# Yan Valery

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Footballer (born 1999)

Yan Valery Valery with Sheffield Wednesday in 2025 Personal information Full name Yan Valery[1] Date of birth (1999-02-22) 22 February 1999 (age 27)[2] Place of birth Champigny-sur-Marne, France Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] Position Right-back Team information Current team Sheffield Wednesday Number 7 Youth career 2005–2007 AS Outre-Mer du Bois l'Abbé 2009–2013 Champigny FC 94 2013–2015 Rennes 2015–2017 Southampton Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2018–2022 Southampton 43 (2) 2021 → Birmingham City (loan) 7 (0) 2022–2024 Angers 65 (0) 2024– Sheffield Wednesday 62 (3) 2026 → Young Boys (loan) 14 (0) International career‡ 2015–2016 France U17 7 (0) 2017 France U18 1 (0) 2022– Tunisia 22 (0) * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:27, 14 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:51, 1 June 2026 (UTC)

**Yan Valery** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): يان فاليري; born 22 February 1999) is a professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as a [right-back](/source/Right-back) for [EFL League One](/source/EFL_League_One) club [Sheffield Wednesday](/source/Sheffield_Wednesday_F.C.). Born in France, he plays for the [Tunisia national team](/source/Tunisia_national_football_team).

He began his senior career in England with [Premier League](/source/Premier_League) club [Southampton](/source/Southampton_F.C.) and spent the second half of the 2020–21 season [on loan](/source/Loan_(sports)) at [Championship](/source/EFL_Championship) club [Birmingham City](/source/Birmingham_City_F.C.) before joining Angers in 2022. In international football, he represented his native [France at under-17](/source/France_national_under-17_football_team) and [under-18 levels](/source/France_national_under-18_football_team) before switching to his mother's country of [Tunisia at senior level](/source/Tunisia_national_football_team) in 2022.

## Early life

Valery was born in [Champigny-sur-Marne, France](/source/Champigny-sur-Marne%2C_France) to a [Martiniquais](/source/Martinique) father and [Tunisian](/source/Tunisian_people) mother.[4] He is a [Muslim](/source/Muslims).[5]

## Club career

### Southampton

Valery joined [Southampton](/source/Southampton_F.C.) in 2015 from [Rennes](/source/Stade_Rennais_F.C.).[6] On 27 November 2018, Southampton boss [Mark Hughes](/source/Mark_Hughes) handed Valery his first team debut in an [EFL Cup](/source/EFL_Cup) match against [Leicester City](/source/Leicester_City_F.C.).[7] Four days later, he made his league debut, playing the whole match in a 2–2 draw against [Manchester United](/source/Manchester_United_F.C.).[8]

On 2 March 2019, Valery scored his first Southampton goal in a 3–2 defeat away to [Manchester United](/source/Manchester_United_F.C.), opening the scoring with "an outstanding finish".[9] The week later, Valery scored again in a 2–1 win at home to [Tottenham Hotspur](/source/Tottenham_Hotspur_F.C.).[10] Valery ended the season with a total of 23 appearances.[11] At the end of the season, Valery was voted as 'Saints Young Player of the Season'.[12]

Despite this, the [2019–20 season](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_Southampton_F.C._season) would be tough for Valery, who only made a total of 11 starts for Southampton.[11] Valery later revealed that he had [glandular fever](/source/Glandular_fever) which kept him out for a significant part of the season.[13] The arrival of [Kyle Walker-Peters](/source/Kyle_Walker-Peters) from Tottenham Hotspur, initially on loan, made it harder for Valery to get back into the Southampton first team.[14]

On 26 January 2021, Valery made his first Premier League start of the season in Southampton's 3–1 defeat to [Arsenal](/source/Arsenal_F.C.).[15]

#### Loan to Birmingham City

On 1 February 2021, Valery joined [Championship](/source/EFL_Championship) club [Birmingham City](/source/Birmingham_City_F.C.) for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[16] He made his debut five days later as a late substitute in a 3–2 loss away to [Bournemouth](/source/AFC_Bournemouth),[17] and replaced [Maxime Colin](/source/Maxime_Colin) in the starting eleven for the next fixture, another defeat.[18] He made seven appearances (two starts) in the early part of his loan spell but had no matchday involvement after [Lee Bowyer](/source/Lee_Bowyer) took over as head coach in mid-March.[19][20]

### Angers

On 1 September 2022, Valery joined [Ligue 1](/source/Ligue_1) club [Angers](/source/Angers_SCO) on a four-year contract.[21]

### Sheffield Wednesday

On 21 June 2024, Valery returned to England, signing for [Sheffield Wednesday](/source/Sheffield_Wednesday_F.C.) for an undisclosed fee.[22] He made his Wednesday debut against [Plymouth Argyle](/source/Plymouth_Argyle_F.C.) on 11 August 2024, starting the game in a 4–0 victory.[23] He scored his first goal for Wednesday away at [Middlesbrough](/source/Middlesbrough_F.C.) on Boxing day, scoring the equalising goal after Wednesday went 3–0 down.[24]

#### Loan to Young Boys

On 9 February 2026, Valery joined [Swiss Super League](/source/Swiss_Super_League) side [Young Boys](/source/BSC_Young_Boys) on loan for the remainder of the season, without the option to buy.[25][26]

## International career

Valery has represented France at both [under-17](/source/France_national_under-17_football_team) and [under-18](/source/France_national_under-18_football_team) level.[27] In January 2019, he met with Tunisia manager [Alain Giresse](/source/Alain_Giresse) and agreed to play for the [Tunisia national team](/source/Tunisia_national_football_team).[28]

