Martin Terrier

{{Short description|French footballer (born 1997)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Martin Terrier

| full_name = Martin Albert Frédéric Terrier{{cite web |url=http://www.fifadata.com/document/fwyc/2017/pdf/fwyc_2017_squadlists.pdf |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017: List of Players |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=9 January 2017 |access-date=2 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225174344/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2017/pdf/FWYC_2017_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=25 December 2018 |url-status=dead }}

| image = 20191002 Fußball, Männer, UEFA Champions League, RB Leipzig - Olympique Lyonnais by Stepro StP 0291.jpg

| caption = Terrier with Lyon in 2019

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|3|4|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Armentières, France

| height = 1.84 m{{cite web |url=https://www.staderennais.com/fiche/martin-terrier |title=Martin Terrier |date=11 August 2020 |publisher=Stade Rennais F.C. |access-date=1 August 2022}}

| position = Winger, forward

| currentclub = Bayer Leverkusen

| clubnumber = 11

| youthyears1 = 2003–2004

| youthclubs1 = SC Bailleul

| youthyears2 = 2004–2016

| youthclubs2 = Lille

| years1 = 2015–2017

| clubs1 = Lille B

| caps1 = 29

| goals1 = 6

| years2 = 2016–2018

| clubs2 = Lille

| caps2 = 11

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2017–2018

| clubs3 = → Strasbourg (loan)

| caps3 = 25

| goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2018–2020

| clubs4 = Lyon

| caps4 = 55

| goals4 = 10

| years5 = 2020–2024

| clubs5 = Rennes

| caps5 = 111

| goals5 = 46

| years6 = 2023

| clubs6 = Rennes B

| caps6 = 1

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2024–

| clubs7 = Bayer Leverkusen

| caps7 = 15

| goals7 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2017

| nationalteam1 = France U20

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2017–2019

| nationalteam2 = France U21

| nationalcaps2 = 13

| nationalgoals2 = 7

| club-update = 23:41, 18 January 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Martin Albert Frédéric Terrier (born 4 March 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as winger or forward for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.

Terrier played over 200 games and scored over 60 goals in Ligue 1 for Lille, Strasbourg, Lyon and Rennes. He joined the last two clubs for €11 million and €12 million, respectively.

Club career

=Lille=

File:MartinTerrierLilleLyon2016.jpg in 2016]]

Born in Armentières in 1997, Terrier started his football career with SC Bailleul youth team. He moved to Lille in 2004.{{cite news|url=http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/bailleul-martin-terrier-19-ans-devient-joueur-ia18b47634n3596178|first=Simon|last=Caenen|title=Bailleul : Martin Terrier, 19 ans, devient joueur professionnel au LOSC|trans-title=Bailleul: Martin Terrier, 19 years old, becomes a professional player for Lille OSC|language=French|work=La Voix du Nord|date=26 June 2016|accessdate=8 December 2016}}

In 2016, Terrier was called up for the Lille first team. On 22 October, he made his Ligue 1 debut against Bastia at Stade Pierre-Mauroy, replacing Yves Bissouma in the 84th minute.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/10/22/france/ligue-1/lille-olympique-sporting-club-metropole/sporting-club-de-bastia/2236987/|title=Lille vs. Bastia - 22 October 2016|website=Soccerway |accessdate=8 December 2016}} On 14 December, he played the full match in the round of 16 of the Coupe de la Ligue in a 3–1 away defeat against Paris Saint-Germain.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/12/14/france/coupe-de-la-ligue/paris-saint-germain-fc/lille-olympique-sporting-club-metropole/2357258/|title=PSG vs. Lille - 14 December 2016|website=Soccerway|access-date=12 November 2017}} On 7 January 2017, he scored his first professional goal in the 90th minute of a 4–1 home win in the round of 64 of Coupe de France, against Excelsior.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/01/07/france/coupe-de-france/lille-olympique-sporting-club-metropole/excelsior-st-joseph/2379080/|title=Lille vs. Excelsior - 7 January 2017|website=Soccerway|access-date=12 November 2017}} On 29 April, he scored his first goal in Ligue 1, as a substitute, in the 75th minute of a 3–0 away win over Montpellier.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/04/29/france/ligue-1/montpellier-herault-sport-club/lille-olympique-sporting-club-metropole/2236945/|title=Montpellier vs. Lille - 29 April 2017|website=Soccerway|access-date=12 November 2017}}

