Gauthier Hein

Gauthier Hein (born 7 August 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Ligue 2 club Metz.^[1]

Gauthier Hein

Hein playing for Valenciennes in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Thionville, France
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Right winger
Team information
Current team	Metz
Number	7
Youth career
2000–2008	Thionville
2008–2014	Metz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2020	Metz B	42	(10)
2016–2020	Metz	19	(1)
2017–2018	→ Tours (loan)	20	(4)
2019–2020	→ Valenciennes (loan)	26	(1)
2020–2024	Auxerre	140	(28)
2024–	Metz	33	(12)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2025

Career

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 three-year contract.^[8] He was one of the nominees for the 2021 FIFA Puskás Award, for a goal he scored against Niort.^[9]

Personal life

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Metz B	2014–15	CFA 2	8	1	—		—		—		8	1
	2015–16	National 3	24	7	—		—		—		24	7
	2016–17		7	1	—		—		—		7	1
	2017–18		1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2018–19	Régional 1	1	1	—		—		—		1	1
	2019–20	National 3	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		42	10	—		—		—		42	10
Metz	2016–17	Ligue 1	13	1	1	0	2	0	—		16	1
	2017–18		3	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2018–19	Ligue 2	3	0	4	1	1	0	—		8	1
	Total		19	1	5	1	3	0	—		27	2
Tours (loan)	2017–18	Ligue 2	20	4	2	0	1	0	—		23	4
Valenciennes (loan)	2019–20	Ligue 2	26	1	2	0	1	0	—		29	1
Auxerre	2020–21	Ligue 2	33	4	2	0	—		—		35	4
	2021–22		35	11	2	1	—		3[a]	0	40	12
	2022–23	Ligue 1	35	2	3	0	—		—		38	2
	2023–24		37	11	2	0	—		—		39	11
	Total		140	28	9	1	—		3	0	152	29
Metz	2024–25	Ligue 2	33	12	3	0	—		3[a]	1	39	13
	2025–26	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Total		33	12	3	0	—		3	1	39	13
Career total			282	56	20	2	5	0	6	1	314	59

1. Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

Honours

Auxerre

• Ligue 2: 2023–24^[11]

Individual

• UNFP Ligue 2 Player of the Year: 2023–24^[12]
• UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year: 2021–22,^[13] 2023–24,^[14] 2024–25^[15]