Valère Germain

Valère Germain (French pronunciation: ​[ʒɛʁmɛ̃]; born 17 April 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille.

Valère Germain
Germain playing for Monaco in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-04-17) 17 April 1990
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Marseille
Number 28
Youth career
1996–2002 ASPTT Orléans
2002–2004 Orléans
2004–2005 Châteauroux
2005–2011 Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Monaco II 31 (14)
2011–2017 Monaco 159 (41)
2015–2016 → Nice (loan) 38 (14)
2017– Marseille 96 (19)
National team
2010 France U20 4 (2)
2011 France U21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:42, 6 March 2020 (UTC)

Personal life

Born in Marseille, Germain is the son of former French international and Marseille player Bruno Germain.

Club career

Monaco

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.[1] 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.[2] He played in the team's final league match of the season against Lyon appearing as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat.[3] The defeat confirmed Monaco's relegation to Ligue 2.

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.[4] In the following month, he scored his second career goal in a 2–2 draw against Sedan.[5] 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.[6] Germain was part of the AS Monaco side that won the 2016–2017 Ligue 1 title, contributing with 10 goals.[7]

Nice (loan)

In July 2015, Germain joined Nice on loan from Monaco. Nice had an option to buy him after the end of the loan spell.[8]

Olympique De Marseille

On 25 June 2017, AS Monaco announced that Germain had joined Olympique de Marseille. He scored his first hat-trick on 28 July in the Europa League third qualifying round against Oostende in his debut match for Marseille (4–2).[9]

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 loss but a 3–2 aggregate win to secure a place in the 2018 Europa League Final[10] which Marseille lost against Atlético Madrid at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais in Décines-Charpieu, Lyon, France.

International career

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.

Career statistics
As of 6 March 2020[11]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Monaco 2010–11 200000——20
2011–12 3483210——3810
2012–13 35142220——3916
2013–14 2352010——255
2014–15 294213030—375
2016–17 36105330164—6017
Total 159411481001940020253
Nice (loan) 2015–16 38142010——4114
Marseille 2017–18 3592111177—5518
2018–19 368101040—428
2019–20 2524010——302
Total 961971312170012728
Career total 2937423914140110037095

Honours

Monaco

Marseille

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References
  1. "CHAMPIONS DE FRANCE !". AS Monaco website (in French). 30 May 2008. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  2. "Saint-Étienne v. Monaco Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 1 May 2011. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  3. "Monaco v. Lyon Match Report" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. 29 May 2011. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  4. "Monaco v. Stade de Reims Match Report" (in French). AS Monaco website. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  5. "Monaco v. Sedan match report" (in French). AS Monaco website. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  6. "Germain prolonge son contrat" [Germain extends his contract]. RMC Sport. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  7. "Valère Germain". ligue1.com. Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  8. "Valère Germain (presque) à Nice (in French)". m.lequipe.fr. July 6, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  9. "Marseille-Oostende 2018 History - UEFA Europa League". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  10. "FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 Marseille". BBC Sport. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  11. "Valère Germain". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  12. "Monaco end PSG dominance to win Ligue 1 title". AS. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  13. "Atletico Madrid win Europa League with 3-0 victory over Marseille". BBC. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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