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Valère Germain

Valère Germain

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Age36
CitizenshipFrance
Height1.81 m
Footright
BornApril 17, 1990
at Sanfrecce Hiroshima 451 days · joined 2025-02-27
👕500+ Apps 100+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists Veteran
Market value €650k
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

7
clubs played for
10/11
debut season
0.25
goals / match
AS Monaco
top club · 202 apps

Position rank · 24/25

#986
goals rank
#1945
assists rank
136
season goals
58
season assists

Among 3,489 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€10.00m
peak value · 2017
€8.00m
top transfer fee · 17/18
18
best season · 17/18
9 / 2
int'l caps / goals
553Appearances
136Goals
58Assists
33Yellow cards
1Red cards
73Full matches (90′)
Full nameValère Germain
Name in home countryValère Bruno René Germain
Date of birth1990-04-17 (36 yrs)
Place of birthMarseille, France
CitizenshipFrance
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height181.00 m
Current clubSanfrecce Hiroshima
Joined2025-02-27
Contract expires2026-01-31
AgentRelatives
Jul 2025
2025 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
24 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2025
Transfer: Macarthur → Sanf. Hiroshima
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
2024 — Macarthur FC
4 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
24/25 — Macarthur FC, Sanfrecce Hiroshima
18 matches · 8 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
Transfer: Montpellier → Macarthur
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
2023 — Macarthur FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
23/24 — Macarthur FC
35 matches · 16 G · 11 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Montpellier HSC
32 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2021
Transfer: Marseille → Montpellier
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Montpellier HSC
36 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Olympique Marseille
32 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Olympique Marseille
30 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Olympique Marseille
42 matches · 8 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Olympique Marseille
55 matches · 18 G · 6 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Monaco → Marseille
17/18 · Transfer · €8.00m
Jul 2016
16/17 — AS Monaco
60 matches · 17 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions
Jun 2016
Transfer: OGC Nice → Monaco
15/16 · Return from loan
Jul 2015
Transfer: Monaco → OGC Nice
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — OGC Nice
40 matches · 14 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — AS Monaco
37 matches · 5 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Sep 2013
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2013
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — AS Monaco B, AS Monaco
28 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — AS Monaco
39 matches · 16 G · 9 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — AS Monaco
38 matches · 10 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Monaco B → Monaco
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — AS Monaco
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2008
Transfer: Monaco U19 → Monaco B
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2007
Transfer: Monaco Youth → Monaco U19
07/08 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €10.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 1196 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals8 total · 3.04/90
97
Assists1 total · 0.38/90
73
G+A9 total · 3.42/90
96
Yellow cards1 total · 0.38/90
44
6,575 min
Minutes played by club
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 9.4%
Macarthur FC 9.8%
Montpellier HSC 14.0%
Olympique Marseille 32.1%
AS Monaco 28.7%
OGC Nice 3.4%
AS Monaco B 2.6%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 2025 24/25 25 3 1 620
Macarthur FC 4 2023 24/25 57 27 13 645
Montpellier HSC 2 21/22 22/23 68 7 4 918
Olympique Marseille 4 17/18 20/21 159 31 14 2,108
AS Monaco 6 10/11 16/17 202 53 20 1,890
OGC Nice 1 15/16 15/16 40 14 6 223
AS Monaco B 1 13/14 13/14 2 1 0 171