On 18 August 2017, Terrier was signed by fellow Ligue 1 side Strasbourg on a season-long loan deal. On 27 August, he made his debut in a 2–0 away defeat against Guingamp, playing the full match.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/08/27/france/ligue-1/en-avant-de-guingamp/racing-club-de-strasbourg/2464940/|title=Guingamp vs. Strasbourg - 27 August 2017|website=Soccerway|access-date=12 November 2017}} On 30 September, he scored his first goal as a substitute in the second minute of added time, in a 1–1 away draw against Dijon.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/09/30/france/ligue-1/dijon-football-cote-dor/racing-club-de-strasbourg/2464977/|title=Dijon vs. Strasbourg - 30 September 2017 |website=Soccerway|access-date=12 November 2017}}

=Lyon=

On 26 January 2018, Terrier was sold by Lille to Lyon for €11 million, with a potential €4 million addition, with Lille keeping 10% of a future fee. He signed until the summer of 2022. Lyon loaned him straight back to Strasbourg so that he would finish his deal there.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Lyon-officialise-martin-terrier-achete-a-lille-mais-qui-reste-en-pret-a-strasbourg/870403|title=Lyon officialise Martin Terrier, acheté à Lille mais qui reste en prêt à Strasbourg|trans-title=Lyon confirm Martin Terrier, bought from Lille but staying on loan at Strasbourg|website=L'Équipe|language=French|date=26 January 2018|accessdate=26 January 2018}} He scored on his debut for Lyon, opening a 2–0 home win over Strasbourg on 24 August.{{cite news |title=Martin Terrier and Bertrand Traore give Lyon victory over Strasbourg |url=https://www.bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk/sport/national/16598611.martin-terrier-bertrand-traore-give-lyon-victory-strasbourg/ |access-date=9 February 2022 |work=Border Counties Advertizer |date=24 August 2020}}

He scored his first European goal on 2 October 2019 in a 2–0 win at RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League group stage, starting ahead of Moussa Dembélé and Jeff Reine-Adélaïde.{{cite news |last1=Rolinger |first1=Mathieu |title=Sylvinho, le soleil se lève ǎ l'Est|trans-title=Sylvinho, the sun rises in the East|url=https://www.sofoot.com/sylvinho-le-soleil-se-leve-a-l-est-474821.html |access-date=9 February 2022 |publisher=So Foot |date=3 October 2019 |language=French}}

=Rennes=

On 6 July 2020, Rennes announced that Terrier had signed a five-year contract with the club, for a reported €12 million plus bonus fees.{{cite web|url=https://www.ol.fr/en/contents/articles/2020/07/06/press-release-martin-terrier-to-rennes|title=Press release: Transfer of Martin Terrier to Rennes|publisher=Olympique Lyonnais|date=6 July 2020|accessdate=6 July 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.staderennais.com/martin-terrier-est-rennais|title=Martin Terrier est Rennais!|publisher=Stade Rennais F.C.|language=French|date=6 July 2020|accessdate=6 July 2020}} He made his debut on 22 August, playing the full 90 minutes of the season opener away to his former club Lille;{{cite news |title=Football. Un bon point du nul pour les Rennais à Lille [Revivez le match] |trans-title=Football. A good point from a draw for Rennes at Lille [Relive the match]|url=https://www.letelegramme.fr/football/suivez-le-premier-match-du-stade-rennais-de-la-saison-a-lille-direct-22-08-2020-12602191.php |access-date=9 February 2022 |work=Le Télégramme |date=22 August 2020 |language=French}} a week later he was sent off in a 2–1 home win over Montpellier.{{cite news |title=Ligue 1. Solide, le Stade Rennais s'offre Montpellier pour sa première à domicile|trans-title=Ligue 1. Solid, Stade Rennais present themselves to Montpellier for their first home game|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/ligue-1/direct-ligue-1-le-stade-rennais-retrouve-son-public-contre-montpellier-6952363 |access-date=9 February 2022 |work=Ouest-France |date=29 August 2020 |language=French}} He opened his account on 16 October with the first goal of a 1–1 draw at Dijon, eventually finishing the season with nine goals, including two at home to the same opponents in a 5–1 win on 25 April 2021.{{cite news |last1=Messberg |first1=Samuel |title=Rennes perd 2 points à Dijon|trans-title=Rennes drop 2 points at Dijon |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/football-ligue-1-idFRMT1IDAT0000JYG |access-date=9 February 2022 |publisher=Reuters |date=16 October 2020 |language=French}}{{cite news |title=Stade Rennais. Ce qu'il faut retenir de la victoire face à Dijon|trans-title=Stade Rennais. What should be taken from the victory against Dijon|url=https://www.letelegramme.fr/football/stade-rennais/ce-qu-il-faut-retenir-de-la-victoire-face-a-dijon-25-04-2021-12740549.php |access-date=9 February 2022 |work=Le Télégramme |date=25 April 2021 |language=French}}

