Bastien Héry

Bastien Charles Patrick Héry (born 23 March 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League of Ireland club Bohemians. Born in France, he represents the Madagascar national team.

Bastien Héry

Héry warming up for Carlisle United in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Bastien Charles Patrick Héry[1]
Date of birth	23 March 1992
Place of birth	Brou-sur-Chantereine, Paris, France
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Bohemians
Youth career
1998–2006	US Torcy
2006–2010	Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Paris Saint-Germain II	17	(1)
2012–2013	Sheffield Wednesday	0	(0)
2013–2015	Rochdale	33	(2)
2015–2016	Carlisle United	20	(0)
2016–2017	Accrington Stanley	1	(0)
2017	Limerick	29	(1)
2018–2019	Waterford	51	(5)
2019–2020	Linfield	29	(2)
2021–	Bohemians	0	(0)
National team^‡
2009	France U18	2	(0)
2020–	Madagascar	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:35, 17 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 January 2021 (UTC)

Héry started his career at Paris Saint-Germain II, before moving to England to join Sheffield Wednesday’s Development Squad in June 2012. In summer 2013, Héry became Keith Hill’s first signing at Rochdale. Héry emerged as a big influence in the final weeks of the campaign as Rochdale secured promotion to League One. In his second season with the club he went on to become a prominent figure within the team featuring on 28 occasions during the 2014–15 season which saw Rochdale finish in the top half of the division. He then went on to play for Carlisle United before a spell at Accrington Stanley. He then signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Limerick for the 2017 season before signing for their Munster neighbours Waterford. After a spell at Linfield, Bastien Héry signed for Dublin club Bohemians.

Club career

Early career

Born in Brou-sur-Chantereine, France, Héry started playing football when he was six and joined US Torcy. Héry then joined Paris Saint-Germain.[2] Héry revealed he went on a trial at Toulouse, Strasbourg and Auxerre.[3]

After two years at PSG since turning professional,[3] Héry was released by the club before joining EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday in the summer of 2012.[4] Héry stated moving to England helped him cope leaving PSG.[5]

Rochdale

Having been unable to break into the Sheffield Wednesday side Héry joined League Two side Rochdale on 8 May 2013 on a free transfer.[6] Upon joining Rochdale, Héry was given the number fourteen shirt.[7]

He made his professional debut on 6 August 2013 in a Football League Cup match at Doncaster Rovers.[8] Soon after, Héry spoke about his move to Rochdale, quoting: "Last season at Sheffield Wednesday I only played in the development squad so this is my first experience of first team football and I'm enjoying it. I have learnt more in three months here playing first team football than I did during one year with the development squad."[9] Héry scored his first goal for the club on 12 October 2013, in a 3–0 win over Newport County.[10] After only making twelve appearance that season, Rochdale were promoted to League One. Héry signed a new two-year contract with Rochdale on 27 June 2014.[11]

In 2014–15 season, Héry scored his first goal of the season, in a 3–2 win against Swindon Town on 21 October 2014.[12] In his second season at Rochdale, Héry made twenty-eight appearance and scoring once in all competition, as Rochdale remained in League One for another season.

Héry was subject to a media report in February 2015 which suggested that he had called the town of his home club a "dump",[13] Héry denied the report was accurate and stated he had been misquoted by the French media from which the interview was conducted.[14] On 24 June 2015, Héry left Rochdale by mutual consent.

Carlisle United

On 24 June 2015, Héry joined League Two side Carlisle United on a one-year contract.[15] Héry gained national recognition for his performance in the third round of the League Cup, assisting Derek Asamoah in a goal against Liverpool to draw the game 1–1 at full time.[16] The game went to a penalty shootout and Héry missed the decisive kick which eliminated Carlisle.[17]

Accrington Stanley

Héry left Carlisle at the end of the 2015–16 season to join league two play-off finalists Accrington Stanley for the 2016—17 season on an initial one-year contract with a view to extend for a second.[18]

Limerick

On 22 January 2017 Héry signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Limerick for the 2017 season. Initially used as a substitute, Hery eventually won a starting place and his performances in midfield won him both awards for both man-of-the-match and Player of the Month. His one goal of the 2017 season came when he scored a crucial last-minute goal at home to Bray to put Limerick 4–3 in front.

Waterford

Héry signed for Waterford for the 2018 League of Ireland Premier Division season.[19] Héry made his debut in a 2–1 win against Derry City on 17 February 2018. He scored his first goal for the club against St Patrick's Athletic in a 2–0 win in 2018 .[20] After a series of impressive performances for Waterford, Héry signed a two-year extension to his contract.[21]

Héry won the 2018 Senior Player of the Year as well as the 2018 Goal of the Season for his strike in the 2–0 February win against St. Patrick's Athletic.[22] Héry was also named on the PFAI Team of the Year.[23]

Linfield

On 9 July 2019, it was confirmed that Héry had joined Linfield in a transfer deal that saw striker Michael O'Connor join Waterford on loan. The next day, he made his debut for Linfield at home against Rosenberg in a 2–0 defeat in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round.[24] Héry scored his first goal in European competition with a strike in Linfield's 2–0 victory over Tre Fiori of San Marino in the preliminary round of the UEFA Champions League on 8 August 2020.[25]

Bohemians

On 16 January 2021, Bastien Héry signed for Dublin club Bohemians in the League of Ireland Premier Division.[26]

