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Valentin Rongier

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Valentin Rongier
Rongier with Marseille in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-12-07) 7 December 1994 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Mâcon, France
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Marseille
Number 21
Youth career
2000–2001 Saint-Herblain OC
2001–2014 Nantes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Nantes B 39 (2)
2014–2019 Nantes 119 (8)
2019– Marseille 128 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 August 2024

Valentin Rongier (born 7 December 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Marseille, which he captains.[1]

Career

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Nantes

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Born in Mâcon, Rongier joined Nantes' youth academy in 2001. He made his Ligue 1 debut for the club on 18 October 2014 against Reims in a 1–1 draw, coming off the bench to replace Lucas Déaux in the 78th minute mark.[3] He was appointed club captain ahead of the 2018–19 season.

Marseille

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On 3 September 2019, Rongier joined Olympique de Marseille on a five-year contract for a €13 million transfer fee.[4]

Career statistics

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As of match played 17 August 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nantes B 2012–13 CFA 2 1 1 1 1
2013–14 CFA 23 0 23 0
2014–15 15 1 15 1
Total 39 2 39 2
Nantes 2014–15 Ligue 1 6 0 1 1 1 0 8 1
2015–16 11 1 0 0 11 1
2016–17 31 2 2 0 2 0 35 2
2017–18 32 1 2 1 1 0 35 2
2018–19 36 4 5 0 2 0 43 4
2019–20 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 119 8 10 2 6 0 135 10
Marseille 2019–20 Ligue 1 23 0 4 0 1 0 28 0
2020–21 26 1 1 0 6[a] 0 1[b] 0 34 1
2021–22 32 0 3 0 11[c] 1 46 1
2022–23 36 1 4 0 6[a] 0 46 1
2023–24 10 0 0 0 5[d] 0 15 0
2024–25 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 128 2 12 0 1 0 28 1 1 0 170 3
Career total 286 12 22 2 7 0 28 1 1 0 344 15
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance in Trophée des Champions
  3. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Marseille

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c Valentin Rongier at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Valentin Rongier". Olympique de Marseille. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Nantes vs. Reims - 18 October 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Mercato OM : Fin du feuilleton, Marseille officialise l'arrivée de Valentin Rongier" [OM market : End of the drama, Marseille officializes the arrival of Valentin Rongier]. 20minutes.fr (in French). 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Neymar and Icardi fire Pochettino to first title". www.ligue1.com. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Messi, Rongier, Danso... L'équipe type de la saison de Ligue 1". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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