Maël de Gevigney
 De Gevigney in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maël Vincent Durand de Gevigney[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Feucherolles, France | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Silkeborg | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2026 | Barnsley | 109 | (2) |
| 2026– | Silkeborg | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:27, 18 August 2026 (UTC) | |||
Maël Vincent Durand de Gevigney (born 21 September 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Silkeborg.
Career
Durand de Gevigney is a youth product of his local club Feucherolles USA, AS Meudon, Drancy, and Versailles.[2]
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.[3]
He was transferred to Nîmes on 30 June 2022, signing his first professional contract.[4]
He made his professional debut with Nîmes as a late substitute in a 1–0 Ligue 2 loss to Caen on 30 July 2022.[5]
In August 2023 he signed for English club Barnsley, competing in England's League One[6]
His first career goal came in the 33rd minute of a League One match against Cambridge United on 3 October 2023.[7]
On 18 August 2026, Danish Superliga side Silkeborg announced the signing of De Gevigney on a three-year deal, becoming the club's first ever French player.[8]
Personal life
Off the field, Maël earned a baccalaureate in science and a degree in STAPS (Sciences and Techniques of Physical and Sports Activities). He also completed training as a physiotherapist.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 2 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Versailles | 2018–19[10] | National 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[10] | National 3 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21[10] | National 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22[10] | National 2 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 55 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | ||
| Nîmes | 2022–23[10] | Ligue 2 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| Barnsley | 2023–24[11] | League One | 40 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 47 | 3 |
| 2024–25[12] | League One | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| 2025–26[13] | League One | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Total | 109 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 128 | 3 | ||
| Silkeborg | 2026–27[14] | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 195 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 227 | 3 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
- ↑ Three appearances in the EFL Trophy, two appearances in the League One play-offs
- ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
- ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 17th May 2025" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ↑ "Interview de Maël Durand De Gevigney". Pôle Avenir (in French). 10 March 2017.
- ↑ "Interview avec Maël Durand de Gevigney, défenseur central au FC Versailles" (in French). 12 February 2021.
- ↑ "Ligue 2 : Maël Durand de Gevigney, le défenseur de Nîmes Olympique qui a "la dalle"". midilibre.fr (in French).
- ↑ "TEMPS ADDITIONNEL Nîmes-Caen vu à la loupe". Objectif Gard (in French).
- ↑ "Barnsley sign French defender De Gevigney" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ "Barnsley 4-0 Cambridge United (Oct 3, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ↑ "SIF køber fransk forsvarsspiller" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 18 August 2026. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
- ↑ "Nîmes Olympique : les lettres de noblesse de Maël De Gevigney". midilibre.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Profile:M. de Gevigney". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ↑ "Games played by Maël de Gevigney in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ↑ "Games played by Maël de Gevigney in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ↑ "Games played by Maël de Gevigney in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Maël de Gevigney in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
External links
- Maël de Gevigney at Soccerway
- Ligue 2 profile
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Yvelines
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- FC Lorient players
- Nîmes Olympique players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 1 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Silkeborg IF players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in England
- French expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- English Football League players
- 21st-century French sportsmen