Lorenz Assignon
Assignon with Rennes in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-22) 22 June 2000
Place of birth Grasse, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Rennes
Number 22
Youth career
2015–2019 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Rennes B 21 (2)
2021– Rennes 33 (0)
2021 → Bastia (loan) 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2023

Lorenz Assignon (born 22 June 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Rennes.[2]

Career

On 3 March 2020, Assignon signed his first professional contract with Rennes.[3] 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.[2]

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.[4] 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 "Zlatanesque".[5]

Personal life

Assignon is the son of Togolese former footballer Komlan Assignon.[6]

Honours

Bastia

References

  1. ↑ "Lorenz Assignon". Stade Rennais F.C. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Lorenz Assignon at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Officiel : Lorenz Assignon passe pro au Stade Rennais". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert.
  4. ↑ "Résultat et résumé Rosenborg - Rennes, Ligue Europa Conference, Retour Barrages, jeudi 26 août 2021". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Lorenz Assignon: jeune défenseur togolais à Rennes". 30 March 2018.


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