Grégoire Defrel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | André Grégoire Defrel | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Meudon, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Roma (on loan from Sassuolo) | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Parma[1] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Parma | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Foggia (loan) | 23 | (4) |
| 2012–2015 | Cesena | 106 | (16) |
| 2015– | Sassuolo | 62 | (20) |
| 2017– | → Roma (loan) | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2017. | |||
André Grégoire Defrel (born 17 June 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Roma, on loan from Sassuolo.
Club career
Parma
Defrel joined Parma in 2009 and made his début 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 (€1.2M) and Gianluca Lapadula (€1.4M) went to Cesena whilst Andrea Rossini (€1.6M) and Nicola Del Pivo (€1.0M) went to Parma. Both clubs retained 50% registration rights.[2][3] In June 2013 and June 2014 the co-ownership of Defrel 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.[4]
Sassuolo
On 5 August 2015, Sassuolo announced that they had signed Defrel from Cesena for an undisclosed fee.[5] He was given the number 92 shirt.
Roma
On 20 July 2017, Defrel re-joined former manager Eusebio Di Francesco at Roma on loan, with an with an obligation to make the transfer permanent for €15m should certain sporting targets be met.[6]
Style of play
A fine dribbler, Defrel has been compared to compatriot Jérémy Ménez.[7]
References
- ↑ "Primavera". Archived from the original on May 12, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- ↑ A.C. Cesena S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
- ↑ Parma F.C. S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2012 (in Italian), PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
- ↑ "Cesena's Defrel 'gift' for Parma". Football Italia. 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". www.asroma.com. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ↑ David. "Des nouvelles de Grégoire". SCMC FOOTBALL.