Grégoire Defrel

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

Grégoire Defrel
Personal information
Full name Grégoire André Defrel[1]
Date of birth (1991-06-17) 17 June 1991
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 94 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:56, 16 April 2023 (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.[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

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

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)

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

Sassuolo return (loan)

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

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.[13]

Style of play

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

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 16 April 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Parma 2010–11 Serie A 1000000010
Foggia 2011–12 Lega Pro 23410––244
Cesena 2012–13 Serie B 30300––303
2013–14 38320–41444
2014–15 Serie A 34920––369
Total 1261950–4113520
Sassuolo 2015–16 Serie A 33720––357
2016–17 2912108[lower-alpha 1]4–3816
Total 62193084–7323
Roma 2017–18 Serie A 151005[lower-alpha 2]0–201
Sampdoria (loan) 2018–19 Serie A 361131––3912
Sassuolo (loan) 2019–20 Serie A 17300––173
Sassuolo 2020–21 Serie A 28300––283
2021–22 38220––402
2022–23 19210––202
Total 85730––887
Career total 341601411344137266
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References
  1. "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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