In 2021–22, Terrier scored his first goal in the third match on 22 August, the only one of a Derby Breton win over Nantes at Roazhon Park.{{cite news |title=Plus inspirés, les Rennais remportent le derby contre Nantes|trans-title=More inspired, Rennes win the derby against Nantes |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/sports/football/live/ligue-1/2021/2215523/rennes-nantes |access-date=9 February 2022 |work=Le Figaro |date=22 August 2021 |language=French}} On 5 December, he scored his first hat-trick in a 5–0 win at Saint-Étienne.{{cite news |title=Terrific Terrier fires Rennes past Saint-Etienne |url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/MATCH-REPORTS/2021/12/05/terrific-terrier-fires-rennes-past-saint-etienne |access-date=9 February 2022 |publisher=Ligue 1 |date=5 December 2021}} The season was the most prolific of his career with 21 goals, joint third in the league behind Kylian Mbappé and Wissam Ben Yedder and equal to Moussa Dembélé.{{cite news |last1=Davey |first1=L. |title=Top scorer: Mbappé takes the crown |url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/NEWS/2022/05/22/top-scorer-mbappe-takes-the-crown |access-date=22 May 2022 |publisher=Ligue 1 |date=22 May 2022}} He was the UNFP Player of the Month for March and made the Team of the Year.

Terrier scored his ninth goal of the 2022–23 Ligue 1 season to open a 2–1 home win over Nice on 2 January 2023, but suffered a right-knee anterior cruciate ligament injury through a collision with Jordan Lotomba, thereby being ruled out for the rest of the season.{{cite news |title=Rennes: Season over for Martin Terrier |url=https://www.ligue1.com/Articles/NEWS/2023/01/04/rennes-martin-terrier-horror-injury-ends-season |access-date=31 March 2023 |publisher=Ligue 1 |date=4 January 2023}} Previously, on 16 October, he scored two headers in a 3–2 home win over his former club Lyon, whom Laurent Blanc was managing for the first time.{{cite news |last1=Laugier |first1=Jérémy |title=Stade Rennais - OL : Grâce à un doublé de Terrier, les Bretons gâchent la première de Blanc avec Lyon... Revivez ce joli match (3-2) avec nous|trans-title=Stade Rennais - OL: Thanks to a Terrier brace, the Bretons spoil Blanc's first game for Lyon... Relive this great match (3-2) with us|url=https://www.20minutes.fr/sport/4005518-20221016-stade-rennais-ol-direct-retour-laurent-blanc-ligue-1-suivez-match-tres-attendu-14h45 |access-date=31 March 2023 |work=20 minutes |date=16 October 2022 |language=French}}

On 5 October 2023, Terrier returned in a 1–0 loss away to Villarreal in the UEFA Europa League group stage. He came on with nine minutes remaining and missed a penalty in added time.{{cite news |title=Villarreal-Rennes: un retour cruel pour Terrier, qui a manqué un penalty pour son retour neuf mois après sa blessure|trans-title=Villarreal-Rennes: a cruel return for Terrier, who missed a panelty on his return nine months after his injury|url=https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/europa-league/villarreal-rennes-un-retour-cruel-pour-terrier-qui-a-manque-un-penalty-pour-son-retour-neuf-mois-apres-sa-blessure_AV-202310051035.html |access-date=27 November 2023 |publisher=RMC Sport |date=5 October 2023 |language=French}}

=Bayer Leverkusen=

On 18 July 2024, Bayer Leverkusen announced that Terrier had signed a five-year contract with the club, for a reported fee of around €20 million.{{cite web|url=https://sport.sky.de/fussball/artikel/bayer-leverkusen-holt-martin-terrier-von-stade-rennes/13180551/34943|title=Press release: Next signing from Rennes! Bayer signs striker|publisher=Skysport De|date=18 July 2024|accessdate=18 July 2024}}

