Maël Durand de Gevigney (born 21 September 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for League One club Barnsley.

Maël de Gevigney
De Gevigney in 2023
Personal information
Full name Maël Durand de Gevigney
Date of birth (1999-09-21) 21 September 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Feucherolles, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Barnsley
Number 6
Youth career
2004–2010 Feucherolles USA
2010–2015 Versailles
2015–2017 AS Meudon
2017–2018 Drancy
2018–2019 Versailles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Versailles 55 (0)
2022–2023 Nîmes 31 (0)
2023– Barnsley 32 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 January 2024

Career edit

Durand de Gevigney is a youth product of his local club Feucherolles USA, AS Meudon, Drancy, and Versailles.[1] He began his senior career with Versailles in 2019, and helped them achieve promotion into the Championnat National 2 in his second season with them, and was thereafter named their captain.[2] He transferred to Nîmes on 30 June 2022, signing his first professional contract.[3] He made his professional debut with Nîmes as a late substitute in a 1–0 Ligue 2 loss to Caen on 30 July 2022.[4]

In August 2023 he signed for English club Barnsley.[5] His first career goal came in the 33rd minute of a League One match against Cambridge United on 3 October 2023.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Interview de Maël Durand De Gevigney". Pôle Avenir. 10 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Interview avec Maël Durand de Gevigney, défenseur central au FC Versailles". 12 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Ligue 2 : Maël Durand de Gevigney, le défenseur de Nîmes Olympique qui a "la dalle"". midilibre.fr.
  4. ^ "TEMPS ADDITIONNEL Nîmes-Caen vu à la loupe". Objectif Gard.
  5. ^ "Barnsley sign French defender De Gevigney" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. ^ "Barnsley 4-0 Cambridge United (Oct 3, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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