Grégoire Defrel

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Grégoire Defrel
Personal information
Full name Grégoire André Defrel[1]
Date of birth (1991-06-17) 17 June 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Meudon, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sassuolo
Number 92
Youth career
SCM Châtillon
2009–2011 Parma[3]
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 109 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:05, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Grégoire André Defrel (born 17 June 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Sassuolo.

Club career[edit]

Parma[edit]

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[edit]

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.[4][5] 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.[6]

Sassuolo[edit]

On 5 August 2015, Sassuolo announced that they had signed Defrel from Cesena for an undisclosed fee.[7] He was given the number 92 shirt.

Roma[edit]

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.[8] At the same time, Sassuolo signed Roma youth products Davide Frattesi and Riccardo Marchizza as part of the deal,[9] for a total fee of €8 million.[10]

Sampdoria (loan)[edit]

On 27 July 2018, Defrel joined Sampdoria on a season-long loan with the option to buy from Roma.[11]

Sassuolo return (loan)[edit]

On 30 August 2019, Defrel returned to Sassuolo on a season-long loan deal.[12]

International career[edit]

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.[13]

Style of play[edit]

A fine dribbler, Defrel has been compared to compatriot Jérémy Ménez.[14]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 1 April 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental 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 126 19 5 0 – 4 1 135 20
Sassuolo 2015–16 Serie A 33 7 2 0 – – 35 7
2016–17 29 12 1 0 8[a] 4 – 38 16
Total 62 19 3 0 8 4 – 73 23
Roma 2017–18 Serie A 15 1 0 0 5[b] 0 – 20 1
Sampdoria (loan) 2018–19 Serie A 36 11 3 1 – – 39 12
Sassuolo (loan) 2019–20 Serie A 17 3 0 0 – – 17 3
Sassuolo 2020–21 Serie A 28 3 0 0 – – 28 3
2021–22 38 2 2 0 – – 40 2
2022–23 27 2 1 0 – – 28 2
2023–24 16 1 2 0 – – 18 1
Total 109 8 5 0 – – 114 8
Career total 365 61 16 1 13 4 4 1 398 67
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "40-Player National Team Roster" (PDF). Concacaf. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019 – via mailchimp.com.
  2. ^ "Grégoire Defrel". U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Primavera" (in Italian). Parma F.C. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ A.C. Cesena S.p.A. bilancio al 2012-06-30. Registro dello Imprese (Report) (in Italian). C.C.I.A.A. 2012.
  5. ^ Parma F.C. S.p.A. bilancio al 2012-06-30. Registro dello Imprese (Report) (in Italian). C.C.I.A.A. 2012.
  6. ^ "Cesena's Defrel 'gift' for Parma". Football Italia. London: Tiro Media. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Ufficiale l'arrivo di Defrel dal Cesena. Venerdì la presentazione al Ricci". 5 August 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Roma complete signing of Gregoire Defrel". A.S. Roma. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Defrel è Blucerchiato: Arriva dalla Roma a titolo temporaneo con opzione" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Gregoire Defrel transfers to Sassuolo!". U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ David. "Des nouvelles de Grégoire". SCMC FOOTBALL.
  15. ^ "Defrel statistics".
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