Valentin Rongier
_21.jpg) Rongier with Marseille in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valentin Rongier | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Mâcon, France | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Marseille | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Saint-Herblain OC | ||
| 2001–2014 | Nantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Nantes B | 39 | (2) |
| 2014–2019 | Nantes | 119 | (8) |
| 2019– | Marseille | 127 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2023 | |||
Valentin Rongier (born 7 December 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Marseille, which he captains.[1]
Club career[edit]
Nantes[edit]
Born in Mâcon, Rongier joined Nantes' youth academy in 2001. He made his Ligue 1 debut for the club on 18 October 2014 against Stade de Reims in a 1–1 draw, coming off the bench to replace Lucas Déaux in the 78th minute mark.[3] He was appointed club captain ahead of the 2018–19 season.
Marseille[edit]
On 3 September 2019, Rongier joined Olympique de Marseille on a five-year contract for a €13 million transfer fee.[4]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of match played 4 November 2023[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental[c] | Other[d] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nantes B | 2012–13 | CFA 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14 | CFA | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 39 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 2 | ||||||
| Nantes | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||||
| 2016–17 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 4 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 119 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 135 | 10 | ||||
| Marseille | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | — | 46 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 46 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 127 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 169 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 285 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 343 | 15 | ||
- ^ Includes Coupe de France
- ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Includes Trophée des Champions
Honours[edit]
Marseille
- Trophée des Champions runner-up: 2020,[5]
Individual
- UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2022–23[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Valentin Rongier at Soccerway
- ^ "Valentin Rongier". Olympique de Marseille. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Nantes vs. Reims - 18 October 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Mercato OM : Fin du feuilleton, Marseille officialise l'arrivée de Valentin Rongier" [OM market : End of the drama, Marseille officializes the arrival of Valentin Rongier]. 20minutes.fr (in French). 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Neymar and Icardi fire Pochettino to first title". www.ligue1.com. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Messi, Rongier, Danso... L'équipe type de la saison de Ligue 1". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-29.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Valentin Rongier.
- Valentin Rongier – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French