Maxime Bernauer

Maxime Bernauer

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Hennebont, France
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Saint-Étienne (on loan from Dinamo Zagreb)
Number	13
Youth career
2004–2006	GV Hennebont
2006–2009	Lorient
2009–2013	Montagnarde
2013–2017	Rennes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Rennes II	42	(1)
2019–2020	Concarneau	25	(0)
2020–2021	Le Mans	32	(0)
2021–2023	Paris FC	66	(2)
2023–	Dinamo Zagreb	26	(1)
2025–	→ Saint-Étienne (loan)	0	(0)
International career
2013–2014	France U16	13	(0)
2014	France U17	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 January 2025

Maxime Bernauer (born 1 July 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne on loan from the Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb.

Club career

A youth product of Hennebont, Lorient, Montagnarde, and Rennes, Bernauer began his senior career with the reserves of Rennes. He started his career as a centre-back, but proved a utility player capable of playing right-back and as defensive midfielder.[2] After Rennes, he played in the Championnat National with Concarneau and Le Mans. On 13 July 2021, he transferred to Paris FC until June 2024.[3] He made his professional debut with Paris FC in a 4–0 league win over Grenoble on 24 July 2021.[4]

On 2 February 2025, Bernauer joined Saint-Étienne on loan with an option to buy.[5]

International career

Bernauer is a youth international for France, having represented the France U16s and U17s.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 January 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Concarneau	2014–15	Championnat National	25	0	2	0	—		—		27	0
Le Mans	2020–21		32	0	0	0	—		—		32	0
Paris FC	2021–22	Ligue 2	31	1	2	0	—		—		33	1
	2022–23		35	1	3	0	—		—		38	1
	Total		66	2	5	0	—		—		71	2
Dinamo Zagreb	2023–24	Prva HNL	17	1	3	1	6	0	—		26	2
	2024–25		9	0	0	0	8	0	—		17	0
	Total		26	1	3	1	14	0	0	0	43	2
Career total			149	4	10	1	14	0	0	0	173	4

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb

• Croatian Super Cup: 2023

References

1. "Maxime Bernauer". Paris FC. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
2. Guilliet, Clara (10 July 2021). "Football. Le Mans FC : Maxime Bernauer proche du départ ?".
3. Bri, Kévin (13 July 2021). "Maxime Bernauer nouveau parisien".
4. "Grenoble Foot 38 vs. Paris FC - 24 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
5. "Maxime Bernauer rejoint les Verts" [Maxime Bernauer joins the Greens] (in French). AS Saint-Étienne. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
6. "Maxime Bernauer, des "rouge et noir" aux "sang et or" - Sweet FM". www.sweetfm.fr.

External links

• Maxime Bernauer at Soccerway
• Maxime Bernauer at the French Football Federation (in French)