Career
Hein began playing football with the youth academy of Thionville at the age of 4. He joined the youth academy of Metz at the age of 12, and worked his way up their youth teams and reserves. On 23 May 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Metz, keeping him at the club until 2019. He signed on loan with Tours for the 2017–18 season. He then returned to Metz for the 2018–19 season, extending his contract by one more season until 2020. For the 2019–20 season, he joined Valenciennes on loan. On 26 June 2020, Hein transferred to Auxerre, signing a three-year contract. He was one of the nominees for the 2021 FIFA Puskás Award, for a goal he scored against Niort.Personal life
Hein was a national champion in table tennis in his age group at the age of 12, and at 13 had to decide between pursuing football or tennis professionally.Honours
Individual * UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year: 2021–22References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hein, Gauthier Living people 1996 births Sportspeople from Thionville French men's footballers Footballers from Moselle (department) Men's association football wingers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players FC Metz players Tours FC players Valenciennes FC players AJ Auxerre players