On 18 January 2025, during Bayer Leverkusen's 3–1 victory over Borussia Mönchengladbach, Terrier suffered a torn right achilles tendon, ruling him out for the remainder of the 2024–25 season. The injury occurred without any contact with an opponent, as his foot got stuck in the turf in the 8th minute of play.{{Cite web |last=Ouest-France |date=18 January 2025 |title=Grave blessure au tendon d’Achille pour l’ex-Rennais Martin Terrier avec Leverkusen ? |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/allemagne/bundesliga-suspicion-de-tres-grave-blessure-pour-lex-rennais-martin-terrier-2999314a-d5e6-11ef-9f15-a590324b2b1e |access-date=21 January 2025 |website=Ouest-France.fr |language=fr}}{{Cite web |last=Menzel |first=José Carlos |date=19 January 2025 |title=Golpe duro para Xabi: Terrier, KO |url=https://as.com/futbol/internacional/golpe-duro-para-xabi-terrier-ko-n/ |access-date=21 January 2025 |website=Diario AS |language=es}}{{Cite web |title=Martin Terrier (Bayer Leverkusen) victime d'une déchirure d'un tendon d'Achille et absent jusqu'à la fin de la saison |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Martin-terrier-bayer-leverkusen-blesse-jusqu-a-la-fin-de-la-saison/1533449 |access-date=21 January 2025 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr}}

International career

Uncapped, Terrier was chosen by France under-20 for the 2017 FIFA World Cup in South Korea.{{cite news |title=LILLE Martin Terrier à la Coupe du monde U20|trans-title=LILLE Martin Terrier to the U20 World Cup|url=https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/159461/article/2017-05-08/martin-terrier-la-coupe-du-monde-u20 |access-date=9 February 2022 |work=La Voix du Nord |date=8 May 2017 |language=French}} On his debut on 22 May in the first group game, he came on as a 66th-minute substitute for Jean-Kévin Augustin, and 15 minutes later scored the final goal of a 3–0 win over Honduras.{{cite web |title=France 3–0 Honduras |url=https://www.fff.fr/selection/matchs/1569-france-honduras.html |publisher=French Football Federation |access-date=9 February 2022 |language=French}} He played each other game of a run to the last 16, including the entirety of the final group game in which the French won 2–0 against New Zealand.{{cite web |title=Nouvelle Zélande 0–2 France|trans-title=New Zealand 0–2 France |url=https://www.fff.fr/selection/matchs/421-nouvelle-zelande-france.html |publisher=French Football Federation |access-date=9 February 2022 |language=French}}

Terrier made his under-21 debut on 5 September 2017, in a 4–1 win over Kazakhstan in Le Mans, in 2019 UEFA European Championship qualification. On in the 57th minute for Adama Diakhaby, he scored a hat-trick.{{cite news |title=Euro Espoirs: les Bleuets laborieux mais victorieux du Kazakhstan|trans-title=U-21 Euros: Les Bluets workmanlike but victorious against Kazakhstan |url=https://www.lexpress.fr/actualites/1/sport/euro-espoirs-les-bleuets-laborieux-mais-victorieux-du-kazakhstan_1940771.html |access-date=9 February 2022 |work=L'Express |date=5 September 2017 |language=French}} In his next three games, he scored once against Montenegro from the bench, twice as a starter against Luxembourg and again at home to Bulgaria, thereby scoring all seven of his under-21 goals in the first four of his 13 games.{{cite news |title=Espoirs : le bilan des Lyonnais après France-Monténégro (2–1)|trans-title=U-21: report on Lyon players after France-Montenegro (2–1)|url=http://www.leliberolyon.fr/espoirs-bilan-lyonnais-apres-france-montenegro-2-1/78054 |access-date=9 February 2022 |work=Le Libéro Lyon |date=5 October 2017 |language=French}}{{cite news |title=Les Bluets ont joué avec la feu au Luxembourg|trans-title=Les Bluets played with fire away to Luxembourg |url=https://www.sofoot.com/les-bleuets-ont-joue-avec-le-feu-au-luxembourg-448855.html |access-date=9 February 2022 |publisher=So Foot |date=9 October 2017 |language=French}}{{cite news |title=La France perce le coffre bulgare|trans-title=France pierce the Bulgarian chest |url=https://www.leprogres.fr/football/2017/11/10/la-france-perce-le-coffre-bulgare |access-date=9 February 2022 |work=Le Progrès |date=10 November 2017 |language=French}}

