Denis Genreau

Melbourne City

In 2015, Genreau joined Melbourne City's academy system and went on to captain both the Melbourne City NPL squad and A-League Youth squad. Two years later, on 30 March 2017, he signed his first professional contract with the club, a 3-year scholarship deal that would promote him to the first-team. Genreau would receive his first call up into the A-League squad for the game against Adelaide United in October 2016. On 27 December 2016, Genreau made his senior club debut in a 3–3 home draw match against Perth Glory, coming on as a substitute for Anthony Caceres in the 80th minute. His first professional start for the club came on 11 February 2017 in a 2–2 home draw against Brisbane Roar. On 29 August 2017, Genreau scored his first senior club goal in a 3–2 win against Hakoah Sydney City East in the Round of 16 of the FFA Cup. He came on as a second-half substitute and scored from a deflected free kick that was taken by Scott Jamieson. On 16 April 2018, Genreau won the La Trobe University Educational Award at the conclusion of A-League regular season.

Loan to PEC Zwolle

On 26 June 2018, Genreau joined PEC Zwolle on a 1-year loan rejoining with former Melbourne City Manager John van 't Schip. Genreau showed a promising start during pre-season, leading to 5 goals in total by July 2018, scoring a brace against Hannover 96 and contributing a goal to a 3–1 win against Levante. On 11 August 2018, Genreau started on his Eredivisie club debut in a 2–3…

Youth

Genreau earned his first call-up to the Australia U23 squad in January 2020 for the AFC U-23 Championship hosted in Thailand. He played in the opening group match against Thailand, helping his side secure a 2–1 victory. Although he did not feature in the remainder of the group stage, he made a second-half appearance in the semi-final against South Korea. He made one more appearance in the third-place playoff against Uzbekistan, where Australia won 1–0, securing their place in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. On 13 July 2021, Genreau was announced to play for Australia in the Olympics, marking the country's first Olympic football squad since 2008. On 22 July 2021, he made his Olympic debut against Argentina, helping his side win a 2–0 upset in their opening group match. Despite starting in all three games, Genreau would find his side finishing bottom of the group after losses against Spain and Egypt.

Senior

In May 2021, Genreau would receive his first international call-up for Australia in the 2nd group stage round of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification in Asia. On 7 June 2021, Genreau made his debut in a 5–1 win against Chinese Taipei, being named in the starting eleven before getting taken off in the 84th minute. Genreau earned his second cap for Australia in a crucial World Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia, but unfortunately, the game ended in a 1–0 defeat that prevented Australia from securing automatic qualification to the World Cup. This led…

Club

As of 13 September 2026

International

As of 26 September 2022

Genreau was born in Paris, France, to French parents Sophie and Marc Genreau. Following Denis' birth, they moved with their family to Australia, having fond memories of a honeymoon there. Growing up in the suburb areas of Melbourne, Genreau learnt to speak French from both of his parents who wanted to pass down their French culture. His father had a love for football, showing his son YouTube clips of Zinedine Zidane and watching football on the TV together in the morning. His passion for football would be passed down, as Denis would frequently ask his father to take him to the local Melbourne park to kick the football around. Denis graduated at Scotch College and was accepted into the Arts degree program at the University of Melbourne.