Gaëtan Varenne

Gaëtan Antony Varenne (born 24 June 1990) is a French-Israeli [1] professional football player who plays in the Israeli Premier League for Hapoel Be'er Sheva. His physical properties mean he is often likened to Olivier Giroud.[2]

Gaëtan Varenne
Gaëtan Varenne in 2018.
Personal information
Full name Gaëtan Antony Varenne
Date of birth (1990-06-24) 24 June 1990
Place of birth Le Puy-en-Velay, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Number 25
Youth career
1998–2004 Puy-en-Velay
2000–2001 → Toulon (loan)
2004–2008 Montferrand
2008–2009 Clermont
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Cournon 23 (28)
2012–2013 Bastia 2 (0)
2013–2014 F.C. Ashdod 8 (1)
2014–2015 Maccabi Yavne 22 (4)
2015–2017 Hapoel Jerusalem 69 (22)
2017–2020 Beitar Jerusalem 74 (19)
2020– Hapoel Be'er Sheva 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 July 2020

Early years

Varenne was born in Le Puy-en-Velay and played for local club Le Puy en Velay from 1998 to 2004,[3] punctuated by a brief stint at Toulon during the 2000–01 season.[3] He joined the training club AS Montferrand where he remained for four seasons between 2004 and 2008,[3] before being spotted by Clermont Foot with whom he played in U19 national the following season.[3] Following this, Varenne was released by Clermont Foot Cournon in Auvergne.[3]

Club career

In the course of three seasons with CFA2 side FC Cournon-d'Auvergne, he gradually made a starting spot and became the top scorer of all Amateur Championships in France with no less than 28 goals.[3] Varenne scored 11 goals in 2011–12 season, coming in second in the group.[4] With this accomplishment, Clermont, Nantes, Bastia, Ajaccio and Dijon all showed interest.[2] Varenne, overtaken by a trial in Dijon;[2] on 27 June 2012 signed a two-year contract with the Corsican club Bastia.[3] In November 2013, his contract with Bastia was terminated by mutual agreement.

In December 2013, Varenne signed with Israeli side F.C. Ashdod until the end of the year. After one goal and some exhibitions, he was injured and finished the season without a club. In summer 2014, after several unsuccessful trials in France, Varenne signed a two-year contract with Israeli 2nd division side Maccabi Yavne. Following this, he signed a two-year contract with Hapoel Jerusalem. After a very hopeful second season with Hapoel, Varenne signed a two-year contract with fellow Israeli Premier League side Beitar Jerusalem. He scored three goals during 2019–20 Toto Cup Al, and was the top scorer among Beitar players, leading To Beitar Jerusalem to win the cup.

In 2018, he was voted talent of the Year of the Israeli Premier League.[5]

Sexual assault

In March 2018, a video was released which showed Varenne and other, unnamed footballers sexually assaulting an unconscious woman. The Israel Football Association chose to not summon Varenne for a disciplinary hearing which received criticism from Michal Rozin of the Meretz party who also called for the player to be fired and his behaviour to be condemned. Varenne's club Beitar Jerusalem did not take any action either.[6]

Honours

Club

Beitar Jerusalem

References
  1. Gaëtan Varenne at IFA website
  2. "Dijon teste un nouveau Giroud" (in French). France Football. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  3. "Deux ans de contrat pour Varenne" (in French). SC Bastia. 27 June 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  4. Classements des meilleurs joueurs de CFA 2 - D Groupe Archived 3 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Les Etoiles Du Foot, Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  5. https://m.one.co.il/mobile/article/18-19/1,1,1,32081/313177.html
  6. Sugarman, Daniel (16 March 2018). "Video released of Israeli footballer Antony Varenne sexually assaulting unconscious woman". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  7. "Beitar Jerusalem Wins Toto Cup! Defeat Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-0!". Sports Rabbi. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
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