William Gros

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William Gros
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth St. Pierre, Réunion
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 FC Fleury 91
Youth career
Le Havre
JS Saint-Pierroise
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2014 Kilmarnock 50 (2)
2014 Oldham Athletic 1 (0)
2015–2016 Bangkok
2014–2015 Toulouse Rodéo 11 (2)
2016–2020 AS Vitré 57 (14)
2020–2022 FC Fleury 91
2022– JS Saint-Pierroise
International career‡
2018– Madagascar [1] 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:34, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:55, 2 February 2020 (UTC)

William Gros (born 31 March 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for JS Saint-Pierroise and the Madagascar national team.

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Club career

Gros played in France for Le Havre and in his native Réunion for JS Saint-Pierroise before signing for Scottish club Kilmarnock in September 2010. [2] After making a substitute appearance, he scored on his first start for the club in March 2011 against St Mirren. [2] Gros signed a new three-year contract with the club in August 2013. [3] In March 2014, following a lack of games, Gros announced he was considering his future at the club. [4]

In June 2014 Gros went on trial with English club Oldham Athletic. [5] On 21 July 2014, Gros signed a one-month contract with the club. [6] [7] Oldham manager Lee Johnson told Gros to prove his fitness in order to earn a longer contract with the club. [8] Gros was released by the club on 21 August 2014. [9]

He then returned to France, playing with Toulouse Rodéo and AS Vitré. [10]

Gros then joined FC Fleury 91 in the summer of 2020. [11]

Gros rejoined JS Saint-Pierroise in the summer of 2022.[ citation needed ]

International career

Gros has distant Malagasy ancestry, a great-great-grandmother, [12] a generation that usually exceeds those allowed by the FIFA eligibility rules (parents and grandparents). However, he was called up to the Madagascar national team on 11 August 2018. [13] He made his professional debut for Madagascar in a 1–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Equatorial Guinea on 16 October 2018. [14]

Personal life

Gros was born to a Martiniquais father and a Réunionnais mother of Malagasy descent. [15] He is the cousin of the footballers Vincent and Mathieu Acapandié. [16]

Career statistics

As of 30 June 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kilmarnock 2010–11 [17] 111000000111
2011–12 [18] 8010000090
2012–13 [19] 171201000201
2013–14 [20] 140101000160
Total502402000562
Oldham Athletic 2014–15 [21] 1000100020
Toulouse Rodéo 2014–15 [10] 112000000112
AS Vitré 2016–17 [10] 8300000083
2017–18 [10] 243100000253
2018–19 [10] 2585200003010
Total57146200006316
Career total11918102300013220

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  2. 1 2 Alan Marshall (1 March 2011). "Kilmarnock chief Mixu Paatelainen: Starlet William Gros can be hit in SPL.. but fans must be patient". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Kris Boyd and William Gros sign new Kilmarnock contracts". BBC Sport. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Kilmarnock striker William Gros considering future". The Scotsman. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  5. ↑ Sheldan Keay (26 June 2014). "Oldham boss targeting Sidibe, Featherstone and Gros". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "SIGNING: William Gros". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "Oldham Athletic: Amari Morgan-Smith & Willie Gros join". BBC Sport. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  8. ↑ Matthew Chambers (17 July 2014). "Johnson seeks Gros profit". Oldham Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "William Gros Released". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 William Gros at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "N2 : William GROS s'engage !". FC Fleury 91 . Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Football (N2) : William Gros, de l'AS Vitré, a la CAN en ligne de mire" [Football (N2): William Gros, from AS Vitre, has the AFCON in sight]. Actu. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2019. It is from my great-great-grandmother that I hold my Malagasy origins.
  13. ↑ "William Gros et Romain Métanire arrivent chez les Barea de Madagascar" (in French). Orange.mg. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  14. ↑ "Football : William Gros, de l'AS Vitré, jouera la Coupe d'Afrique des Nations".
  15. ↑ Sureau, Julien (11 March 2017). "Football. William Gros, attaquant de l'AS Vitré, globe-trotter du ballon rond" [Football. William Gros, AS Vitré striker, globe-trotter of the round ball] (in French). Actu. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  16. ↑ "FC Nantes : Mathieu Acapandié devient le plus jeune Réunionnais à devenir footballeur professionnel". Linfo.re.
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  18. ↑ "Games played by William Gros in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  19. ↑ "Games played by William Gros in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
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