Gauthier Hein

Gauthier Hein
	Hein in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	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
2014–2020	Metz B
2016–2020	Metz
2017–2018	→ Tours (loan)
2019–2020	→ Valenciennes (loan)
2020–	Auxerre
	*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[edit]

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]

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[edit]

Individual

UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year: 2021–22^[11]

References[edit]

^ Gauthier Hein at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
^ "FC Metz. Faisons connaissance avec… Gauthier Hein | Direct FM".
^ "LIGUE 1. FC Metz : Gauthier Hein attend son heure". www.republicain-lorrain.fr.
^ "FC Metz : un grand espoir passe professionnel". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert.
^ "Transferts : Daniel Mancini (Bordeaux) et Gauthier Hein (Metz) prêtés à Tours". L'Équipe.
^ "L2 - Metz : Gauthier Hein prolonge". 30 August 2018.
^ "LIGUE 2. FC Metz : Gauthier Hein prêté à Valenciennes". www.republicain-lorrain.fr.
^ "Official | Auxerre land Gauthier Hein from FC Metz | Get French Football News". www.getfootballnewsfrance.com.
^ "Prix Puskás de la FIFA : les 11 buts en lice annoncés". www.fifa.com.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Gauthier Hein : " Je ne me décourage jamais "". SOFOOT.com.
^ UNFP [@UNFP] (15 May 2022). "Un onze-type qui a vu la vie en rose cette saison, ne cuvée 2021-2022 qui a fière allure, n'est-ce pas" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[1] Gauthier Hein at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

[2] "FC Metz. Faisons connaissance avec… Gauthier Hein | Direct FM".

[3] "LIGUE 1. FC Metz : Gauthier Hein attend son heure". www.republicain-lorrain.fr.

[4] "FC Metz : un grand espoir passe professionnel". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert.

[5] "Transferts : Daniel Mancini (Bordeaux) et Gauthier Hein (Metz) prêtés à Tours". L'Équipe.

[6] "L2 - Metz : Gauthier Hein prolonge". 30 August 2018.

[7] "LIGUE 2. FC Metz : Gauthier Hein prêté à Valenciennes". www.republicain-lorrain.fr.

[8] "Official | Auxerre land Gauthier Hein from FC Metz | Get French Football News". www.getfootballnewsfrance.com.

[9] "Prix Puskás de la FIFA : les 11 buts en lice annoncés". www.fifa.com.^{[permanent dead link]}

[10] "Gauthier Hein : " Je ne me décourage jamais "". SOFOOT.com.

[Ligue2TOTS-11] UNFP [@UNFP] (15 May 2022). "Un onze-type qui a vu la vie en rose cette saison, ne cuvée 2021-2022 qui a fière allure, n'est-ce pas" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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