Denis Genreau (born 21 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Toulouse. Born in France, he plays for the Australia national team.
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Date of birth | (1999-05-21) 21 May 1999 (age 23) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Paris, France | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | Toulouse | |||||||||||||||
Number | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
Brighton SC | ||||||||||||||||
Melbourne City | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2015–2018 | Melbourne City NPL | 52 | (7) | |||||||||||||
2016–2020 | Melbourne City | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2018–2019 | → PEC Zwolle (loan) | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Macarthur FC | 23 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2021– | Toulouse | 42 | (2) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Australia U20 | 2 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2019 | Australia U23 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2021– | Australia | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 September 2022 |
Genreau was born in Paris, France, to French parents Sophie and Marc Genreau. Following Denis' birth, they moved with their family to Australia, having fond memories of a honeymoon there. Denis attended Scotch College before becoming a professional footballer.[1]
Genreau made his debut against Perth Glory in the 80th minute mark at age 17.[2]
On 26 June 2018, Genreau was loaned to PEC Zwolle for the 2018–19 season, where he re-united with former Melbourne City coach John van 't Schip.[3]
Genreau signed for Macarthur FC as a part of their inaugural season from Melbourne City.[4]
On 31 July 2021, Macarthur FC announced that a transfer fee was agreed with Ligue 2 club Toulouse.[5]
Given Genreau's birth, and parental links, to France, he was eligible to represent both France and Australia at international level.[6]
Genreau made his international debut with the Australia national team on 7 June 2021 in a World Cup Qualifier against Chinese Taipei.[7]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Melbourne City NPL | 2015 | NPL Victoria 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2016 | NPL Victoria 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
2017 | NPL Victoria 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | |
2018 | NPL Victoria 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
Total | 52 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 7 | ||
Melbourne City | 2016–17 | A-League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2017–18 | A-League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
2019–20 | A-League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
PEC Zwolle (loan) | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Macarthur | 2020–21 | A-League | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
Toulouse | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
Career total | 138 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 10 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Australia | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
2022 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 |
But the Paris-born youngster knows that there is a lot of water to go under the bridge before he can make it, although he has been encouraged to aim for the stars by the likes of Tim Cahill, always a hero but nowadays also a teammate.
Toulouse FC – current squad | |
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Harry Kewell Medal | |
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Australia men's football squad – 2020 Summer Olympics | ||
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