International career

Héry was born in France, and is of Malgasy descent. He is a youth international for France. He was called up to represent Madagascar national football team for Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in March 2020.[27] He debuted for Madagascar in a friendly 2–1 loss to Burkina Faso on 11 October 2020.[28]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 11 January 2021.[29]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Paris Saint-Germain II	2010–11	Championnat National 2	4	1	–		–		–		–		4	1
	2011–12		13	0	–		–		–		–		13	0
	PSG II Total		17	1	–		–		–		–		17	1
Sheffield Wednesday	2012–13	EFL Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Rochdale	2013–14	EFL League Two	12	1	0	0	1	0	–		1	0	14	1
	2014–15	EFL League One	21	1	4	0	1	0	–		2	0	28	1
	Rochdale Total		33	2	4	0	2	0	–		3	0	42	2
Carlisle United	2015–16	EFL League Two	20	0	2	0	2	0	–		1	0	25	0
Accrington Stanley	2016–17		1	0	0	0	0	0	–		1	0	2	0
Limerick	2017	League of Ireland Premier Division	29	1	4	0	1	0	–		0	0	34	1
Waterford	2018		31	4	3	1	2	0	–		0	0	36	5
	2019		20	1	–		2	0	–		0	0	22	1
	Waterford Total		51	5	3	1	4	0	–		0	0	58	6
Linfield	2019–20	NIFL Premiership	22	2	1	0	3	0	8[lower-alpha 1]	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	36	2
	2020–21		7	0	0	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 3]	1	1[lower-alpha 4]	0	11	1
	Linfield Total		29	2	1	0	3	0	11	1	3	0	47	3
Bohemians	2021	League of Ireland Premier Division	0	0	0	0	—		0[lower-alpha 5]	0	—		0	0
Career total			180	11	14	1	12	0	11	1	8	0	225	13

1. Includes two appearances in the UEFA Champions League and six appearances in the UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in the Champions Cup
3. Includes two appearances in the UEFA Champions League and one appearance in the UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in the County Antrim Shield
5. Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 17 November 2020[30]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Madagascar	2020	3	0
Total		3	0

Honours

Linfield

• NIFL Premiership: 2019–20

Individual

• PFAI Team of the Year: 2018 Premier Division[31]

References

1. "Professional Retain List & Free Transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
2. "Gros plan sur Bastien Hery du PSG" (in French). Espoirs Du Football. 26 February 2009. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
3. "Bastien Héry : " Quand je suis arrivé à Rochdale, c'était un choc pour moi "" (in French). Hat Trick. 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
4. "MERCATO 2012/2013 : " Merci le Qatar...Déjà 11 départs... "". Les Titis Dupsg. 23 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
5. "10 Questions à...Bastien HERY (Promotion 92)" (in French). The Titis PSG. 21 October 2012. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
6. "Rochdale: Bastien Héry to join from Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
7. "Squad Numbers Revealed". Rochdale A.F.C. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 12 July 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
8. "Doncaster 1–0 Rochdale". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
9. "Hery Enjoying Life at Dale". Rochdale A.F.C. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
10. "Rochdale 3 – 0 Newport County". BBC Sport. 12 October 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
11. "Contract News: Allen, Hery & Lancashire". Rochdale A.F.C. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
12. "Swindon Town 3 – 1 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
13. Goodman, Steve (8 February 2015). "Rochdale midfielder Bastien Hery brands town 'a dump – gloomy and grey'". men. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
14. "Bastien Héry". Hat-trick (in French). 30 January 2015. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
15. "CONTRACTS: Midfielder signs ahead of pre-season". Carlisle United FC. 24 June 2015. Archived from the original on 25 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
16. Hutchison, Don (29 September 2015). "Carlisle United's Bastien Hery is a player, and Manchester United can't be ignored either". nechronicle. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
17. "Liverpool 1–1 Carlisle". BBC Sport. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
18. Hery, Hery (20 June 2016). "Bastien Hery joins Accrington Stanley". Sky Sports News. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
19. "Blues Swoop for Premier Division Duo". 17 November 2017.
20. "REPORT: WATERFORD FC 2 ST PAT'S 0 – SSE AIRTRICITY LEAGUE". 27 February 2018.
21. "High-flying Blues secure two of their key players until the end of 2019". The42.
22. "Héry bags a double at player of the year awards". Waterford News and Star. 6 November 2018.
23. Byrne, Ruairi Scott. "Here are the PFAI Team of the Season and Player of the Year nominees". Buzz.ie.
24. "Linfield sign Waterford midfielder Hery with O'Connor going other way on loan". BBC Sport. 9 July 2019.
25. "Match Report: Linfield 2-0 Tre Fiori FC". Linfield Football Club. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
26. "Bohemians sign Bastien Héry". fm104.ie. 16 January 2021.
27. "Bastien Hery: Linfield midfielder called into Madagascar squad". BBC Sport. 29 February 2020.
28. "Livescore: Burkina Faso - Madagascar | 2020-10-12 | FootNews.be". www.footnews.be.
29. "Bastien Hery". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
30. "Bastein Héry". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
31. "Double-winner Michael Duffy named PFAI Player of the Year following stellar season with Dundalk". the42.ie. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

External links

• Bastien Héry at Soccerbase
• Bastien Héry at the French Football Federation (in French). Archived at webarchive.org.