Franck Grandel

Franck Grandel

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1978-03-17) 17 March 1978
Place of birth	Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Troyes
Number	16
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2001	Besançon RC	15	(0)
2001–2003	FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin	64	(0)
2003–2004	Skoda Xanthi	16	(0)
2004–2005	Troyes AC	22	(0)
2005–2008	FC Utrecht	27	(0)
2009–2011	Dijon FCO	8	(0)
2011–2013	USL Dunkerque	47	(0)
2013–2015	Troyes B	17	(0)
2013–	Troyes	2	(0)
International career‡
2007–	Guadeloupe	22	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 January 2009

Franck Grandel (born 17 March 1978) is a Guadeloupean footballer. Currently, he plays in the Ligue 1 for Troyes.

Club career

Grandel is a goalkeeper who was born in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Skoda Xanthi squad, in the 2003-04 season. He has also played for Besançon RC, FC Libourne Saint-Seurin and Troyes AC, before joining FC Utrecht, in 2005. Grandel was released from his contract with FC Utrecht in November 2007 ^(Dutch).

He signed a two-year contract with French Ligue 2 side Dijon FCO just before the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

International career

During the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, when Guadeloupe surprisingly advanced to the tournament semifinals, Grandel was given top goalkeeper award and was also named to the tournament All-star team. He had to leave the 2009 Gold Cup squad because of injury.

External links

• Weltfussball
• Franck Grandel – French League Stats at LFP.fr (French)
• Stats - L'Equipe
• Career stats - Voetbal International