Domestic-league season · Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 J1 League | 24 | 3 | 1 | 760 | 6.8 |
 AFC Champions League Elite | 4 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 6.2 |
Following his move to Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Germain's current-season form is up 50% on last season (Season 8→12), while his Rating eased 24→11. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 25).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima · 4th | 24 | 3 | 1 | 6.8 | 11 | 12 |
| 2022/23 | Montpellier · 12th | 36 | 2 | 0 | 6.52 | 24 | 8 |
| 2021/22 | Montpellier · 13th | 34 | 4 | 3 | 6.75 | 37 | 25 |
| 2020/21 | Marseille · 5th | 24 | 3 | 0 | 6.71 | 36 | 12 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
V. Germain is a 36-year-old centre-forward at Sanfrecce Hiroshima, rated 11 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 835th of 874 in the J3 League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.47 goal contributions per 90 (0.36 goals, 0.12 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Germain.
Judged on this season alone, Germain graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 69th of 130 of the 130 centre-forwards in the J3 League, on 3 goals and 1 assist in 24 appearances (0.474 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 12). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 11, 122nd of 130 of the 130 centre-forwards in the J3 League. At 36 Germain is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.5 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
3 goals in 24 appearances (0.13 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 4 goal contributions in all.
With a Rating of 11, Germain carries the 122nd-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the J3 League of 130 — though on just 24 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.47 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~8), then tapers with age. At 36, Germain sits on 2.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Germain's projected Rating — 11 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.
€8M total transfer fees · 7 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
