Enzo Genton

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Enzo Genton
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-03-31) 31 March 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth Ploemeur, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Rouen
(on loan from Lorient)
Number 5
Youth career
2011–2014 CS Honfleur
2014–2023 Lorient
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Lorient B 30 (3)
2024– Lorient 6 (1)
2025– → Rouen (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2024– France U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:36, 29 April 2025 (UTC)

Enzo Genton (born 31 March 2006) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Championnat National club Rouen, on loan from Ligue 1 club Lorient. [1]

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Club career

Born in Plomeur, Brittany, Genton joined the youth academy of Lorient in the under-9 age group. [2] He made his Ligue 2 debut for the club in the 2024–25 season. [3] On 27 September 2024, he scored his first professional goal for the club, an acrobatic volley from a corner kick that capped off a 3–0 win over Ajaccio. [4] [5] On 5 March 2025, Genton signed his first professional contract with Lorient. [2]

On 21 July 2025, Genton was loaned by Rouen in Championnat National. [6]

International career

Genton is a France youth international, making his debut for the under-19s in September 2024. [7] [8]

Personal life

Enzo's father Benjamin Genton is a former professional footballer, [9] while his uncle Florian Genton  [ fr ] is a sports journalist. [10]

Honours

Lorient

References

  1. ↑ Enzo Genton at Soccerway
  2. 1 2 Loury, Jean-Luc (5 March 2025). "FC Lorient. Premier contrat pro pour Enzo Genton". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "« Toute la famille est fière d'Enzo », Benjamin Genton heureux du début de saison de son fils". Le Télégramme (in French). 2024-10-01. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  4. ↑ "Le premier but dingue d'Enzo Genton en professionnel... commenté par son oncle en direct sur beIN Sports". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  5. ↑ "FC Lorient. Enzo Genton inscrit son premier but en Ligue 2, commenté par… son oncle". Ouest-France (in French). 28 September 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Enzo Genton rejoint le FC Rouen 1899 !" [Enzo Genton joins FC Rouen 1899!] (in French). FC Rouen. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  7. ↑ Enzo Genton at the French Football Federation (in French)
  8. ↑ "FC Lorient. Enzo Genton sélectionné pour la première fois avec l'équipe de France U19". Ouest-France.fr (in French). 2024-08-30. Archived from the original on 2024-09-05. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  9. ↑ "FC Lorient. U19 Nationaux : Enzo Genton, défenseur comme papa !". Ouest-France (in French). 16 May 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  10. ↑ Pardon, Jordan (2024-11-02). "Lorient : l'ascension vertigineuse d'Enzo Genton". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert (in French). Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  11. ↑ Lacaille, Tom (10 May 2025). "Lorient champion de Ligue 2, Martigues relégué en National, Guingamp jouera les play-offs de montée". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2025.
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