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

7€2.5M14€5M20€7.5M27€10M10/1111/12 — 10 goals (AS Monaco)11/12 — 2 assists1211/1212/13 — 16 goals (AS Monaco)12/13 — 9 assists2512/1313/14 — 6 goals (AS Monaco)13/14 — 3 assists913/1414/15 — 5 goals (AS Monaco)14/15 — 1 assists614/1515/16 — 14 goals (OGC Nice)15/16 — 6 assists2015/1616/17 — 17 goals (AS Monaco)16/17 — 5 assists2216/1717/18 — 18 goals (Olympique Marseille)17/18 — 6 assists2417/1818/19 — 8 goals (Olympique Marseille)18/19 — 2 assists1018/1919/20 — 2 goals (Olympique Marseille)19/20 — 5 assists719/2020/21 — 3 goals (Olympique Marseille)20/21 — 1 assists420/212024 — 4 goals (Macarthur FC)2024 — 1 assists520242025 — 2 goals (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)2025 — 1 assists3202521/22 — 4 goals (Montpellier HSC)21/22 — 3 assists721/2222/23 — 3 goals (Montpellier HSC)22/23 — 1 assists422/2323/24 — 16 goals (Macarthur FC)23/24 — 11 assists2723/2424/25 — 8 goals (Macarthur FC)24/25 — 1 assists924/2510/11 — €50K11/12 — €1M12/13 — €2.5M13/14 — €5M14/15 — €4M15/16 — €3.5M16/17 — €7M17/18 — €10M18/19 — €10M19/20 — €8M20/21 — €4M21/22 — €3M22/23 — €2.5M23/24 — €1.5M24/25 — €1.2MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

10/11: 0010/1111/12: 101011/1212/13: 161612/1313/14: 6613/1414/15: 5514/1515/16: 141415/1616/17: 171716/1717/18: 181817/1818/19: 8818/1919/20: 2219/2020/21: 3320/212023: 0020232024: 4420242025: 22202521/22: 4421/2222/23: 3322/2323/24: 161623/2424/25: 8824/25

Assists by season

10/11: 0010/1111/12: 2211/1212/13: 9912/1313/14: 3313/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 6615/1616/17: 5516/1717/18: 6617/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 5519/2020/21: 1120/212023: 0020232024: 1120242025: 11202521/22: 3321/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 111123/2424/25: 1124/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 A-League Men Macarthur FC 17 7 1 1 0 216
24/25 AFC Champions League Two Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 1 0 0 0 21
23/24 A-League Fin. Macarthur FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 A-League Men Macarthur FC 27 12 6 5 0 198
23/24 AFC Cup Macarthur FC 7 4 5 0 0 141
22/23 Coupe de France Montpellier HSC 1 1 0 0 0 90
22/23 Ligue 1 Montpellier HSC 31 2 1 1 1 334
21/22 Coupe de France Montpellier HSC 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Ligue 1 Montpellier HSC 34 4 3 3 0 494
2025 Emperor's Cup Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4 0 0 0 0 0
2025 J. League Cup Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4 1 0 2 0 152
2025 J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 1 1 0 0 447
2024 Australia Cup Macarthur FC 4 4 1 1 0 90
2023 Australia Cup Macarthur FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Champions League Olympique Marseille 5 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Coupe de France Olympique Marseille 2 0 1 0 0 0
20/21 Ligue 1 Olympique Marseille 24 3 0 1 0 282
20/21 Trophée des Champions Olympique Marseille 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Coupe de France Olympique Marseille 4 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Coupe de la Ligue Olympique Marseille 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Ligue 1 Olympique Marseille 25 2 5 1 0 674
