{{short description|Footballer (born 1999)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{use British English | date= September 2022}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Yan Valery |image = Sheffield Wednesday's Starting Eleven 18102025 (1) (cropped).jpg |image_size = |caption = Valery with [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] in 2025 |fullname = Yan Valery<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/1697050 |title=Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists |publisher=Premier League |date=26 June 2020 |access-date=11 July 2020}}</ref> |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|2|22|df=y}}<ref name=PremProfile>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/15011/Yan-Valery/overview |title=Yan Valery: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=29 August 2019}}</ref> |birth_place = [[Champigny-sur-Marne]], France |height = 1.85 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.angers-sco.fr/joueur/yan-valery/ |title=Yan Valery |publisher=Angers SCO |access-date=8 September 2023}}</ref> |position = [[Right-back]] |currentclub = [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] |clubnumber = 7 |youthyears1 = 2005–2007 |youthclubs1 = AS Outre-Mer du Bois l'Abbé |youthyears2 = 2009–2013 |youthclubs2 = Champigny FC 94 |youthyears3 = 2013–2015 |youthclubs3 = [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]] |youthyears4 = 2015–2017 |youthclubs4 = [[Southampton F.C. Under-21s and Academy|Southampton]] |years1 = 2018–2022 |clubs1 = [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] |caps1 = 43 |goals1 = 2 |years2 = 2021 |clubs2 = → [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] (loan) |caps2 = 7 |goals2 = 0 |years3 = 2022–2024 |clubs3 = [[Angers SCO|Angers]] |caps3 = 65 |goals3 = 0 |years4 = 2024– |clubs4 = [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] |caps4 = 62 |goals4 = 3 |years5 = 2026 |clubs5 = → [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]] (loan) |caps5 = 14 |goals5 = 0 |nationalyears1 = 2015–2016 |nationalteam1 = [[France national under-17 football team|France U17]] |nationalcaps1 = 7 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |nationalyears2 = 2017 |nationalteam2 = [[France national under-18 football team|France U18]] |nationalcaps2 = 1 |nationalgoals2 = 0 |nationalyears3 = 2022– |nationalteam3 = [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] |nationalcaps3 = 22 |nationalgoals3 = 0 |pcupdate = 18:27, 14 May 2026 (UTC) |ntupdate = 20:51, 1 June 2026 (UTC) }}
'''Yan Valery''' ({{langx|ar|يان فاليري}}; born 22 February 1999) is a professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[right-back]] for {{English football updater|SheffieW}} club [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]. Born in France, he plays for the [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia national team]].
He began his senior career in England with [[Premier League]] club [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] and spent the second half of the 2020–21 season [[loan (sports)|on loan]] at [[EFL Championship|Championship]] club [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] before joining Angers in 2022. In international football, he represented his native [[France national under-17 football team|France at under-17]] and [[France national under-18 football team|under-18 levels]] before switching to his mother's country of [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia at senior level]] in 2022.
==Early life== Valery was born in [[Champigny-sur-Marne, France]] to a [[Martinique|Martiniquais]] father and [[Tunisian people|Tunisian]] mother.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kapitalis.com/tunisie/2019/03/15/yan-valery-sera-t-il-lune-des-prochaines-stars-de-lequipe-tunisie/|title=Yan Valery sera-t-il l'une des prochaines stars de l'équipe Tunisie ?|date=15 March 2019|website=Kapitalis}}</ref> He is a [[Muslims|Muslim]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=See Moment Of Class As EPL Game Halted For Ex Celtic Player – Champions 67 |url=https://champions67.com/2022/04/21/see-moment-of-class-as-epl-game-halted-for-ex-celtic-player/ |access-date=22 April 2022 |website=champions67.com}}</ref>
==Club career== ===Southampton=== Valery joined [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] in 2015 from [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://southamptonfc.com/u23s/yan-valery|title=Yan Valery profile at Southampton|publisher=Southampton F.C.|access-date=4 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327233349/https://southamptonfc.com/u23s/yan-valery|archive-date=27 March 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 27 November 2018, Southampton boss [[Mark Hughes]] handed Valery his first team debut in an [[EFL Cup]] match against [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45947950|work=BBC Sport|title=Carabao Cup: Leicester City beat Saints on penalties|date=27 November 2018|access-date=30 November 2018}}</ref> Four days later, he made his league debut, playing the whole match in a 2–2 draw against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46326038|title=We need mad dogs, says Mourinho|publisher=BBC Sport|date=1 December 2018|access-date=4 December 2018}}</ref>
On 2 March 2019, Valery scored his first Southampton goal in a 3–2 defeat away to [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], opening the scoring with "an outstanding finish".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47340490|title=Manchester United 3–2 Southampton|publisher=BBC Sport|date=2 March 2019|access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref> The week later, Valery scored again in a 2–1 win at home to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47424850|title=Southampton 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur|publisher=BBC Sport|date=9 March 2019|access-date=12 March 2019}}</ref> Valery ended the season with a total of 23 appearances.<ref name="Yan Valery Profile">{{Cite web|title=Yan Valery Profile|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/15011/Yan-Valery/overview|access-date=27 January 2021|website=Premier League}}</ref> At the end of the season, Valery was voted as 'Saints Young Player of the Season'.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Young stars to watch out for the 2019-20 campaign|url=https://saintsmarching.com/2019/07/24/southampton-youngsters-to-watch-for-the-2019-20-campaign/|access-date=27 January 2021|website=Fansided}}</ref>
