Valentin Rongier

Valentin Rongier
Rongier with Marseille in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-12-07) 7 December 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Mâcon, France
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
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

Nantes

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. He was appointed club captain ahead of the 2018–19 season.

Marseille

On 3 September 2019, Rongier joined Olympique de Marseille on a five-year contract for a €13 million transfer fee. The transfer was completed outside the transfer window dates thanks to a "joker" transfer exemption created by the Ligue de Football Professionnel.

Rennes

On 21 July 2025, Rongier signed with Ligue 1 side Rennes, signing a three-year deal.

Career statistics

As of match played 17 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nantes B 2012–13 CFA 2 11————11
2013–14 CFA 230————230
2014–15 CFA 151————151
Total 392————392
Nantes 2014–15 Ligue 1 601110——81
2015–16 Ligue 1 11100———111
2016–17 Ligue 1 3122020——352
2017–18 Ligue 1 3212110——352
2018–19 Ligue 1 3645020——434
2019–20 Ligue 1 300000——30
Total 119810260——13510
Marseille 2019–20 Ligue 1 2304010——280
2020–21 Ligue 1 26110—6010341
2021–22 Ligue 1 32030—111—461
2022–23 Ligue 1 36140—60—461
2023–24 Ligue 1 10000—50—150
2024–25 Ligue 1 25320———273
Total 152514010281101966
Rennes 2025–26 Ligue 1 31220———332
2026–27 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
Total 31 2 2 0 — 0 0 — 33 2
Career total 34117262702811040320
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearance in Trophée des Champions
  3. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Marseille

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 Valentin Rongier at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Valentin Rongier". Olympique de Marseille. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Nantes vs. Reims - 18 October 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "How come Marseille have signed a player outside of the transfer window?". MARCA in English. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Neymar and Icardi fire Pochettino to first title". www.ligue1.com. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Messi, Rongier, Danso... L'équipe type de la saison de Ligue 1". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 29 May 2023.