Gauthier Hein
_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 | 52 | (18) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 February 2026 | |||
Gauthier Hein (born 7 August 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Ligue 1 club Metz.[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]
Career statistics
- As of match played 6 February 2026
| 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 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | ||
| Total | 52 | 18 | 5 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 60 | 19 | |||
| Career total | 301 | 62 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 335 | 65 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
Honours
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
- ^ Gauthier Hein at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "FC Metz. Faisons connaissance avec… Gauthier Hein | Direct FM". Archived from the original on 15 June 2007.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Gauthier Hein : " Je ne me décourage jamais "". SOFOOT.com.
- ^ "Football : champion de Ligue 2, l'AJ Auxerre est officiellement de retour dans l'élite". Le Parisien (in French). 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Le milieu de terrain d'Auxerre Gauthier Hein élu meilleur joueur de la saison en Ligue 2 aux Trophées UNFP". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ouest-France (13 May 2024). "Trophées UNFP. L'équipe type de la saison de L2 : Auxerre en force, Angers et Caen bien représentés". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Alvarez, Bruno (12 May 2025). "Trophées UNFP. Dembélé, Doué, Luis Enrique… Le palmarès complet des meilleurs de la saison de L1". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 12 May 2025.