18/19 Coupe de France Olympique Marseille 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Coupe de la Ligue Olympique Marseille 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Europa League Olympique Marseille 4 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Ligue 1 Olympique Marseille 36 8 2 1 0 271
17/18 Coupe de France Olympique Marseille 2 1 0 0 0 127
17/18 Coupe de la Ligue Olympique Marseille 1 1 0 0 0 24
17/18 Europa League Olympique Marseille 13 2 0 2 0 422
17/18 Europa League Qualifying Olympique Marseille 4 5 1 0 0 67
17/18 Ligue 1 Olympique Marseille 35 9 5 2 0 241
16/17 Champions League AS Monaco 12 2 1 2 0 250
16/17 Champions League Qu. AS Monaco 4 2 0 0 0 164
16/17 Coupe de France AS Monaco 5 3 0 0 0 104
16/17 Coupe de la Ligue AS Monaco 3 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Ligue 1 AS Monaco 36 10 4 0 0 224
15/16 Coupe de France OGC Nice 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Coupe de la Ligue OGC Nice 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Ligue 1 OGC Nice 38 14 6 3 0 223
14/15 Champions League AS Monaco 3 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Coupe de France AS Monaco 2 1 0 0 0 91
14/15 Coupe de la Ligue AS Monaco 3 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Ligue 1 AS Monaco 29 4 1 0 0 206
13/14 CFA - Grp. C AS Monaco B 2 1 0 0 0 171
13/14 Coupe de France AS Monaco 2 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 Coupe de la Ligue AS Monaco 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Ligue 1 AS Monaco 23 5 2 1 0 244
12/13 Coupe de France AS Monaco 2 2 0 0 0 63
12/13 Coupe de la Ligue AS Monaco 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Ligue 2 AS Monaco 35 14 9 3 0 202
11/12 Coupe de France AS Monaco 3 2 0 0 0 74
11/12 Coupe de la Ligue AS Monaco 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Ligue 2 AS Monaco 34 8 2 4 0 268
10/11 Ligue 1 AS Monaco 2 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
07/08 2007-07-01 Monaco Youth Monaco U19 Transfer 0
08/09 2008-07-01 Monaco U19 Monaco B Transfer 0
11/12 2011-07-01 Monaco B Monaco Transfer 50000
15/16 2015-07-07 Monaco OGC Nice Loan 3000000
15/16 2016-06-30 OGC Nice Monaco Return from loan 5500000
17/18 2017-07-01 Monaco Marseille Transfer 10000000 €8.00m
21/22 2021-08-31 Marseille Montpellier Transfer 3000000
23/24 2023-07-14 Montpellier Macarthur Transfer 1500000
24/25 2025-02-27 Macarthur Sanf. Hiroshima Transfer 800000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
13/14 Knee problems 2013-08-07 2013-08-16 10 2
13/14 Knee problems 2013-09-13 2013-09-20 8 1
17/18 muscular problems 2018-02-05 2018-02-08 4 1
Current€650k
Peak€10.00m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€600k
€50k€2.54m€5.03m€7.51m€10.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €650k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #40468 1 0 former national player
Team #23658 4 2 former national player
Team #9323 4 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Lucas Ocampos 2 3 0
Hiroki Sakai 2 3 0
Morgan Sanson 2 6 0
Fabinho 2 2 0
Boubacar Kamara 2 1 0
Nampalys Mendy 2 0 0
Florian Thauvin 2 12 0
João Moutinho 2 5 0
Maxime Lopez 2 2 0
Luiz Gustavo 2 0 0
Duje Caleta-Car 2 0 0
Bernardo Silva 2 2 0
Joris Chotard 1 0 0
Yannick Carrasco 2 2 0
Jordan Ferri 1 1 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
15/16 Ligue 1 OGC Nice 14 38
12/13 Ligue 2 AS Monaco 14 35
23/24 A-League Men Macarthur FC 12 27

