Gauthier Hein (born 7 August 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays for Auxerre as a winger.[1]
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Hein in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Thionville, France | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Auxerre | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2008 | Thionville | ||
| 2008–2014 | Metz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2020 | Metz B | 42 | (9) |
| 2016–2020 | Metz | 19 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | → Tours (loan) | 20 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | → Valenciennes (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2020– | Auxerre | 68 | (15) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:04, 18 May 2022 (UTC) | |||
Hein began playing football with the youth academy of Thionville at the age of 4.[2] He joined the youth academy of Metz at the age of 12, and worked his way up their youth teams and reserves.[3]
On 23 May 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Metz, keeping him at the club until 2019.[4] He signed on loan with Tours for the 2017-18 season.[5] He then returned to Metz for the 2018-19 season, extending his contract by one more season until 2020.[6] For the 2019-20 season, he joined Valenciennes on loan.[7]
On 26 June 2020, Hein transferred to Auxerre, signing a 3-year contract.[8] He was one of the nominees for the 2021 FIFA Puskás Award, for a goal he scored against Niort.[9]
Hein was a national champion in table tennis in his age group at the age of 12, and at 13 had to decide between pursuing football or tennis professionally.[10]
Individual
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2021–22 Ligue 2 UNFP Team of the Year | |
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