Gauthier Hein

Gauthier Hein
Hein in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Thionville, France
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
Auxerre
Number 7
Youth career
2000–2008 Thionville
2008–2014 Metz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2020 Metz B 42 (9)
2016–2020 Metz 19 (1)
2017–2018Tours (loan) 20 (4)
2019–2020Valenciennes (loan) 26 (1)
2020– Auxerre 135 (32)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2024

Gauthier Hein (born 7 August 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Ligue 2 club Auxerre.[1]

Career

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

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]

Honours

Individual

References