Valère Germain

Valère Germain
Germain in 2021
Personal information
Full name Valère Bruno René Germain
Date of birth (1990-04-17) 17 April 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Macarthur
Number 98
Youth career
1996–2002 ASPTT Orléans
2002–2004 Orléans
2004–2005 Châteauroux
2005–2010 Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Monaco II 31 (14)
2010–2017 Monaco 159 (41)
2015–2016 → Nice (loan) 38 (14)
2017–2021 Marseille 120 (22)
2021–2023 Montpellier 65 (6)
2023– Macarthur 5 (1)
International career
2012 France U20 4 (2)
2011 France U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2023

Valère Bruno René Germain (born 17 April 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for A-League team Macarthur.[2]

Early life

Valère Bruno René Germain[3] was born on 17 April 1990 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[4] Germain is the son of former footballer Bruno Germain.[citation needed]

Club career

Monaco

In the 2009 off-season, Germain signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal. He had previously played in the Monaco Championnat de France Amateur (CFA) team that won the reserve team title in the 2008–09 season.[5] Despite signing professional terms, the striker spent the next two seasons playing in the club's reserve team. Germain made his professional debut on 1 May 2011 in a league match against Saint-Étienne appearing as a substitute.[6] He played in the team's final league match of the season against Lyon appearing as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat.[7] The defeat confirmed Monaco's relegation to Ligue 2.[citation needed]

In the second division, Germain was permanently promoted to the senior team and, on 15 August 2011, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 loss against Reims.[8] In the following month, he scored his second career goal in a 2–2 draw against Sedan.[9] In the 2012–13 campaign, Germain scored 14 goals in 35 matches for AS Monaco as they got promoted to Ligue 1. On 23 July 2013, Germain signed a contract extension with Monaco, keeping him at the club until 2017.[10] Germain was part of the AS Monaco side that won the 2016–2017 Ligue 1 title, contributing with 10 goals.[11]

In July 2015, Germain joined Nice on loan from Monaco. Nice had an option to buy him after the end of the loan spell.[12]

Marseille

On 25 June 2017, Monaco announced that Germain had joined Marseille. He scored his first goal on 28 July in the Europa League third qualifying round against Oostende in his debut match for Marseille (4–2).[13]

On 3 May 2018, he played in the Europa League semi-finals away to Red Bull Salzburg – Salzburg won the game 2–1 but Marseille progressed to the final with a 3–2 aggregate victory.[14] Germain missed a big chance early in the final as Atletico Madrid won 3–0 at the Groupama Stadium, in Lyon.

Montpellier

Following his departure from Marseille in the summer of 2021, Germain remained on the south coast of France, signing for fellow Ligue 1 side Montpellier.

Macarthur

After his 2 year contract with Montpellier expired, Germain moved to Australia to sign for Sydney based A-League club Macarthur.

International career

Germain was a France youth international having earned caps at under-21 level. He made his under-21 debut on 2 June 2011 appearing as a substitute in a 1–0 win against Serbia.[citation needed]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 September 2023[15]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Monaco 2010–11 Ligue 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2011–12 Ligue 2 34 8 3 2 1 0 — — 38 10
2012–13 Ligue 2 35 14 2 2 2 0 — — 39 16
2013–14 Ligue 1 23 5 2 0 1 0 — — 26 5
2014–15 Ligue 1 29 4 2 1 3 0 3 0 — 37 5
2016–17 Ligue 1 36 10 5 3 3 0 16 4 — 60 17
Total 159 41 14 8 10 0 19 4 0 0 202 53
Nice (loan) 2015–16 Ligue 1 38 14 2 0 1 0 — — 41 14
Marseille 2017–18 Ligue 1 35 9 2 1 1 1 17 7 — 55 18
2018–19 Ligue 1 36 8 1 0 1 0 4 0 — 42 8
2019–20 Ligue 1 25 2 4 0 1 0 — — 30 2
2020–21 Ligue 1 24 3 2 0 — 5 0 1 0 32 3
Total 120 22 11 1 3 1 26 7 1 0 158 31
Montpellier 2021–22 Ligue 1 34 4 2 0 — — — 36 4
2022–23 Ligue 1 31 2 1 1 — — — 32 3
Total 65 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 7
Macarthur 2023–24 A-League Men — 2 0 — 1 1 — 3 1
Career total 382 83 30 10 14 1 46 12 1 0 473 106

Honours

Monaco

Marseille

References

  1. ^ "Valére Germain". Montpellier HSC. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  2. ^ Valère Germain at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Valere". BFM Verif (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
    "Valère Germain". BFM Verif (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Valère Germain". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  5. ^ "CHAMPIONS DE FRANCE !". AS Monaco website (in French). 30 May 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Saint-Étienne v. Monaco Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 1 May 2011. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Monaco v. Lyon Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 29 May 2011. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  8. ^ "Monaco v. Stade de Reims Match Report" (in French). AS Monaco website. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2012.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Monaco v. Sedan match report" (in French). AS Monaco website. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2012.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Germain prolonge son contrat" [Germain extends his contract]. RMC Sport. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  11. ^ "Valère Germain". Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Valère Germain (presque) à Nice (in French)". m.lequipe.fr. July 6, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  13. ^ "Marseille-Oostende 2018 History – UEFA Europa League". UEFA. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  14. ^ "FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 Marseille". BBC Sport. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  15. ^ "V. Germain". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  16. ^ "Monaco end PSG dominance to win Ligue 1 title". AS. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  17. ^ "Atletico Madrid win Europa League with 3-0 victory over Marseille". BBC. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2019.

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