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Gaëtan Varenne

Gaëtan Varenne is a French-Israeli former footballer who played as a forward for clubs in France and Israel, including Beitar Jerusalem and Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

born 1990Forward for Beitar JerusalemWinning the 2019/2020 Toto CupDiscovery of the 2017/2018 season

Born: 24 June 1990, Le Puy-en-Velay
Occupation: association football player

Gaëtan Varenne was born in 1990 in Le Puy-en-Velay

Varenne was born on 24 June 1990 in Le Puy-en-Velay, France. He first played tennis, then turned to football with his hometown club. He later played youth football at Montferrand and Clermont Foot.

He holds an academic degree in geography from a university in France. He immigrated to Israel and received Israeli citizenship.

At Cournon-d'Auvergne he scored 28 goals, and in 2012 he signed with Bastia. He left Bastia in 2013 and moved to Israel, where he played for F.C. Ashdod, Maccabi Yavne and Hapoel Jerusalem. In 2017 he joined Beitar Jerusalem and was named the discovery of the 2017/2018 season.

In 2018 police questioned him over a video of a sexual act with a woman, on suspicion of sexual offenses. The woman told police it was consensual, and the Israel Football Association did not call him to a disciplinary hearing, a decision that drew criticism.

He won the Toto Cup with Beitar in 2019 and signed with Hapoel Be'er Sheva in 2020. In 2021 he joined Bnei Sakhnin but missed the season through injury. He retired on 26 June 2023.