Valentin Gendrey

Valentin André Stanislas Gendrey (born 21 June 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for German Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim.

Valentin Gendrey

Personal information
Full name	Valentin André Stanislas Gendrey
Date of birth	(2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	La Garenne-Colombes, France
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	TSG Hoffenheim
Number	15
Youth career
2006–2007	Tillé
2007–2010	Guignecourt
2010–2015	Beauvais
2015	Chantilly
2015–2017	Amiens
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2021	Amiens II	37	(1)
2020–2021	Amiens	21	(0)
2021–2024	Lecce	105	(2)
2024–	TSG Hoffenheim	22	(1)
International career‡
2018	France U18	4	(0)
2023	France U21	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 July 2023

Club career

Gendrey made his professional debut with Amiens in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over AS Nancy on 22 August 2020.^[1]

On 29 July 2021, he joined Lecce.^[2]

On 27 August 2024, Gendrey signed with TSG Hoffenheim in Germany.^[3]

Personal life

Gendrey is of Guadeloupean descent^[4] and a distant cousin of the former French international footballer Olivier Dacourt.^[5]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 April 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Amiens II	2017–18	National 3	4	1	–		–		–		4	1
	2018–19	National 3	23	0	–		–		–		23	0
	2019–20	National 3	10	0	–		–		–		10	0
	Total		37	1	–		–		–		37	1
Amiens	2020–21	Ligue 2	20	0	1	0	–		–		21	0
	2021–22	Ligue 2	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
	Total		21	0	1	0	—		—		22	0
Lecce	2021–22	Serie B	29	0	3	0	–		–		32	0
	2022–23	Serie B	37	0	1	0	–		–		38	0
	2023–24	Serie B	37	2	1	0	–		–		38	2
	2024–25	Serie A	2	0	1	0	–		–		3	0
	Total		105	2	6	0	–		–		111	2
1899 Hoffenheim	2024–25	Bundesliga	22	1	1	0	5[a]	1	0	0	28	2
Career total			185	4	8	0	5	1	0	0	198	5

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League