In September 2022, Valery accepted a call-up to play for Tunisia in [friendlies](/source/Exhibition_game#International_friendly) against [Comoros](/source/Comoros_national_football_team) and [Brazil](/source/Brazil_national_football_team) in preparation for the [2022 FIFA World Cup](/source/2022_FIFA_World_Cup).[29] He made his debut as a late substitute in the 5–1 loss to Brazil on 27 September.[30] He was called up to the Tunisia squad for the [2025 Africa Cup of Nations](/source/2025_Africa_Cup_of_Nations) held in [Morocco](/source/Morocco).[31]

## Career statistics

### Club

- *As of end of 2025–26 season*

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Southampton U23, U21 2016–17[32] — — — — 4[c] 0 3 0 2017–18[33] — — — — 2[c] 0 2 0 2018–19[34] — — — — 3[c] 0 3 0 2020–21[35] — — — — 2[c] 0 2 0 Total — — — 11 0 11 0 Southampton 2018–19[34] Premier League 23 2 0 0 1 0 — 24 2 2019–20[36] Premier League 11 0 0 0 1 0 — 12 0 2020–21[35] Premier League 3 0 1 0 0 0 — 4 0 2021–22[37] Premier League 5 0 3 0 3 0 — 11 0 2022–23[38] Premier League 1 0 0 0 1 0 — 2 0 Total 43 2 4 0 6 0 — 53 2 Birmingham City (loan) 2020–21[35] Championship 7 0 — — — 7 0 Angers 2022–23[19] Ligue 1 30 0 1 0 — — 31 0 2023–24[19] Ligue 2 35 0 2 0 — — 37 0 Total 65 0 3 0 0 0 — 68 0 Sheffield Wednesday 2024–25[39] Championship 39 3 1 0 0 0 — 40 3 2025–26[40] Championship 23 0 0 0 0 0 — 23 0 Total 62 3 1 0 0 0 — 63 3 Young Boys (loan) 2025–26 Swiss Super League 14 0 0 0 0 0 — 14 0 Career total 191 5 8 0 6 0 11 0 216 5

1. **[^](#cite_ref-32)** Includes [FA Cup](/source/FA_Cup), [Coupe de France](/source/Coupe_de_France)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-33)** Includes [EFL Cup](/source/EFL_Cup)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-EFLT_35-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-EFLT_35-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-EFLT_35-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-EFLT_35-3) Appearances in [EFL Trophy](/source/EFL_Trophy)

### International

- *As of 1 June 2026*[41]

Appearances and goals by national team and year National team Year Apps Goals Tunisia 2022 1 0 2023 6 0 2024 1 0 2025 12 0 2026 2 0 Total 22 0

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## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Yan Valery](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Yan_Valery).

- [Profile](https://www.swfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/yanvalery) at the Sheffield Wednesday F.C. website

- [Yan Valery](https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/9589-valery-yan/fiche.html) at the [French Football Federation](/source/French_Football_Federation) (in French)

v t e Sheffield Wednesday F.C. – current squad 1 Charles 2 Palmer (c) 3 M. Lowe 4 Fusire 5 Bernard 7 Valery 9 J. Lowe 11 Ugbo 16 L. Cooper 17 McNeill 22 Otegbayo 25 Stretch 28 McGhee 29 Brown 30 Weaver 31 Grainger 32 Emery Liongola Santos Slattery Swinkels Manager: Pedersen

Tunisia squads v t e Tunisia squad – 2023 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Hassen 2 Abdi 3 Talbi 4 Meriah 5 Ben Romdhane 6 Tka 7 Msakni (c) 8 Rafia 9 Jouini 10 Ben Slimane 11 Khenissi 12 Maâloul 13 Jelassi 14 Laïdouni 15 Haddadi 16 Dahmen 17 Skhiri 18 Ltaief 19 Srarfi 20 Valery 21 Kechrida 22 Ben Saïd 23 Sliti 24 Jaziri 25 Mahmoud 26 Ghram 27 Achouri Coach: Kadri v t e Tunisia squad – 2025 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Farhati 2 Abdi 3 Talbi 4 Meriah 5 Ben Romdhane 6 Bronn 7 Achouri 8 Saad 9 Mastouri 10 Mejbri 11 Gharbi 12 Maâloul 13 Sassi (c) 14 Ben Ali 15 Mahmoud 16 Dahmen 17 Skhiri 18 Ghandri 19 Chaouat 20 Valery 21 Ben Ouanes 22 Ben Saïd 23 Sliti 24 Arous 25 Tka 26 Tounekti 27 Jaziri 28 Ben Hessen Coach: Trabelsi v t e Tunisia squad – 2026 FIFA World Cup 1 Chamakh 2 Abdi 3 Talbi 4 Rekik 5 Arous 6 Bronn 7 Achouri 8 Saad 9 Mastouri 10 Mejbri 11 Gharbi 12 Ben Ouanes 13 Khedira 14 Ayari 15 Mahmoud 16 Dahmen 17 Skhiri (c) 18 Elloumi 19 Chaouat 20 Valery 21 Ben Hamida 22 Ben Hessen 23 Neffati 24 Chikhaoui 25 Ben Slimane 26 Tounekti Coach: Lamouchi / Renard a a Lamouchi was sacked after the first match and replaced by Renard.

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