Valérie Gauvin

Valérie Marie Christelle Gauvin (born 1 June 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Montpellier in the Division 1 Féminine and for the French national team. She was born in Sainte-Clotilde on the island of Réunion.

Valérie Gauvin
Gauvin in 2013
Personal information
Full name Valérie Marie Christelle Gauvin[1]
Date of birth (1996-06-01) 1 June 1996
Place of birth Sainte-Clotilde, Réunion, France
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Montpellier
Number 21
Youth career
2007–2014 Toulouse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Toulouse 31 (33)
2014– Montpellier 90 (50)
National team‡
2012 France U16 5 (3)
2012–2013 France U17 9 (9)
2016 France U20 6 (1)
2015– France 30 (14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 March 2020

Club career

Toulouse

Gauvin was born on the French island of Réunion and moved to the south-west of mainland France with her mother and sister at the age of 4. At the age of 12 she joined Toulouse to train with the club, and at the age of 16 joined the senior team in the Division 2 Féminine. In 2012–13, Gauvin played for Toulouse in the Division 1 Féminine before being relegated back to the Division 2 Féminine. In the 2013–14 season she was the top scorer of the league with 32 goals in 20 games.[2] During her time at Toulouse, she also scored 45 goals in the National U19 Challenge.[3]

Montpellier

In June 2014, Gauvin returned to the Division 1 Féminine, joining Montpellier.[3] In May 2017, following a successful season in which she scored 13 goals in 17 appearances and helped Montpellier qualify for the 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, Gauvin signed a contract extension until 2020.[4]

International career

In July 2012, Gauvin represented France under-16 at the 2012 Nordic Under-16 Cup. She started in the 1–0 loss to Sweden,[5] started and scored the first goal in the 5–1 victory over Finland,[6] and started and scored a brace in the 3–0 victory over Norway, giving France the third place in the tournament.[7]

In October 2012, Gauvin represented France under-17 in the first round of the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification campaign. She started all 3 matches, scoring a brace in the 5–0 victory against Bosnia and Herzegovina,[8] a brace in the 12–0 victory over Lithuania,[9] and a hat-trick in the 5–0 victory over Hungary.[10] In March 2013, she was in the French squad for the second round.[11] She started and scored a goal in both the 3–1 victory over Northern Ireland[12] and in the 2–0 victory over Finland,[13] but came on as a 75th minute substitute in the 1–1 draw with Spain,[14] who qualified due to a better goal-difference.

In July 2015, Gauvin helped France to win the gold medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade, including opening the scoring against Russia in the 2–0 victory in the final.[15]

In September 2015, Gauvin was called-up to the French senior team for the first time, for matches against Brazil and Romania.[2] She made her official debut appearance for the French senior team on 23 October 2015, in a 2–1 loss to the Netherlands, coming on as a substitute for Marie-Laure Delie in the 71st minute.[16]

In November 2016, Gauvin was selected for France's under-20 squad for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[17][18] She played in a friendly against Canada in Australia ahead of the tournament, scoring the second goal in a 2–0 victory.[19] In the tournament's group stage she came on as a late sub in the 0–0 draw against the United States[20] and in the 2–0 victory over New Zealand.[21] She started in the 2–2 draw against Ghana,[22] providing the assist for the first goal by Delphine Cascarino.[23] In the knock-out stage she came on as a sub in extra-time in the semi-final 2–1 victory over Japan[24] and in the 73rd minute in the final against North Korea which France lost 3–1.[25][26]

In March 2017, Gauvin represented the French secondary senior team at the 2017 Istria Cup. She played in all 4 matches,[27] scoring a hat-trick against Hungary B.[28] France B finished the tournament in third place, beating Northern Ireland 1–0.[29]

On 23 October 2017, Gauvin scored her first goal for the French senior team in an 8–0 victory over Ghana during a friendly match.[30][31] On 6 April 2018, Gauvin scored a hat-trick in an 8–0 victory over Nigeria.[32]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gauvin goal.

