Gauthier Hein (born 7 August 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Ligue 1 club Nice.
Career
Hein began playing football with the youth academy of Thionville at the age of 4. He joined the youth academy of Metz at the age of 12, and worked his way up their youth teams and reserves.
On 23 May 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Metz, keeping him at the club until 2019. He signed on loan with Tours for the 2017–18 season. He then returned to Metz for the 2018–19 season, extending his contract by one more season until 2020. For the 2019–20 season, he joined Valenciennes on loan.
On 26 June 2020, Hein transferred to Auxerre, signing a three-year contract. He was one of the nominees for the 2021 FIFA Puskás Award, for a goal he scored against Niort.
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.
Career statistics
- As of match played 20 September 2026
| 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 | 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 | 1 | 39 | 13 | |
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 8 | ||
| Total | 62 | 20 | 5 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 70 | 21 | |||
| Nice | 2026–27 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 316 | 64 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 350 | 67 | ||
Honours
Auxerre
Individual
- UNFP Ligue 2 Player of the Year: 2023–24
- UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year: 2021–22, 2023–24, 2024–25
