Anthony Rouault

{{short description|French footballer (born 2001)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Anthony Rouault

| image = Rouault 2022-01-19 3 (cropped bust).jpg

| caption = Rouault with Toulouse in 2022

| alt = Bust of Anthony Rouault, dressed in Toulouse White training shirt

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|5|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France

| height = 1.86 m

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub = Rennes

| clubnumber = 24

| youthyears1 = 2006–2015

| youthclubs1 = Saint Colomb

| youthyears2 = 2015–2016

| youthclubs2 = Marmande

| youthyears3 = 2016–2019

| youthclubs3 = Toulouse

| years1 = 2019–2020

| clubs1 = Toulouse II

| caps1 = 17

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2020–2024

| clubs2 = Toulouse

| caps2 = 79

| goals2 = 6

| years3 = 2023–2024

| clubs3 = → VfB Stuttgart (loan)

| caps3 = 22

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2024–2025

| clubs4 = VfB Stuttgart

| caps4 = 18

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2025–

| clubs5 = Rennes

| caps5 = 11

| goals5 = 0

| club-update = 25 May 2025

}}

Anthony Rouault (born 29 May 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for {{French football updater|Rennes}} club Rennes.

Career

Rouault joined the youth academy of Toulouse in 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.en24news.com/2020/10/ac-ajaccio-tfc-the-baptism-of-fire-for-anthony-rouault.html|title=AC Ajaccio – TFC: The baptism of fire for Anthony Rouault | En24 World|access-date=22 October 2020|archive-date=29 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029010446/https://www.en24news.com/2020/10/ac-ajaccio-tfc-the-baptism-of-fire-for-anthony-rouault.html|url-status=dead}} He made his professional debut with Toulouse in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over Ajaccio on 17 October 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/10/17/france/ligue-2/athletic-club-ajaccien/toulouse-fc/3287874/|title=Ajaccio vs. Toulouse - 17 October 2020 - Soccerway|website=Soccerway}}

On 1 September 2023, Rouault was loaned out to VfB Stuttgart until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.vfb.de/en/vfb/latest/news/professionals/2324/anthony-rouault/|title=VfB sign Anthony Rouault|work=vfb.de|publisher=VfB Stuttgart|date=1 September 2023|access-date=1 September 2023}} When Stuttgart's place in the 2024–25 Bundesliga was mathematically confirmed in March 2024, Rouault joined the German club automatically in a permanent deal with a contract until June 2027.{{cite web|url=https://www.vfb.de/en/vfb/latest/news/professionals/2324/anthony-rouault-wechselt-fest-zum-vfb-stuttgart-/|title=Anthony Rouault joins VfB in permanent deal|work=vfb.de|publisher=VfB Stuttgart|date=5 March 2024|access-date=5 March 2024}}

On 3 February 2025, Rouault returned to France and signed a four-and-a-half year contract with Rennes.{{cite web|publisher=Stade Rennais FC|url=https://www.staderennais.com/en/news/anthony-rouault-nouveau-renfort-defensif-du-srfc|title=Anthony Rouault, SRFC's new defensive reinforcement|date=3 February 2025|access-date=3 February 2025}}

Career statistics

{{updated|match played 1 February 2025}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

!rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal}}

!colspan="2"|Europe

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="4"|Toulouse II

|2018–19

|CFA 2

|8

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—80
2019–20

|CFA 2

|8

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—80
2020–21

|CFA 2

|1

1colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—11
colspan="2"|Total

!17

1colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—171
rowspan="5"|Toulouse

|2020–21

|Ligue 2

|15

030colspan="2"|—00180
2021–22

|Ligue 2

|27

410colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—284
2022–23

|Ligue 1

|37

230colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—402
2023–24

|Ligue 1

|0

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00
colspan="2"|Total

!79

670colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—866
VfB Stuttgart (loan)

|2023–24

|Bundesliga

|22

020colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—240
VfB Stuttgart

|2024–25

|Bundesliga

|18

1207{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}}01{{efn|Appearance in DFL Supercup}}0281
Rennes

|2024–25

|Ligue 1

|0

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00
colspan="3"|Career total

!136

811070101558

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Honours

VfB Stuttgart

Toulouse

  • Coupe de France: 2022–23{{Cite web |last=Mayen |first=Philippe |date=29 April 2023 |title=Ô Toulouse... FC ! |trans-title=O Toulouse...FC!! |url=https://www.fff.fr/article/10181-o-toulouse-fc-.html |access-date=1 May 2023 |website=FFF - Fédération Française de Football |language=fr}}
  • Ligue 2: 2021–22{{Cite web |date=7 May 2022 |title=Le Toulouse Football Club est champion de Ligue 2 BKT |trans-title=Toulouse Football Club is Ligue 2 BKT champion |url=https://www.toulousefc.com/fr/le-toulouse-football-club-est-champion-de-ligue-2-bkt |access-date=9 May 2022 |publisher=Toulouse FC |language=fr}}

Individual

  • UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year: 2021–22{{cite tweet |user=UNFP |author=UNFP |author-link=National Union of Professional Footballers |number=1525923730563678211 |date=15 May 2022 |title=Un onze-type qui a vu la vie en rose cette saison, ne cuvée 2021-2022 qui a fière allure, n'est-ce pas}}

References

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