International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 October 2017Stade Auguste Delaune, Reims, France Ghana8–08–0Friendly
2.7 March 2018Orlando City Stadium, Orlando, United States Germany3–03–0SheBelieves Cup
3.6 April 2018MMArena, Le Mans, France Nigeria2–0
8–0
Friendly
4.5–0
5.6–0
6.4 March 2019Stade de la Vallée du Cher, Tours, France Uruguay3–0
6–0
Friendly
7.5–0
8.4 April 2019Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre, France Japan1–13–1Friendly
9.8 April 2019Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg, France Denmark4–04–0Friendly
10.31 May 2019Stade Dominique Duvauchelle, Créteil, France China PR1–02–0Friendly
11.12 June 2019Allianz Riviera, Nice, France Norway1–02–12019 FIFA Women's World Cup
12.23 June 2019Stade Océane, Le Havre, France Brazil1–02–12019 FIFA Women's World Cup

References
  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 List of Players" (PDF). fifa.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  2. "Valérie Gauvin, le bleu lui va si bien" [Valérie Gauvin, the blue suits her so well] (in French). Montpellier. 26 September 2015.
  3. "Valérie Gauvin à Montpellier!" [Valérie Gauvin in Montpellier!] (in French). Foot d'Elles. 25 June 2014.
  4. "Valérie Gauvin prolonge avec le MHSC!" [Valérie Gauvin extends with the MHSC!] (in French). Montpellier. 26 May 2017.
  5. "Equipe de France des moins de 16 ans – France-Suède 0–1" [France Under-16 Team – France-Sweden 0–1] (in French). Footofeminin.fr. 9 July 2012.
  6. "Equipe de France des moins de 16 ans – Finlande-France 1–5" [France Under-16 Team – Finland-France 1–5] (in French). Footofeminin.fr. 10 July 2012.
  7. "Equipe de France des moins de 16 ans – France-Norvège 3–0" [France Under-16 Team – France-Norway 3–0] (in French). Footofeminin.fr. 14 July 2012.
  8. "Women's Under-17 2013 – France-Bosnia and Herzegovina". UEFA. 1 October 2012. Archived from the original on 26 June 2013.
  9. "Women's Under-17 2013 – France-Lithuania". UEFA. 3 October 2012. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013.
  10. "Women's Under-17 2013 – Hungary-France". UEFA. 6 October 2012. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013.
  11. "Valérie Gauvin en équipe de France" [Valérie Gauvin in the France team]. Sud-Ouest (in French). 16 March 2013.
  12. "Women's Under-17 2013 – France-Northern Ireland". UEFA. 24 March 2013. Archived from the original on 10 June 2013.
  13. "Women's Under-17 2013 – France-Finland". UEFA. 26 March 2013. Archived from the original on 10 June 2013.
  14. "Women's Under-17 2013 – Spain-France". UEFA. 29 March 2013. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  15. "Day 10: Hosts Korea power ahead as Shaquille Walker sprints to 800m gold". Eurosport. 13 July 2015. The first of the football finals saw France beat Russia 2–0 after a second-half strike from Valerie Gauvin was followed by an own goal by Liubov Kipiatkova.
  16. "Equipe de France A – France-Pays-Bas 1–2" [Team France A – France-Netherlands 1–2] (in French). Footofeminin.fr. 23 October 2015.
  17. "France squad to compete at FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2016". Women's Soccer United. 3 November 2016.
  18. "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Papua New Guinea 2016 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 8 November 2016.
  19. "Equipe de France des moins de 20 ans – Canada-France 0–2" [France Under-20 Team – Canada-France 0–2] (in French). Footofeminin.fr. 8 November 2016.
  20. "2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup – France-USA". FIFA. 14 November 2016.
  21. "2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup – New Zealand-France". FIFA. 21 November 2016.
  22. "2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup – France-Ghana". FIFA. 17 November 2016.
  23. Boakye-Buckman, Samuel A. (17 November 2016). "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: France Late Show Denies Ghana Famous Win". Ghana Soccer News.
  24. "2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup – Japan-France". FIFA. 29 November 2016.
  25. "2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup – Korea DPR-France". FIFA. 3 December 2016.
  26. Mishner, Katie (3 December 2016). "2016 U-20 Women's World Cup Final – Korea DPR 3–1 France: Korea DPR complete youth tournament double". Vavel.
  27. "Equipe de France B – Valérie Gauvin" [Team France B – Valérie Gauvin] (in French). Footofeminin.fr. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  28. "Istria Cup : La France B en démonstration de force" [Istria Cup: France B in show of strength] (in French). Coeurs de foot. 6 March 2017.
  29. "Equipe de France B – France-Irlande du Nord 1–0" [Team France B – France-Northern Ireland 1–0] (in French). Footofeminin.fr. 8 March 2017.
  30. Payet, Mickaël (25 October 2017). "Équipe de France féminine : Gauvin débloque son compteur" [French women's team: Gauvin unblocks her counter] (in French). Clicanoo.
  31. Okeleji, Oluwashina (27 October 2017). "Ghana Black Queens coach defiant despite 8–0 loss". BBC Sport.
  32. Nwachukwu, John Owen (7 April 2018). "France v Nigeria: Super Falcons hammered 8–0 in friendly". Daily Post.
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