Summary
David Roland Clément Grondin (born 8 May 1980) is a French former footballer. Grondin, who played as a left back, featured for Arsenal as well as several French and Belgian clubs.[4][5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Roland Clément Grondin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1980[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Juvisy-sur-Orge, France[3] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back[2] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1998 | AS Saint-Etienne | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2003 | Arsenal | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Saint-Étienne (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Cannes (loan) | 31 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → Beveren (loan) | 29 | (3) |
| 2003 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Dunfermline Athletic | 14 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Stade Brest | 35 | (2) |
| 2005–2008 | Mouscron | 78 | (4) |
| 2008–2009 | KV Mechelen | 14 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Mons | 33 | (1) |
| 2010 | Brussels | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 257 | (10) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Grondin, featuring as a winger, played in 1994 for Saint-Étienne in his youth career. He then left Les Verts to join Arsenal in 1998 for £500,000. While at the Gunners, Grondin was loaned back out to Saint Etienne in 1999. He also had loan spells at AS Cannes in 2000 as well as K.S.K. Beveren of the Belgian First Division A a season later. Grondin only made four appearances for Arsenal in all competitions.[4] He played one Premiership match for Arsenal, starting in a 0-0 draw against Liverpool in January 1999.[6]
After leaving Arsenal, Grondin joined Scottish side Dunfermline Athletic, initially on loan before signing permanently in 2003. At Dunfermline, Grondin scored once, against Rangers in the Scottish Cup.[7] While at Dunfermline he also played in the 2004 Scottish Cup Final, where he received a runners-up medal. In 2004 he moved to Ligue 2 club Stade Brestois. On 6 August 2009, Mons signed the French left-back from KV Mechelen. Grondin then stayed at Mons for the following season. He then made the switch to F.C. Brussels, where he ended his footballing career.[4][5][8]
References edit
- ^ "Entreprise Stemyla" [Company Stemyla] (in French). Manageo. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
"David Grondin". BFM Business (in French). Retrieved 4 February 2019. - ^ a b "David Grondin". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ a b "David Grondin". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ a b c "David Grondin". Arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
- ^ a b "David Grondin: Bio". Eurosport.com.
- ^ "Premiership results". Guardian. 8 January 1999. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Pars battlers earn replay". BBC. 23 March 2003. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
- ^ "David Grondin: Profile". Football Database.eu.
External links edit
- David Grondin at Soccerbase
- David Grondin at L'Équipe Football (in French)
