Julien Masson
{{short description|French footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Julien Masson
| image = RC Lens - Valenciennes FC (12-04-2019) 17.jpg
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|6|18}}
| birth_place = Valenciennes, France
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Valenciennes
| clubnumber = 6
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Valenciennes
| years1 = 2016
| clubs1 = Valenciennes II
| caps1 = 8
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2017–
| clubs2 = Valenciennes
| caps2 = 195
| goals2 = 4
| club-update = 1 January 2025
}}
Julien Masson (born 18 June 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{French football updater|Valenciennes}} club Valenciennes.
Professional career
Born in Valenciennes, Masson began playing for local side Valenciennes at age 13. Masson made his professional debut for Valenciennes in a Ligue 2 0–0 tie with Red Star on 5 May 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuille_match/82533|title=LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2016/2017 - 36ème journée - Valenciennes FC / Red Star FC|website=www.lfp.fr}} On 13 November 2017, Masson signed his first professional contract with Valenciennes, keeping him at the club for 4 years.{{cite web|url=https://maligue2.fr/2017/11/13/officiel-julien-masson-passe-pro-a-valenciennes|title=Officiel : Julien Masson passe pro à Valenciennes|website=www.maligue2.fr}}
Despite an aborted summer transfer to Ligue 1 side Angers, Masson was a mainstay in Valenciennes' squad, making 34 league appearances as he was voted the club's 2019 player of the year by the editorial staff of La Voix du Nord.{{cite news|publisher=La Voix du Nord|title=Joueur du VAFC de l’année, Julien Masson se confie : " Mentalement, j’ai grandi "|url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/687292/article/2019-12-29/joueur-du-vafc-de-l-annee-julien-masson-se-confie-mentalement-j-ai-grandi|language=fr|date=29 December 2019}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|julien-masson/442939}}
- {{LFP|masson-julien}}
- {{Lequipe|62752}}
- [http://www.va-fc.com/fr/effectif/pro/joueur/352/MASSON-Julien.html Valenciennes Profile]
{{Valenciennes FC squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Valenciennes
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:French men's footballers
Category:Valenciennes FC players