Career statistics

{{updated|match played 18 January 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/martin-terrier/419313/|title=M. Terrier|website=Soccerway|access-date=8 December 2016}}

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"|League cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de la Ligue}}

!colspan="2"|Europe

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals
rowspan="3"|Lille B

|2015–16

|CFA 2

|17

2colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—172
2016–17

|CFA

|12

4colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—124
colspan="2"|Total

!29

6colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—296
Lille

|2016–17

|Ligue 1

|11

13110colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—152
Strasbourg (loan)

|2017–18

|Ligue 1

|25

33110colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—294
rowspan="3"|Lyon

|2018–19

|Ligue 1

|32

951213{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}}0colspan="2"|—4211
2019–20

|Ligue 1

|23

143315{{efn|name=UCL}}1colspan="2"|—356
colspan="2"|Total

!55

10945281colspan="2"|—7717
rowspan="5"|Rennes

|2020–21

|Ligue 1

|34

910colspan="2"|—3{{efn|name=UCL}}0colspan="2"|—389
2021–22

|Ligue 1

|37

2110colspan="2"|—8{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}}0colspan="2"|—4621
2022–23

|Ligue 1

|16

900colspan="2"|—6{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}3colspan="2"|—2212
2023–24

|Ligue 1

|24

741colspan="2"|—7{{efn|name=UEL}}1colspan="2"|—359
colspan="2"|Total

!111

4661colspan="2"|—244colspan="2"|—14151
Rennes B

|2023–24

|Championnat National 3

|1

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—10
Bayer Leverkusen

|2024–25

|Bundesliga

|15

200colspan="2"|—4{{efn|name=UCL}}01{{efn|Appearance in DFL-Supercup}}0202
colspan="3"|Career total

!247

68217723651031282

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Honours

Lyon

  • Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2019–20{{cite web |date=31 July 2020 |title=Paris St-Germain beat Lyon in French League Cup final for another treble |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/53617357 |access-date=16 June 2022 |website=BBC Sport}}

Bayer Leverkusen

  • DFL-Supercup: 2024{{cite news |date=17 August 2024 |title=Bayer Leverkusen battle back to beat VfB Stuttgart on penalties in Supercup |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bayer-leverkusen-vfb-stuttgart-supercup-preview-live-blog-report-alonso-28479 |access-date=17 August 2024 |publisher=Bundesliga}}

Individual

  • UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2021–22{{cite news |title=L'équipe type de la saison de Ligue 1 aux trophées UNFP avec un trio d'attaque Terrier-Ben Yedder-Mbappé |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/L-equipe-type-de-la-saison-de-ligue-1-aux-trophees-unfp-avec-un-trio-d-attaque-terrier-ben-yedder-mbappe/1333260 |access-date=18 May 2022 |work=L'Équipe |date=15 May 2022 |language=fr}}
  • UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month: March 2022,{{cite web|url=https://www.unfp.org/2022/04/martin-terrier-joueur-du-mois-de-mars-de-la-ligue-1-uber-eats/|title=Martin Terrier, joueur du mois de mars de la Ligue 1 Uber Eats !|trans-title=Martin Terrier, player of the month for Ligue 1 Uber Eats!|publisher=National Union of Professional Footballers|language=fr|date=14 April 2022|access-date=14 April 2022}} October 2022,{{cite web |date=17 November 2022 |title=Martin Terrier, joueur du mois d'octobre de la Ligue 1 Uber Eats! |trans-title=Martin Terrier, player of the month for October in Ligue 1 Uber Eats! |url=https://www.unfp.org/2022/11/martin-terrier-joueur-du-mois-doctobre-de-la-ligue-1-uber-eats/ |access-date=17 November 2022 |publisher=National Union of Professional Footballers |language=fr}} January 2024{{cite web |date=20 February 2024 |title=Martin Terrier, joueur du mois de janvier de la Ligue 1 Uber Eats! |trans-title=Martin Terrier, Ligue 1 Uber Eats player of the month for January! |url=https://www.unfp.org/2024/02/martin-terrier-joueur-du-mois-de-janvier-de-la-ligue-1-uber-eats/ |access-date=20 February 2024 |publisher=National Union of Professional Footballers |language=fr}}

References

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