Gaëtan Paquiez

Following his move to PAU, Paquiez's current-season form is level with last season (Season 41→41), while his Rating held around 30. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 42).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	PAU · 11th	3	0	0	7.13	30	41
2025/26	Grenoble · 12th	30	1	3	6.88	30	41
2024/25	Grenoble · 9th	30	1	2	6.85	37	42
2023/24	Grenoble · 11th	29	0	0	6.85	40	42
2022/23	Grenoble · 10th	33	0	0	6.54	39	37

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons and 7 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

G. Paquiez is a 32-year-old central defender at Grenoble, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 3 assists in 30 appearances, a Season grade of 41. On long-term scout potential he's rated 29.4. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (84.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.83 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Paquiez.

On the season, Paquiez graded 41 for current form (age-blind), on 8 clean sheets and 3.825 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 41 → 41). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29. At 32 Paquiez is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Paquiez is operating at his career peak — the 2023/24 level is the level.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22

29.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

41.4

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

84.6%

Minutes

near ever-present

3.83

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Grenoble finished 12th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.83

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 84.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 3.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 29.4 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %84.6%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.035

Assists / 900.104

Goal contribution / 900.139

Defensive actions / 903.825

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.313

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~18), then tapers with age. At 32, Paquiez sits on 7.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Paquiez's projected Rating — 29.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Ligue 2 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles59

Interceptions40

Blocks11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards9

Red cards0

Transfer history

PAUJun 2026 – nowFree

GrenobleJul 2022 – Jun 2026Free

NNimesuntil Jul 2022

About G. Paquiez

Gaëtan Paquiez is a 32-year-old centre-back who plays for PAU, born on February 15, 1994 in Valréas, standing 182 cm tall. He is from France. PAU currently sit 11th of 18 in the Ligue 2.

This season

In the current season, G. Paquiez has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 270 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

G. Paquiez's next match is on September 4, 2026, when PAU face Sochaux at home in the Ligue 2.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates G. Paquiez at 29.4 with a Season form score of 41.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, G. Paquiez has totalled 339 club appearances with 4 goals and 7 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 33 appearances for Grenoble.

G. Paquiez's career has also included time at Grenoble and NNimes.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.