Valentin Gendrey
{{short description|French footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Valentin Gendrey
| image =
| fullname = Valentin André Stanislas Gendrey
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|6|21}}
| birth_place = La Garenne-Colombes, France
| height = 1.79 m
| position = Right-back
| currentclub = TSG Hoffenheim
| clubnumber = 15
| youthyears1 = 2006–2007 | youthclubs1 = Tillé
| youthyears2 = 2007–2010 | youthclubs2 = Guignecourt
| youthyears3 = 2010–2015 | youthclubs3 = Beauvais
| youthyears4 = 2015 | youthclubs4 = Chantilly
| youthyears5 = 2015–2017 | youthclubs5 = Amiens
| years1 = 2017–2021 | clubs1 = Amiens II | caps1 = 37 | goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2020–2021 | clubs2 = Amiens | caps2 = 21 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2021–2024 | clubs3 = Lecce | caps3 = 105 | goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2024– | clubs4 = TSG Hoffenheim | caps4 = 21 | goals4 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2018 | nationalteam1 = France U18 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2023 | nationalteam2 = France U21 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 12 April 2025
| nationalteam-update = 2 July 2023
}}
Valentin André Stanislas Gendrey (born 21 June 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for German {{German football updater|Hoffenhe}} club TSG Hoffenheim.
Club career
Gendrey made his professional debut with Amiens in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over AS Nancy on 22 August 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/08/22/france/ligue-2/amiens-sporting-club-football/association-sportive-nancy-lorraine/3287815/|title=Amiens SC vs. Nancy - 22 August 2020|website=Soccerway}}
On 29 July 2021, he joined Lecce.{{Cite web|url=http://www.uslecce.it/news/532741000710/valentin-gendrey-a-titolo-definitivo|title=Valentin Gendrey a titolo definitivo|website=uslecce.it|date=29 July 2021|access-date=29 July 2021|language=it}}
On 27 August 2024, Gendrey signed with TSG Hoffenheim in Germany.{{cite web|publisher=TSG Hoffenheim|url=https://www.tsg-hoffenheim.de/aktuelles/news/2024/08/tsg-verpflichtet-valentin-gendrey|title=TSG verpflichtet Valentin Gendrey|trans-title=TSG signs Valentin Gendrey|date=27 August 2024|access-date=27 August 2024|language=de}}
Personal life
Gendrey is of Guadeloupean descent{{Cite web|url=https://gazettesports.fr/2019/11/17/amiens-sc-valentin-gendrey-ma-premiere-selection-cest-ma-mere-qui-me-lapprend-2-2/|title=AMIENS SC - Valentin Gendrey : "Ma première sélection, c'est ma mère qui me l'apprend" (2/2)|first=Morgan|last=Chaumier|date=17 November 2019|website=GazetteSports}} and a distant cousin of the former French international footballer Olivier Dacourt.{{Cite web|url=https://gazettesports.fr/2019/11/16/amiens-sc-valentin-gendrey-javais-une-idee-en-tete-et-je-voulais-y-arriver-1-2/|title=AMIENS SC - Valentin Gendrey : "J'avais une idée en tête et je voulais y arriver" (1/2)|first=Morgan|last=Chaumier|date=16 November 2019|website=GazetteSports}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 12 April 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"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Amiens II
|4 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19
|National 3 |23 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20
|National 3 |10 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 10 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!37 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 37 | 1 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Amiens
|20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22
|Ligue 2 |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22||0 | ||||
| rowspan="5"|Lecce
|29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23
|Serie B |37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24
|Serie B |37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25
|2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 3 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!105 | 2 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 111 | 2 | |||
| 1899 Hoffenheim
|21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!184 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 5 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|valentin-gendrey/524879}}
- {{FFF|8461-gendrey-valentin}}
{{TSG 1899 Hoffenheim squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gendrey, Valentin}}
Category:Sportspeople from La Garenne-Colombes
Category:French people of Guadeloupean descent
Category:French men's footballers
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:France men's under-21 international footballers
Category:France men's youth international footballers
Category:Championnat National 3 players
Category:TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players
Category:French expatriate men's footballers
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Germany