Valentin Sanson
Defender - Centre-Back
at Royal Excelsior Virton
at Royal Excelsior Virton
314 days · joined 2025-07-15
👕200+ Apps
Market value
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Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
7
clubs played for
10/11
debut season
0.07
goals / match
FC Rouen 1899
top club · 154 apps
Position rank · 25/26
#124
goals rank
#34
assists rank
20
season goals
6
season assists
Among 448 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€200k
peak value · 2023
—
top transfer fee
4
best season · 22/23
2 · 10%
pens / of goals
Born the same day
Shares 1992-09-26 · 6 players total
269Appearances
20Goals
6Assists
37Yellow cards
4Red cards
115Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Valentin Sanson |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Valentin Serge Sanson |
| Date of birth | 1992-09-26 (33 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Rouen, France |
| Citizenship |  France |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 189.00 m |
| Current club | Royal Excelsior Virton |
| Joined | 2025-07-15 |
| Contract expires | 2026-06-30 |
| Agent | Mensh Sports Agency |
Jul 2025
Transfer: FC Rouen 1899 → RE Virton
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2025
25/26 — Royal Excelsior Virton
5 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — FC Rouen 1899
28 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — FC Rouen 1899
37 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — FC Rouen 1899
29 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2021
21/22 — FC Rouen 1899
28 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — FC Rouen 1899
10 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — FC Rouen 1899
22 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Évreux FC 27 → FC Rouen 1899
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Évreux Football Club 27
23 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2018
Transfer: FC Dieppe → Évreux FC 27
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — FC Dieppe
22 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
Transfer: Quevilly Rouen → FC Dieppe
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Quevilly Rouen Métropole, Quevilly - Rouen Métropole B
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Quevilly Rouen Métropole
14 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
14/15 — US Quevilly
7 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2012
12/13 — US Quevilly
22 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2011
11/12 — US Quevilly
12 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — US Quevilly
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2010
Transfer: QRM B → Quevilly
10/11 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €200k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 116 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.33/90
Assists1 total · 0.33/90
G+A2 total · 0.67/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.33/90
Minutes played by club
Royal Excelsior Virton
2.6%
FC Rouen 1899
60.0%
Évreux Football Club 27
6.7%
FC Dieppe
6.1%
Quevilly Rouen Métropole
9.8%
Quevilly - Rouen Métropole B
0.0%
US Quevilly
14.8%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Excelsior Virton | 1 | 25/26 | 25/26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 270 |
| FC Rouen 1899 | 6 | 19/20 | 24/25 | 154 | 10 | 5 | 6,205 |
| Évreux Football Club 27 | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 690 |
| FC Dieppe | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 629 |
| Quevilly Rouen Métropole | 2 | 15/16 | 16/17 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1,015 |
| Quevilly - Rouen Métropole B | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| US Quevilly | 4 | 10/11 | 14/15 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 1,527 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 1ste Nationale ACFF | Royal Excelsior Virton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 25/26 | Croky Cup | Royal Excelsior Virton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Championnat National | FC Rouen 1899 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Coupe de France | FC Rouen 1899 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 23/24 | Championnat National | FC Rouen 1899 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2,516 |
| 23/24 | Coupe de France | FC Rouen 1899 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 691 |
| 22/23 | National 2 - Grp. A | FC Rouen 1899 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 569 |
| 21/22 | Coupe de France | FC Rouen 1899 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | National 2 - Grp. A | FC Rouen 1899 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1,896 |
| 20/21 | Coupe de France | FC Rouen 1899 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | National 2 - Grp. A | FC Rouen 1899 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Coupe de France | FC Rouen 1899 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 263 |
| 19/20 | National 2 - Grp. B | FC Rouen 1899 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | N3 - Normandie | Évreux Football Club 27 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 690 |
| 17/18 | N3 - Normandie | FC Dieppe | 22 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 629 |
| 16/17 | Championnat National | Quevilly Rouen Métropole | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Coupe de France | Quevilly Rouen Métropole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16/17 | National 3 - Grp. B | Quevilly - Rouen Métropole B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | CFA - Grp. A | Quevilly Rouen Métropole | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,015 |
| 14/15 | CFA - Grp. A | US Quevilly | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 630 |
| 12/13 | Championnat National | US Quevilly | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Championnat National | US Quevilly | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 897 |
| 11/12 | Coupe de France | US Quevilly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Coupe de France | US Quevilly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | QRM B | Quevilly | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Quevilly Rouen | FC Dieppe | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | FC Dieppe | Évreux FC 27 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Évreux FC 27 | FC Rouen 1899 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-15 | FC Rouen 1899 | RE Virton | Transfer | 150000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current€150k
Peak€200k
Low—
Δ since start+€50k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Bernasque | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Gobron | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Baltus | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Adil Hitouss | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lamine Sy | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Christopher Ibayi | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zana Allée | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Axel Maraval | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmad Allée | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Adrien Pianelli | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mustapha Benzia | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hicham Benkaid | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Damien Loppy | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Monteiro | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Barthélémy | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sofyane Bouzamoucha | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathieu Mion | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Malik Abdelmoula | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Omar Bezzekhami | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Clément Bassin | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | National 2 - Grp. A | FC Rouen 1899 | 4 | 29 |
| 17/18 | N3 - Normandie | FC Dieppe | 3 | 22 |
| 18/19 | N3 - Normandie | Évreux Football Club 27 | 3 | 23 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Coupe de France | FC Rouen 1899 | 2 | 8 |
| 22/23 | National 2 - Grp. A | FC Rouen 1899 | 1 | 29 |
| 19/20 | Coupe de France | FC Rouen 1899 | 1 | 6 |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | Senior debut season | |
| 11/12 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 5 | 270 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 24/25 | 28 | 270 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 23/24 | 37 | 3,207 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 22/23 | 29 | 569 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.47 |
| 21/22 | 28 | 1,896 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.28 |
| 19/20 | 22 | 263 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.03 |
| 18/19 | 23 | 690 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.78 |
| 17/18 | 22 | 629 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16/17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 12/13 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | 12 | 897 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 10/11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
National 2 - Grp. A
84 apps
7 G
2 A
N3 - Normandie
45 apps
6 G
0 A
Coupe de France
25 apps
4 G
3 A
Championnat National
92 apps
2 G
0 A
1ste Nationale ACFF
3 apps
1 G
1 A
National 2 - Grp. B
16 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Valentin Sanson?
Valentin Sanson is a France professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Royal Excelsior Virton.
How old is Valentin Sanson?
Valentin Sanson is 33 years old. He was born on September 26, 1992 in Rouen.
What position does Valentin Sanson play?
Valentin Sanson plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Valentin Sanson play for?
Valentin Sanson currently plays for Royal Excelsior Virton.
How many career goals has Valentin Sanson scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Valentin Sanson has scored 20 goals in 269 appearances.