Grégory Sertic

Grégory Sertic (Croatian: Sertić; born 5 August 1989) is a French retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Grégory Sertic
Sertic training with Bordeaux in 2015
Personal information
Full name Grégory Sertic
Date of birth (1989-08-05) 5 August 1989[1]
Place of birth Brétigny-sur-Orge, France[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1997–2000 AS Egly Football
2000–2003 CSF Brétigny
2003 Viry-Châtillon
2003–2005 Clairefontaine
2005–2007 Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2016 Bordeaux II 31 (7)
2009–2017 Bordeaux 137 (6)
2010–2011 → Lens (loan) 23 (0)
2017–2020 Marseille 19 (0)
2019 → Zürich (loan) 11 (0)
Total 221 (13)
National team
2009–2010 France U21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Bordeaux

Born in Brétigny-sur-Orge, Essonne of Croatian descent,[2] Sertic joined FC Girondins de Bordeaux's youth system at the age of 15, from the famed Clairefontaine academy. During the 2007–08 season, spent in the Championnat de France Amateur with the senior reserves, he earned praise from first team manager Laurent Blanc.[3]

Sertic made his debut in Ligue 1 on 29 April 2009, starting in a 2–3 away win against Stade Rennais FC.[4] His maiden competitive appearance had taken place on 11 November of the previous year, in the 4–2 home victory over En Avant de Guingamp for the round of 16 of the Coupe de la Ligue where he came on as a late substitute;[5] his first goal in the former competition was scored in only his second appearance, helping the hosts defeat FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 3–0.[6]

For the 2010–11 season, Sertic was loaned to fellow league club RC Lens.[7]

Marseille

On 30 January 2017, Sertic signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Olympique de Marseille.[8][9] During his spell at the Stade Vélodrome, he played sparingly due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[10][11]

In February 2019, Sertic moved to FC Zürich of the Swiss Super League until the end of the season.[12]

International career

On 25 May 2009, Sertic was called up for the first time to the France under-21 side which was due to participate in that year's Toulon Tournament.[13] He made his debut in the competition on 6 June, playing 36 minutes in the 1–0 group stage defeat of Portugal.[14]

Sertic was granted Croatian citizenship in March 2013, as his paternal grandfather was a native of Brinje who moved to the French capital.[15][16][2] However, FIFA did not allow him to play for that national team due to new rules about naturalisation of players.

Career statistics

Club
As of 19 July 2018[17]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Other[lower-alpha 4] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bordeaux 2008–09 Ligue 1 610000000061
2009–10 12010203[lower-alpha 5]000180
2011–12 1803010—00220
2012–13 260611011[lower-alpha 6]000441
2013–14 30310104[lower-alpha 7]01[lower-alpha 8]0373
2014–15 2711020—00301
2015–16 1000002[lower-alpha 9]00030
2016–17 1711010—00191
Total 137613180200101797
Bordeaux II 2010–11 CFA 2 80———0080
2013–14 CFA 10———0010
2014–15 10———0010
2015–16 10———0010
Total 110———00110
Lens (loan) 2010–11 Ligue 1 2300010—00240
Lens II (loan) 2010–11 CFA 30———0030
Marseille 2016–17 Ligue 1 8010——0090
2017–18 7000—4000110
Total 15010—4000200
Marseille B 2017–18 National 2 2000——0020
Career total 191614190240102397
  1. Includes the Coupe de France.
  2. Includes the Coupe de la Ligue.
  3. Includes the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
  4. Includes the Trophée des Champions.
  5. Three appearances in the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League
  6. Eleven appearances in the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League
  7. Four appearances in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League
  8. One appearance in the 2013 Trophée des Champions
  9. Two appearances in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League

Honours

Club

Bordeaux

References
  1. "Grégory Sertic". Eurosport. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. "Bordeaux: Sertic n'a pas fait une croix sur l'Euro 2016" [Bordeaux: Sertic has not crossed Euro 2016 out] (in French). Football 365. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  3. "Sertic, l'autre joyau des Girondins" [Sertic, the Girondins' other gem] (in French). Radio Monte Carlo. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  4. "Bordeaux, c'est fou!" [Bordeaux, they're crazy!] (in French). Eurosport. 29 April 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  5. "Football. Coupe de la Ligue: Guingamp éliminé par Bordeaux (4–2)" [Football. League Cup: Guingamp ousted by Bordeaux (4–2)]. Ouest-France (in French). 11 November 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  6. "Sertic: "Un rêve"" [Sertic: "A dream"] (in French). Eurosport. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  7. "Le Bordelais Grégory Sertic prêté à Lens" [Bordeaux's Grégory Sertic loaned to Lens] (in French). RTBF. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  8. "Grégory Sertic est transféré à l'Olympique de Marseille" [Grégory Sertic is transferred to Olympique de Marseille] (in French). Girondins Bordeaux. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  9. "L'Olympique de Marseille announces the arrival of Grégory Sertic". Olympique Marseille. 30 January 2017. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  10. "Ligue 1: Grégory Sertic (Bordeaux): "Tu te bats contre toi-même"" [Ligue 1: Grégory Sertic (Bordeaux): «It's a fight against yourself»] (in French). France Football. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  11. "Grégory Sertic (Marseille): "Je me sens bien donc c'est déjà une belle victoire pour moi"" [Grégory Sertic (Marseille): «I feel alright so it's already a great win for me»]. L'Équipe (in French). 7 April 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  12. "Grégory Sertic prêté au FC Zurich" [Grégory Sertic loaned to FC Zurich] (in French). Olympique Marseille. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  13. "Gourcuff et Diarra en A, Sertic en Espoirs" [Gourcuff and Diarra to the As, Sertic to the Under-21s] (in French). Girondins Bordeaux. 25 May 2009. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
  14. "Selecção de sub-21 eliminada do Torneio de Toulon" [Under-21 national team ousted from Toulon Tournament] (in Portuguese). TSF. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  15. Stipković, Branko (28 December 2012). "Štimac će u 2013. biti bogatiji za još jednog veznjaka: Stiže 'Francuz' Gregory Sertic" [In 2013, Štimac will be bolstered by another midfielder: 'French' Gregory Sertic is coming]. Jutarnji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 December 2012.
  16. Krušelj, Dražen (27 March 2013). "TKO JE GREGORY SERTIC? Djed mu je Brinje zamijenio Parizom, natuca hrvatski, ali savršeno priča na terenu" [WHO IS GREGORY SERTIC? His grandfather left from Brinje to Paris, he understands Croatian, but speaks perfectly on the field]. Jutarnji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  17. "G. Sertic". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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