Despite this, the [[2019–20 Southampton F.C. season|2019–20 season]] would be tough for Valery, who only made a total of 11 starts for Southampton.<ref name="Yan Valery Profile"/> Valery later revealed that he had [[glandular fever]] which kept him out for a significant part of the season.<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 April 2020|title=Valery reveals reason for absence|url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/yan-valery-reveals-the-real-reason-for-his-lengthy-absence-29623983|access-date=27 January 2021|website=Onefootball}}</ref> The arrival of [[Kyle Walker-Peters]] from Tottenham Hotspur, initially on loan, made it harder for Valery to get back into the Southampton first team.<ref>{{Cite web|date=29 January 2020|title=Southampton sign Walker-Peters|url=https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2020-01-29/announcement-southampton-football-club-kyle-walker-peters-loan|access-date=27 January 2021|website=Southampton FC}}</ref>
On 26 January 2021, Valery made his first Premier League start of the season in Southampton's 3–1 defeat to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=26 January 2021|title=Southampton 1-3 Arsenal|url=https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2021-01-26/match-report-southampton-vs-arsenal-premier-league-202021 |access-date=27 January 2021|website=Southampton FC}}</ref>
====Loan to Birmingham City==== On 1 February 2021, Valery joined [[EFL Championship|Championship]] club [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55890385 |title=Keyendrah Simmonds and Yan Valery: Birmingham City sign duo |website=BBC Sport |date=1 February 2021 |access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref> He made his debut five days later as a late substitute in a 3–2 loss away to [[AFC Bournemouth|Bournemouth]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55866858 |title=AFC Bournemouth 3–2 Birmingham City |website=BBC Sport |date=6 February 2021 |access-date=6 February 2021}}</ref> and replaced [[Maxime Colin]] in the starting eleven for the next fixture, another defeat.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aitor-karanka-hands-full-debut-19833007 |title=Aitor Karanka hands full debut to new Birmingham City man in Luton Town clash |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=13 February 2021 |access-date=13 February 2021}}<br />{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55959623 |title=Birmingham City 0–1 Luton Town |website=BBC Sport |date=13 February 2021 |access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref> He made seven appearances (two starts) in the early part of his loan spell but had no matchday involvement after [[Lee Bowyer]] took over as head coach in mid-March.<ref name=Soccerway/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56416978 |title=Lee Bowyer: Birmingham City appoint new head coach after Aitor Karanka steps down |website=BBC Sport |date=16 March 2021 |access-date=9 May 2021}}</ref>
=== Angers === On 1 September 2022, Valery joined [[Ligue 1]] club [[Angers SCO|Angers]] on a four-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 September 2022 |title=Valery departs for Angers |url=https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2022-09-01/yan-valery-southampton-angers-loan-announcement |access-date=1 September 2022 |website=Southampton FC}}</ref>
===Sheffield Wednesday=== On 21 June 2024, Valery returned to England, signing for [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yan Valery joins the Owls!|url=https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2024/june/yan-valery-joins-the-owls/|access-date=21 June 2024 |publisher=Sheffield Wednesday FC |date=21 June 2024}}</ref> He made his Wednesday debut against [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]] on 11 August 2024, starting the game in a 4–0 victory.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wednesday 4-0 Plymouth|url=https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2024/august/11/report---wednesday-4-0-plymouth/ |access-date=11 August 2024 |publisher=Sheffield Wednesday FC |date=11 August 2024}}</ref> He scored his first goal for Wednesday away at [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] on Boxing day, scoring the equalising goal after Wednesday went 3–0 down.<ref>{{cite news |title=Middlesbrough 3–3 Wednesday|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cx2v0232n77t|access-date=26 December 2024 |publisher=BBC|date=26 December 2024}}</ref>
====Loan to Young Boys==== On 9 February 2026, Valery joined [[Swiss Super League]] side [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]] on loan for the remainder of the season, without the option to buy.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yan Valery leaves Wednesday |url=https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2026/february/09/yan-valery-leaves-wednesday/ |access-date=9 February 2026 |publisher=Sheffield Wednesday FC |date=9 February 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Yan Valery on loan to YB |url=https://www.bscyb.ch/news?nID=17209 |access-date=9 February 2026 |publisher=BSC Young Boys |date=9 February 2026}}</ref>
==International career== Valery has represented France at both [[France national under-17 football team|under-17]] and [[France national under-18 football team|under-18]] level.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/9589-valery-yan/fiche.html |title=Yan Valery |publisher=French Football Federation |access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref> In January 2019, he met with Tunisia manager [[Alain Giresse]] and agreed to play for the [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia national team]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kawarji.com/actu-50032-un-nouveau-joueur-expatrie-en-selection-tunisienne.html|title=Un nouveau joueur expatrié en sélection tunisienne|website=www.kawarji.com|date=22 January 2019|access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref>
