David Grondin Explained

David Grondin
Fullname:David Roland Clément Grondin[1]
Birth Date:8 May 1980
Birth Place:Juvisy-sur-Orge, France[2]
Height:1.75 m
Position:Left back
Youthyears1:1994–1998
Youthclubs1:AS Saint-Etienne
Years1:1998–2003
Years2:1999–2000
Years3:2000–2001
Years4:2001–2002
Years5:2003
Years6:2003–2004
Years7:2004–2005
Years8:2005–2008
Years9:2008–2009
Years10:2009–2010
Years11:2010
Clubs2:Saint-Étienne (loan)
Clubs3:Cannes (loan)
Clubs4:Beveren (loan)
Clubs5:Dunfermline Athletic (loan)
Clubs11:Brussels
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Caps3:31
Goals3:0
Caps4:29
Goals4:3
Caps5:13
Goals5:0
Caps6:14
Goals6:0
Caps7:35
Goals7:2
Caps8:78
Goals8:4
Caps9:14
Goals9:0
Caps10:33
Goals10:1
Caps11:9
Goals11:0
Totalcaps:257
Totalgoals:10

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.

Career

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.[3] He played one Premiership match for Arsenal, starting in a 0-0 draw against Liverpool in January 1999.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Entreprise Stemyla . Company Stemyla . Manageo . 4 February 2019 . French.
    Web site: David Grondin . BFM Business . 4 February 2019 . French.
  2. News: David Grondin . L'Équipe . Paris . 4 February 2019 . French.
  3. Web site: David Grondin. Arsenal.com. 2017-03-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20170301180716/http://www.arsenal.com/history/profiles/275/david-grondin. 2017-03-01. dead.
  4. Web site: Premiership results . 8 January 1999 . Guardian . 14 August 2019.
  5. Web site: Pars battlers earn replay. . 23 March 2003 . 28 March 2010.
  6. Web site: David Grondin: Bio. Eurosport.com.
  7. Web site: David Grondin: Profile. Football Database.eu.