Valentin Rongier
 Rongier with Marseille in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 December 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Mâcon, France | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rennes | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Saint-Herblain OC | ||
| 2001–2014 | Nantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Nantes B | 39 | (2) |
| 2014–2019 | Nantes | 119 | (8) |
| 2019–2025 | Marseille | 152 | (6) |
| 2025– | Rennes | 31 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2026 | |||
Valentin Rongier (born 7 December 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Rennes.
Career
[edit]Nantes
[edit]Born in Mâcon, Rongier joined Nantes' youth academy in 2001. He made his Ligue 1 debut for the club on 18 October 2014 against Reims in a 1–1 draw, coming off the bench to replace Lucas Déaux in the 78th minute mark.[3] He was appointed club captain ahead of the 2018–19 season.
Marseille
[edit]On 3 September 2019, Rongier joined Olympique de Marseille on a five-year contract for a €13 million transfer fee.[4] The transfer was completed outside the transfer window dates thanks to a "joker" transfer exemption created by the Ligue de Football Professionnel.[5]
Rennes
[edit]On 21 July 2025, Rongier signed with Ligue 1 side Rennes, signing a three-year deal.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 17 May 2026[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nantes B | 2012–13 | CFA 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14 | CFA | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||||
| 2014–15 | CFA | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 39 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 2 | ||||||
| Nantes | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 4 | |||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 119 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 135 | 10 | ||||
| Marseille | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 11[c] | 1 | — | 46 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 6[a] | 0 | — | 46 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[d] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 152 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 196 | 6 | ||
| Rennes | 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2026–27 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 341 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 403 | 20 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearance in Trophée des Champions
- ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
[edit]Marseille
- Trophée des Champions runner-up: 2020[7]
Individual
- UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2022–23[8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Valentin Rongier at Soccerway
- ↑ "Valentin Rongier". Olympique de Marseille. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ↑ "Nantes vs. Reims - 18 October 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ↑ "Mercato OM : Fin du feuilleton, Marseille officialise l'arrivée de Valentin Rongier" [OM market : End of the drama, Marseille officializes the arrival of Valentin Rongier]. 20minutes.fr (in French). 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ↑ "How come Marseille have signed a player outside of the transfer window?". MARCA in English. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ↑ "Valentin Rongier rejoint le Stade Rennais F.C." [Valentin Rongier joins Stade Rennais F.C.] (in French). Stade Rennais FC. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ↑ "Neymar and Icardi fire Pochettino to first title". www.ligue1.com. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ↑ "Messi, Rongier, Danso... L'équipe type de la saison de Ligue 1". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 29 May 2023.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Valentin Rongier.
- Valentin Rongier – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)
Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Mâcon
- French men's footballers
- Footballers from Saône-et-Loire
- Men's association football midfielders
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 1 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- FC Nantes players
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Stade Rennais FC players
- 21st-century French sportsmen