Lorenz Assignon
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 Assignon with Rennes in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lorenz Assignon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 2000[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Grasse,[2] Alpes-Maritimes, France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stade Poitevin | |||
| –2015 | Pôle Espoirs Châteauroux | ||
| 2015–2019 | Rennes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Rennes II | 24 | (3) |
| 2020–2025 | Rennes | 78 | (4) |
| 2021 | → Bastia (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Burnley (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2025– | VfB Stuttgart | 22 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 April 2026 | |||
Lorenz Assignon (born 22 June 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for German Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.
Rennes
On 3 March 2020, Assignon signed his first professional contract with Rennes.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6] 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 "Zlatan-esque".[7]
Burnley (loan)
On 1 February 2024, Assignon was loaned out to English side Burnley until the end of the season with an option to buy.[8] On 30 March 2024, Assignon gave away a penalty and got a red card after receiving his second booking for a foul on Mykhailo Mudryk, with the game against Chelsea ending in a 2-2 draw. After his second yellow card, Vincent Kompany was also sent off for protesting against the referee Darren England over awarding the home side the penalty.[9] On 20 April 2024 he became just the second Burnley defender to both score and assist in a single Premier League game, in a 4-1 away win at Sheffield United.[10] On 21 May 2024, Burnley said it was moving to make the loan permanent.[11]
VfB Stuttgart
On 6 June 2025, Assignon signed a four-year contract with VfB Stuttgart in Germany.[12]
Personal life
Assignon is the son of Togolese former footballer Komlan Assignon.[13]