In September 2022, Valery accepted a call-up to play for Tunisia in [[exhibition game#International friendly|friendlies]] against [[Comoros national football team|Comoros]] and [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] in preparation for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/africa/62985854 |title=Yan Valery: France-born defender commits to Tunisia |website=BBC Sport |access-date=28 September 2022 |date=21 September 2022}}</ref> He made his debut as a late substitute in the 5–1 loss to Brazil on 27 September.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en-cm/match/brazil-v-tunisia/commentary-result/4otooweg55zjj73rpg1wyjf9w |title=Brazil v Tunisia Live Commentary & Result, 27/09/22: Details |website=Goal.com |date=27 September 2022 |access-date=28 September 2022}}</ref> He was called up to the Tunisia squad for the [[2025 Africa Cup of Nations]] held in [[Morocco]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DSHvIxODSQi/?img_index=1|title=List of our national team 🇹🇳 for the African Cup of Nations – from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026|website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|end of 2025–26 season}}
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[FA Cup]], [[Coupe de France]]}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[EFL Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|[[Southampton F.C. B team and Academy|Southampton U23, U21]] |2016–17<ref>{{soccerbase season|93994|2016|access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref> |—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearances in [[EFL Trophy]]}}||0||3||0 |- |2017–18<ref>{{soccerbase season|93994|2017|access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref> |—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=EFLT}}||0||2||0 |- |2018–19<ref name=sb1819/> |—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|name=EFLT}}||0||3||0 |- |2020–21<ref name=sb2021/> |—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=EFLT}}||0||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||0||11||0 |- |rowspan="6"|[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] |[[2018–19 Southampton F.C. season|2018–19]]<ref name=sb1819>{{soccerbase season|93994|2018|access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref> |[[Premier League]] |23||2||0||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||24||2 |- |[[2019–20 Southampton F.C. season|2019–20]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|93994|2019|access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref> |Premier League |11||0||0||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||12||0 |- |[[2020–21 Southampton F.C. season|2020–21]]<ref name=sb2021/> |Premier League |3||0||1||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||4||0 |- |[[2021–22 Southampton F.C. season|2021–22]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|93994|2021|access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref> |Premier League |5||0||3||0||3||0||colspan=2|—||11||0 |- |[[2022–23 Southampton F.C. season|2022–23]]<ref>{{soccerbase season|93994|2022|access-date=28 September 2022}}</ref> |Premier League |1||0||0||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !43!!2!!4!!0!!6!!0!!colspan=2|—!!53!!2 |- |[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] (loan) |[[2020–21 Birmingham City F.C. season|2020–21]]<ref name=sb2021>{{soccerbase season|93994|2020|access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref> |[[EFL Championship|Championship]] |7||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Angers SCO|Angers]] |[[2022–23 Angers SCO season|2022–23]]<ref name=Soccerway>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/yann-valery/426524/ |title=Y. Valery |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=28 September 2022}}</ref> |[[Ligue 1]] |30||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||0 |- |[[2023–24 Angers SCO season|2023–24]]<ref name=Soccerway/> |[[Ligue 2]] |35||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||37||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !65!!0!!3!!0!!0!!0!!colspan=2|—!!68!!0 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] |[[2024–25 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season|2024–25]]<ref name=sb2425>{{soccerbase season|93994|2024|access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref> |Championship |39||3||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||40||3 |- |[[2025–26 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season|2025–26]]<ref name=sb2526>{{soccerbase season|93994|2025|access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref> |Championship |23||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||23||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !62!!3!!1!!0!!0!!0!!colspan=2|—!!63!!3 |- |[[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]] (loan) |[[2025–26 Swiss Super League|2025–26]] |[[Swiss Super League]] |14||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||14||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !191!!5!!8!!0!!6!!0!!11!!0!!216!!5 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|1 June 2026}}<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player |id=88876 |name=Yan Valery |access-date=20 June 2024}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|[[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] |2022||1||0 |- |2023||6||0 |- |2024||1||0 |- |2025||12||0 |- |2026||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!22!!0 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} *[https://www.swfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/yanvalery Profile] at the Sheffield Wednesday F.C. website *{{FFF player}}
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