Valère Bruno René Germain (born 17 April 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Montpellier.
![]() Germain in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Valère Bruno René Germain | ||
Date of birth | (1990-04-17) 17 April 1990 (age 32) | ||
Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Montpellier | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
1996–2002 | ASPTT Orléans | ||
2002–2004 | Orléans | ||
2004–2005 | Châteauroux | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | Monaco II | 31 | (14) |
2010–2017 | Monaco | 159 | (41) |
2015–2016 | → Nice (loan) | 38 | (14) |
2017–2021 | Marseille | 120 | (22) |
2021– | Montpellier | 47 | (6) |
National team | |||
2012 | France U20 | 4 | (2) |
2011 | France U21 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2022 (UTC) |
Valère Bruno René Germain[2] was born on 17 April 1990 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône.[3] Germain is the son of former footballer Bruno Germain.[citation needed]
In the 2009 off-season, Germain signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal. He had previously played in the Monaco Championnat de France Amateur (CFA) team that won the reserve team title in the 2008–09 season.[4] Despite signing professional terms, the striker spent the next two seasons playing in the club's reserve team. Germain made his professional debut on 1 May 2011 in a league match against Saint-Étienne appearing as a substitute.[5] He played in the team's final league match of the season against Lyon appearing as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat.[6] The defeat confirmed Monaco's relegation to Ligue 2.[citation needed]
In the second division, Germain was permanently promoted to the senior team and, on 15 August 2011, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 loss against Reims.[7] In the following month, he scored his second career goal in a 2–2 draw against Sedan.[8] In the 2012–13 campaign, Germain scored 14 goals in 35 matches for AS Monaco as they got promoted to Ligue 1. On 23 July 2013, Germain signed a contract extension with Monaco, keeping him at the club until 2017.[9] Germain was part of the AS Monaco side that won the 2016–2017 Ligue 1 title, contributing with 10 goals.[10]
In July 2015, Germain joined Nice on loan from Monaco. Nice had an option to buy him after the end of the loan spell.[11]
On 25 June 2017, Monaco announced that Germain had joined Marseille. He scored his first goal on 28 July in the Europa League third qualifying round against Oostende in his debut match for Marseille (4–2).[12]
On 3 May 2018, he played in the Europa League semi-finals away to Red Bull Salzburg as Marseille played out a 1–2 away win but a 3–2 aggregate lose to lose out to the final. [13] which Marseille won against Atlético Madrid at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, near Lyon in France.[citation needed]
Germain was a France youth international having earned caps at under-21 level. He made his under-21 debut on 2 June 2011 appearing as a substitute in a 1–0 win against Serbia.[citation needed]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Monaco | 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 10 | |||
2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 16 | |||
2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 5 | |||
2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 5 | ||
2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | — | 60 | 17 | ||
Total | 159 | 41 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 53 | ||
Nice (loan) | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 14 | ||
Marseille | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | — | 55 | 18 | |
2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 42 | 8 | ||
2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
Total | 120 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 158 | 31 | ||
Montpellier | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 4 | |||
2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
Total | 47 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 6 | ||
Career total | 364 | 83 | 27 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 451 | 104 |
Monaco
Marseille
Montpellier HSC – current squad | |
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2012–13 Ligue 2 UNFP Team of the Year | |
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