Nicolas Sébastien Frey (born 6 March 1984) is a French former professional footballer who played as a right back.
Born in Thonon-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, Frey played exclusively at amateur level in his country, joining AS Cannes' youth system at the age of 10 and spending two seasons with its reserves as a senior. In 2004, aged 20, he moved to Italy with A.C. Legnano, in Serie C.
After one year, Frey signed for Serie B club Modena FC, being an important first-team member during his spell and totalling 62 league games in his last two years. In the summer of 2008, he joined A.C. ChievoVerona in a co-ownership deal along with Angelo Antonazzo, in exchange for Salvatore Bruno and Michele Troiano. He made his Serie A debut on 5 October 2008 in a 0âÂÂ2 home loss against ACF Fiorentina, and finished his debut campaign with 21 league matches as the Verona side retained their division status.
On 17 July 2009, Chievo signed Frey on a permanent basis. During his spell with the club, he often shared right-back duties with Gennaro Sardo.
Frey returned to the second division on 31 January 2018, with the 33-year-old being loaned to Venezia FC. After initially leaving Chievo at the end of 2018âÂÂ19, he rejoined the team on a one-year contract on 6 September 2019.
Frey's older brother, Sébastien, was also a footballer. A goalkeeper, he too was brought up at Cannes, and also played most of his career in Italy, mainly with Parma F.C. and Fiorentina.
His father, Raymond, was a professional goalkeeper, while his grandfather André was a defender who played several years with Toulouse FC, reaching the France national team as Sébastien.