Noah Gaudin

Noah Gaudin
Personal information
Full name Noah Theo Anthony Gaudin
Born (1999-06-12) 12 June 1999
Hameln, Germany
Nationality French
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Left/Centre back
Club information
Current club Paris Saint-Germain
Number 66
Senior clubs
Years Team
2016–2017
Sélestat AHB
2017–2020
Pays d'Aix UC
2018–2019
Cesson Rennes Métropole HB
2020–2023
SønderjyskE
2023–2025
Skjern Håndbold
2025–
Paris Saint-Germain
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025–
France 1 (0)
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 13 March 2025

Noah Theo Anthony Gaudin (12 June 1999) is a French handball player for the French club Paris Saint-Germain.

Early life

He is born in Hameln, Germany, as his father Christian Gaudin was the goalkeeper of the local club VfL Hameln from 1997 to 1999.[1] In 2003 he moved back to France.

Career

Gaudin's senior debut came in the 2016-17 season for Sélestat AHB.[2] In 2017 he joined Pays d'Aix UC.[2]

For the 2018-19 season he was loaned out to Cesson Rennes Métropole HB.

In 2020 he signed for Danish side SønderjyskE.[3] In 2022 he signed for league rivals Skjern Håndbold.[1] In March 2025 he was called up to the French national team for the first time. This made him the first French national team player from the Danish Herrehåndboldligaen.[4]

For the 2025-26 he returned to France and joined top team Paris Saint-Germain on a three year deal. The transfer was a record transfer for Skjern Håndbold.[5]

Private

His father Christian Guidan and his uncle Gilles Derot were also handballers. So is his cousin Théo Derot, as well as his brothers Clément and Thomas.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Gaudin mit neuem Klub in Dänemark" (in German). handball-world.news. 3 December 2022. Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Player profile LNH". lnh.fr (in French). LFH Division 1. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  3. ^ "U21-Weltmeister Noah Gaudin wechselt nach Dänemark" (in German). handball-world.news. 4 December 2019. Archived from the original on 23 February 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  4. ^ Mads Artmann Haugaard (7 March 2025). "Skjern-profil indkaldt til det franske landshold for første gang". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Rekordhandel sender Noah Gaudin til Paris: - Det er en drengedrøm, der går i opfyldelse" (in Danish). Dagbladet Ringkøbing-Skjern. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Als Südfranzose fasst Handballtorhüter Clément Gaudin Fuß in Südbaden" (in German). badische-zeitung.de. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.