Valentin Gendrey

Valentin André Stanislas Gendrey (born 21 June 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie A club Lecce.

Valentin Gendrey
Personal information
Full name	Valentin André Stanislas Gendrey
Date of birth	(2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth	La Garenne-Colombes, France
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Lecce
Number	17
Youth career
2006–2007	Tillé
2007–2010	Guignecourt
2010–2015	Beauvais
2015	Chantilly
2015–2017	Amiens
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2021	Amiens II	37	(1)
2020–2021	Amiens	21	(0)
2021–	Lecce	98	(2)
International career^‡
2018	France U18	4	(0)
2023	France U21	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:59, 21 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2023

Club career edit

Gendrey made his professional debut with Amiens in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over AS Nancy on 22 August 2020.^[1]

On 29 July 2021, he joined Lecce.^[2]

Gendrey is of Guadeloupean descent^[3] and a distant cousin of the former French international footballer Olivier Dacourt.^[4]

^ "Amiens SC vs. Nancy - 22 August 2020". Soccerway.
^ "Valentin Gendrey a titolo definitivo". uslecce.it (in Italian). 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
^ Chaumier, Morgan (17 November 2019). "AMIENS SC - Valentin Gendrey : "Ma première sélection, c'est ma mère qui me l'apprend" (2/2)". GazetteSports.
^ Chaumier, Morgan (16 November 2019). "AMIENS SC - Valentin Gendrey : "J'avais une idée en tête et je voulais y arriver" (1/2)". GazetteSports.