspeople from Thionville
- French men's footballers
- Footballers from Moselle (department)
- Men's association football wingers
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- FC Metz players
- Tours FC players
- Valenciennes FC players
- AJ Auxerre players
- 21st-century French sportsmen