William Gros

William Gros
Personal information
Date of birth31 March 1992
Place of birthSt. Pierre, Réunion
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
Le Havre
JS Saint-Pierroise
2010–2011Kilmarnock
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014Kilmarnock50(2)
2014Oldham Athletic1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:27, 21 August 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

William Gros (born 31 March 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker.

Career

Gros played in France for Le Havre and in his native Réunion for JS Saint-Pierroise before signing for Scottish club Kilmarnock in September 2010.[1] After making a substitute appearance, he scored on his debut for the club in March 2011.[1] Gros signed a new three-year contract with the club in August 2013.[2] In March 2014, following a lack of games, Gros announced he was considering his future at the club.[3]

In June 2014 Gros went on trial with English club Oldham Athletic.[4] On 21 July 2014, Gros signed a one-month contract with the club.[5][6] Oldham manager Lee Johnson told Gros to prove his fitness in order to earn a longer contract with the club.[7] Gros was released by the club on 21 August 2014.[8]

Career statistics

As of 21 August 2014[9]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kilmarnock 2010–11 111000000111
2011–12 8010000090
2012–13 171201000201
2013–14 140101000160
Total 502402000562
Oldham Athletic 2014–15 1000100020
Career total 512403000582

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Alan Marshall (1 March 2011). "Kilmarnock chief Mixu Paatelainen: Starlet William Gros can be hit in SPL.. but fans must be patient". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  2. "Kris Boyd and William Gros sign new Kilmarnock contracts". BBC Sport. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  3. "Kilmarnock striker William Gros considering future". The Scotsman. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  4. Sheldan Keay (26 June 2014). "Oldham boss targeting Sidibe, Featherstone and Gros". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  5. "SIGNING: William Gros". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  6. "Oldham Athletic: Amari Morgan-Smith & Willie Gros join". BBC Sport. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  7. Matthew Chambers (17 July 2014). "Johnson seeks Gros profit". Oldham Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  8. "William Gros Released". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  9. William Gros career statistics at Soccerbase