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
12/13 Ligue 2 AS Monaco 9 35
15/16 Ligue 1 OGC Nice 6 38
23/24 A-League Men Macarthur FC 6 27

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
15/16 2016-06-30 OGC Nice Monaco Return from loan €5.50m
15/16 2015-07-07 Monaco OGC Nice Loan €3.00m

Last 50 matches for Sanfrecce Hiroshima The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2026-05-03 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Avispa Fukuoka Available
2026-04-29 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Albirex Niigata Available
2026-04-25 JAP1 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2026-04-20 JAP1 Nagoya Grampus 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2026-04-12 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Fagiano Okayama Available
2026-04-06 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–1 Cerezo Osaka Available
2026-04-02 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Kashima Antlers Available
2026-03-29 JAP1 Kyoto Sanga FC 1–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2026-03-16 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol Available
2026-03-02 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Yokohama FC Available
2026-02-26 JAP1 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2026-02-23 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Yokohama F. Marinos Available
2026-02-16 JAP1 FC Machida Zelvia 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2025-06-29 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2025-06-26 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Albirex Niigata Available
2025-06-22 JAP1 Kashiwa Reysol 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2025-06-19 JAP1 Yokohama F. Marinos 3–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2025-06-15 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–1 Tokyo Verdy Available
2025-06-01 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Júbilo Iwata Available
2025-05-26 JAP1 Cerezo Osaka 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2025-05-19 JAP1 Kyoto Sanga FC 0–5 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2025-05-15 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–3 Kashima Antlers Available
2025-05-06 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–3 Nagoya Grampus Available
2025-05-03 JAP1 Albirex Niigata 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2025-04-28 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–2 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2025-04-20 JAP1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2025-04-13 JAP1 Avispa Fukuoka 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2025-04-07 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Shonan Bellmare Available
2025-04-03 JAP1 FC Machida Zelvia 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2025-03-30 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–1 Gamba Osaka Available
2025-03-16 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2025-03-09 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 4–0 Sagan Tosu Available
2025-03-02 JAP1 FC Tokyo 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2024-12-08 JAP1 Gamba Osaka 3–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2024-12-01 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Available
2024-11-10 JAP1 Urawa Red Diamonds 3–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2024-11-03 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0–1 Kyoto Sanga FC Available
2024-10-19 JAP1 Shonan Bellmare 2–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2024-10-06 JAP1 Júbilo Iwata 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2024-09-28 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 FC Machida Zelvia Available
2024-09-22 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6–2 Yokohama F. Marinos Available
2024-09-14 JAP1 Kashima Antlers 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2024-08-31 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 FC Tokyo Available
2024-08-25 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Kashiwa Reysol Available
2024-08-17 JAP1 Nagoya Grampus 1–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2024-08-11 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2–0 Cerezo Osaka Available
2024-08-07 JAP1 Tokyo Verdy 0–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2024-07-21 JAP1 Sagan Tosu 1–4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2024-07-14 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka Available
2024-07-05 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–3 Vissel Kobe Available

Teams faced most often by Valère Germain's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
FC Nantes 77 35 18 24 102 80 +22 45%
Olympique Lyonnais 77 22 15 40 97 152 -55 29%
Lille OSC 77 26 26 25 102 90 +12 34%
Stade Rennais 71 28 21 22 96 88 +8 39%
Paris Saint-Germain 70 11 14 45 62 152 -90 16%
Angers SCO 68 34 19 15 105 65 +40 50%
AS Saint-Étienne 66 32 13 21 100 69 +31 48%
Girondins Bordeaux 62 28 20 14 89 57 +32 45%
Toulouse FC 62 35 15 12 114 59 +55 56%
Stade de Reims 62 23 26 13 78 59 +19 37%
FC Lorient 52 29 18 5 93 44 +49 56%
FC Metz 49 29 11 9 89 41 +48 59%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
10/11 Senior debut season
11/12 First senior goal
15/16 Goal #50 (career)
2024 Goal #100 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 18 237 1 0 0 0.38
23/24 35 339 5 0 0 1.33
22/23 32 424 1 0 1 0.42
21/22 36 494 3 0 0 0.55
2025 24 599 2 0 0 0.3
2024 4 90 1 1 0 2
20/21 32 282 1 0 0 0.32
19/20 30 674 1 0 0 0.13
18/19 42 271 1 0 0 0.33
17/18 55 881 4 0 0 0.41
16/17 60 742 2 0 0 0.24
15/16 40 223 3 0 0 1.21
13/14 28 415 1 0 0 0.22
12/13 39 265 3 0 0 1.02
11/12 38 342 4 0 0 1.05

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Ligue 1
313 apps
61 G
29 A
Ligue 2
69 apps
22 G
11 A
A-League Men
44 apps
19 G
7 A
Coupe de France
27 apps
10 G
2 A
Europa League Qualifying
4 apps
5 G
1 A
AFC Cup
7 apps
4 G
5 A
Australia Cup
5 apps
4 G
1 A
Champions League
20 apps
2 G
1 A
Europa League
17 apps
2 G
0 A
Champions League Qu.
4 apps
2 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Valère Germain

Who is Valère Germain?

Valère Germain is a France professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

How old is Valère Germain?

Valère Germain is 36 years old. He was born on April 17, 1990 in Marseille.

What position does Valère Germain play?

Valère Germain plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Valère Germain play for?

Valère Germain currently plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

How many career goals has Valère Germain scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Valère Germain has scored 136 goals in 553 appearances.

What is Valère Germain's market value?

Valère Germain's most recent reported market value is €650k.