Lorenz Assignon
 Assignon with Rennes in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lorenz Assignon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 2000[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Grasse,[2] Alpes-Maritimes, France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stade Poitevin | |||
| –2015 | Pôle Espoirs Châteauroux | ||
| 2015–2019 | Rennes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Rennes II | 24 | (3) |
| 2020–2025 | Rennes | 78 | (4) |
| 2021 | → Bastia (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Burnley (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2025– | VfB Stuttgart | 24 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 May 2026 | |||
Lorenz Assignon (born 22 June 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for German Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.
Career
Rennes
On 3 March 2020, Assignon signed his first professional contract with Rennes.[4] During the second half of the 2020–21 season, he was loaned to third-tier Bastia, where he helped the club win the Championnat National, contributing one goal in thirteen appearances.[5]
Assignon made his professional debut for Rennes as a substitute in a 3–1 UEFA Europa Conference League win over Rosenborg on 26 August 2021.[6] On 8 September 2022, he scored his first professional goal for Rennes, a last-minute winner in a 2–1 UEFA Europa League victory over AEK Larnaca. Sports newspaper L'Équipe described his goal as "Zlatan-esque".[7]
Burnley (loan)
On 1 February 2024, Assignon was loaned out to English side Burnley until the end of the season with an option to buy.[8] On 30 March 2024, Assignon gave away a penalty and got a red card after receiving his second booking for a foul on Mykhailo Mudryk, with the game against Chelsea ending in a 2-2 draw. After his second yellow card, Vincent Kompany was also sent off for protesting against the referee Darren England over awarding the home side the penalty.[9] On 20 April 2024 he became just the second Burnley defender to both score and assist in a single Premier League game, in a 4-1 away win at Sheffield United.[10] On 21 May 2024, Burnley said it was moving to make the loan permanent.[11]
VfB Stuttgart
On 6 June 2025, Assignon signed a four-year contract with VfB Stuttgart in Germany.[12]
Personal life
Assignon is the son of Togolese former footballer Komlan Assignon.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 May 2026[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rennes II | 2018–19 | National 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | National 3 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
| 2020–21 | National 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | CFA 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 3 | — | — | — | 24 | 3 | |||||
| Rennes | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 1 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 1 | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 4 | |||
| Total | 78 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 2 | — | 98 | 7 | |||
| Bastia (loan) | 2020–21 | Championnat National | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Burnley (loan) | 2023–24 | Premier League | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| Career total | 154 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 187 | 13 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in Franz Beckenbauer Supercup
Honours
Bastia
References
- ↑ "Latest updated Premier League squad lists for 2023/24". Premier League. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- 1 2 "Lorenz Assignon". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ↑ "Lorenz Assignon". Stade Rennais FC. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ↑ "Officiel : Lorenz Assignon passe pro au Stade Rennais". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert.
- 1 2 3 Lorenz Assignon at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ↑ "Résultat et résumé Rosenborg - Rennes, Ligue Europa Conference, Retour Barrages, jeudi 26 août 2021". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ↑ Rigaud, Johan (8 September 2022). "Dans la tête de Lorenz Assignon, buteur décisif de Rennes en Ligue Europa : "C'est sorti comme ça"". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ↑ "Transferts : Lorenz Assignon (Rennes) officiellement prêté à Burnley" [Transfers : Lorenz Assignon (Rennes) officially loaned to Burnley] (in French). L'Équipe. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ↑ Thomas, Marissa (30 March 2024). "Chelsea 2-2 Burnley: 10-man Burnley hold Chelsea at Stamford Bridge". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ↑ "Burnley boost survival hopes with win at Sheff Utd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ↑ "CLUB CONFIRM RETAINED LIST | BurnleyFC". www.burnleyfootballclub.com. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ↑ "VfB sign Lorenz Assignon". VfB Stuttgart. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ↑ "Lorenz Assignon: jeune défenseur togolais à Rennes". 30 March 2018.
External links
- Profile at the Stade Rennais FC website
- Lorenz Assignon – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Grasse
- French men's footballers
- French sportspeople of Togolese descent
- Men's association football full-backs
- Stade Rennais FC players
- SC Bastia players
- Burnley F.C. players
- VfB Stuttgart players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Ligue 3 players
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 1 players
- Premier League players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- French expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- French expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- 21st-century French sportsmen