Romain Danzé (born 3 July 1986) is a French former professional footballer who spent his entire career with Ligue 1 club Rennes.

Danzé spent his entire career at with Stade Rennais in Ligue 1 and made 377 appearances and scoring ten times in all competitions.

Born in Douarnenez, France, Danzé grew up in Pouldergat and began his football career when he joined Gourlizon Sports at six years old in October 1992 and his father, Jean-Yves, was working.

[2][3] Danzé quickly excelled at Gourlizon Sports that his performance attracted interests from Rennes, Auxerre, AS Monaco and FC Nantes.

[9] It wasn't until on 24 October 2006 when he made his Stade Rennais debut, starting a match and played 80 minutes before being substituted, as they won 2–0 against Lille OSC in the Round of 16 of the Coupe de la Ligue.

[10] Danzé made his Ligue 1 debut on 4 November 2006, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 win against champions Olympique Lyonnais.

[11] A month later, in Rennes' final league match on 23 December 2006, he made his first Ligue 1 start for the club in a 0–0 draw with local rivals Lorient.

[14] After the match, Manager Pierre Dréossi said: "As for Romain Danzé, he is an efficient player who puts in a lot of effort and knows how to seize his chance.

[29] A week later on 9 May 2009, he started and played 79 minutes in the final of Coupe de France, as the club lost 2–1 against Guingamp.

"[35] It wasn't until on 23 September 2009 when he scored his first goal of the season, in a 2–1 win against Sochaux in the fourth round of the Coupe de la Ligue.

[49] Despite facing injuries during the 2010–11 season,[50] Danzé played in every league match, as he made forty–one appearances and scoring once in all competitions.

[51] At the start of the 2011–12 season, Danzé played all four matches of the UEFA Europa League Qualifying Round to reach the knockout stage by beating FC Rustavi and Red Star Belgrade.

[55] Around the same time, Danzé has been rotating being placed in the substitute bench, as he found himself compete with Kévin Théophile-Catherine and Dimitri Foulquier over the right–back position.

[61] Ironically, three days prior on 21 March 2012, the club beat Valenciennes 3–1 to reach the semi–finals of the Coupe de France.

[77] Despite being on the sidelines, he did start in the Coupe de la Ligue Final against Saint-Étienne and played 57 minutes before being substituted, as the club lost 1–0.

[84] Three months later on 4 January 2014 against Valenciennes in the first round of Coupe of France, Danzé helped the side win 8–7 in the penalty shoot–out and were among several players to successfully converted in the shoot–out.

[87] A month later against Marseille on 18 March 2014, he made his 100th appearance as the club's captain, helping Stade Rennais keep a clean sheet by winning 1–0.

[89] It wasn't until on 3 May 2014 when he returned to the starting line–up in the Coupe de France Final against Guingamp, as Stade Rennais lost 2–0 against them for the second time in his career.

[98] In the Round of 32 of Coupe of France against Stade de Reims, he helped the side win 5–4 in the penalty shoot–out and were among several players to successfully converted in the shoot–out.

[103] At the start of the 2015–16 season, Danzé found himself placed on the substitute bench, due to a competition in the defender and midfielder positions.

[105] A week later on 23 September 2015, Danzé made his first start of the season, as well as, captain and set up the equalising goal, in a 1–1 draw against Gazélec Ajaccio.

[107] It wasn't until on 5 December 2015 when Danzé returned to the starting line–up and played 90 minutes, as he helped the side draw 1–1 against Saint-Étienne.

[112] Danzé then made his 150th appearance as the club's captain, helping Stade Rennais win 1–0 against Angers SCO on 12 February 2016.

[115] Ahead of the 2016–17 season, Danzé was linked a move away from Stade Rennais, with Guingamp and Saint-Étienne were interested in signing him but he stayed at the club.

At the start of the 2017–18 season, Danzé found himself placed on the substitute bench, with his first team opportunities limited in both the defence and midfield positions.

[125] It wasn't until on 25 October 2017 when Danzé made his first appearance of the season and captained the side, in a 2–1 win against Dijon in the third round of the Coupe de la Ligue.

[128] In a 2–2 draw against SM Caen on 17 February 2018, Danzé surpassed René Cédolin's appearances, making him the second most capped player in club history.

[132] Upon learning from his retirement, the club's supporters paid tribute to him by giving him a farewell sent off with his face plastered across Roazhon Park above the caption: “Your name will remain engraved for eternity.

[137] Around the same time, he was among several retired footballers to enrol at the university master's training of general manager of professional sports club of the CDES.

[151] It was announced on the club's website that Danzé became a first time father when his wife gave birth to a daughter, Tania, on 31 July 2013.