Grégoire Defrel
Grégoire André Defrel (born 17 June 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Sassuolo.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Grégoire André Defrel[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Meudon, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sassuolo | ||
| Number | 92 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Parma[2] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Parma | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Foggia (loan) | 23 | (4) |
| 2012–2015 | Cesena | 102 | (15) |
| 2015–2018 | Sassuolo | 62 | (19) |
| 2017–2018 | → Roma (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Roma | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Sampdoria (loan) | 36 | (11) |
| 2019–2020 | → Sassuolo (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2020– | Sassuolo | 10 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:04, 10 January 2021 (UTC). | |||
Club career
Parma
Defrel joined Parma in 2009, and made his debut for the club as a substitute at the age of 19 on 22 May 2011, in the final game of the 2010–11 Serie A season in a dead rubber against Cagliari, a match that ended 1–1.
Cesena
In June 2012, Cesena and Parma made a series of cashless player swaps, in which Defrel (€1.2 million) and Gianluca Lapadula (€1.4 million) went to Cesena, whilst Andrea Rossini (€1.6 million) and Nicola Del Pivo (€1.0 million) went to Parma. Both clubs retained 50% registration rights.[3][4] In June 2013 and June 2014, Defrel's co-ownership was renewed. Despite Parma going bankrupted and failing to find a new buyer on 25 June 2015, Cesena submitted a bid of reported €51,000 to Lega Serie A to solve the co-ownership in favour of Cesena, despite the club not being required to do so.[5]
Sassuolo
On 5 August 2015, Sassuolo announced that they had signed Defrel from Cesena for an undisclosed fee.[6] He was given the number 92 shirt.
Roma
On 20 July 2017, Defrel re-joined former manager Eusebio Di Francesco at Roma on loan, for €5 million loan fee, with an obligation to make the transfer permanent for an additional €15 million (plus €3 million bonuses) should certain sporting targets be met.[7] At the same time, Sassuolo signed Roma youth products Davide Frattesi and Riccardo Marchizza as part of the deal,[8] for a total fee of €8 million.[9]
International career
In May 2019, Defrel was named to Martinique's provisional squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[1] However, he was dropped from the final roster.[12]
Style of play
A fine dribbler, Defrel has been compared to compatriot Jérémy Ménez.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 10 January 2021.[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | Continental2 | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Parma | 2010–11 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Foggia | 2011–12 | Lega Pro | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 4 | ||
| Cesena | 2012–13 | Serie B | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2013–14 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | 44 | 4 | |||
| 2014–15 | Serie A | 34 | 9 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 9 | |||
| Total | 102 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 110 | 16 | ||
| Sassuolo | 2015–16 | Serie A | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 7 | ||
| 2016–17 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | – | 38 | 16 | |||
| Total | 62 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 23 | ||
| Roma | 2017–18 | Serie A | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 20 | 1 | |
| Sampdoria (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie A | 36 | 11 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 39 | 12 | ||
| Sassuolo | 2019–20 | Serie A | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | Serie A | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 2 | |||
| Total | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 264 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 294 | 61 | ||
References
- "40-Player National Team Roster" (PDF). Concacaf. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019 – via mailchimp.com.
- "Primavera" (in Italian). Parma F.C. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- A.C. Cesena S.p.A. bilancio al 2012-06-30. Registro dello Imprese (Report) (in Italian). C.C.I.A.A. 2012.
- Parma F.C. S.p.A. bilancio al 2012-06-30. Registro dello Imprese (Report) (in Italian). C.C.I.A.A. 2012.
- "Cesena's Defrel 'gift' for Parma". Football Italia. London: Tiro Media. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- "Ufficiale l'arrivo di Defrel dal Cesena. Venerdì la presentazione al Ricci". 5 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- "Roma complete signing of Gregoire Defrel". A.S. Roma. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- Oddi, Francesco (13 July 2017). "Roma, i due Primavera Marchizza e Frattesi a titolo definitivo al Sassuolo". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Milan: RCS MediaGroup. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- "Relazione Finanziaria Annuale per l'esercizio chiuso al 30-6-2017" (PDF) (in Italian). A.S. Roma. 5 October 2017. p. 110. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- "Defrel è Blucerchiato: Arriva dalla Roma a titolo temporaneo con opzione" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- "Gregoire Defrel transfers to Sassuolo!". U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- "Gold Cup : la Martinique avec Joris Marveaux et Kévin Fortuné mais sans Grégoire Defrel". L'equipe (in French). 29 May 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- David. "Des nouvelles de Grégoire". SCMC FOOTBALL.
- "Defrel statistics".