Gauthier Hein

Gauthier Hein

Hein playing for Valenciennes in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Thionville, France
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position	Right winger
Team information
Current team	Metz
Number	10
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	40	(12)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 October 2025

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

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 26 October 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	8	1	0	0	—		0	0	8	1
	Total		41	13	3	0	—		3	1	47	14
Career total			290	57	20	2	5	0	6	1	322	60

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]

References

1. Gauthier Hein at Soccerway . Retrieved 2 July 2023.
2. "FC Metz. Faisons connaissance avec… Gauthier Hein | Direct FM". Archived from the original on 15 June 2007.
3. "LIGUE 1. FC Metz : Gauthier Hein attend son heure". www.republicain-lorrain.fr.
4. "FC Metz : un grand espoir passe professionnel". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert.
5. "Transferts : Daniel Mancini (Bordeaux) et Gauthier Hein (Metz) prêtés à Tours". L'Équipe.
6. "L2 - Metz : Gauthier Hein prolonge". 30 August 2018.
7. "LIGUE 2. FC Metz : Gauthier Hein prêté à Valenciennes". www.republicain-lorrain.fr.
8. "Official | Auxerre land Gauthier Hein from FC Metz | Get French Football News". www.getfootballnewsfrance.com.
9. "Prix Puskás de la FIFA : les 11 buts en lice annoncés". www.fifa.com.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
10. "Gauthier Hein : " Je ne me décourage jamais "". SOFOOT.com.
11. "Football : champion de Ligue 2, l'AJ Auxerre est officiellement de retour dans l'élite". Le Parisien (in French). 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
12. "Le milieu de terrain d'Auxerre Gauthier Hein élu meilleur joueur de la saison en Ligue 2 aux Trophées UNFP". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 15 May 2024.
13. UNFP [@UNFP] (15 May 2022). "Un onze-type qui a vu la vie en rose cette saison, ne cuvée 2021-2022 qui a fière allure, n'est-ce pas" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
14. Ouest-France (13 May 2024). "Trophées UNFP. L'équipe type de la saison de L2 : Auxerre en force, Angers et Caen bien représentés". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 May 2024.
15. Alvarez, Bruno (12 May 2025). "Trophées UNFP. Dembélé, Doué, Luis Enrique… Le palmarès complet des meilleurs de la saison de L1". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 12 May 2025.