| William Gros | |
| Birth Date: | 31 March 1992 |
| Birth Place: | St. Pierre, Réunion |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | FC Fleury 91 |
| Youthclubs1: | Le Havre |
| Youthclubs2: | JS Saint-Pierroise |
| Years1: | 2010–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Kilmarnock |
| Caps1: | 50 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2014 |
| Clubs2: | Oldham Athletic |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Bangkok |
| Years4: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs4: | Toulouse Rodéo |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2016–2020 |
| Clubs5: | AS Vitré |
| Caps5: | 57 |
| Goals5: | 14 |
| Years6: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs6: | FC Fleury 91 |
| Years7: | 2022– |
| Clubs7: | JS Saint-Pierroise |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018– |
| Nationalteam1: | Madagascar |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 11:34, 27 November 2023 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 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.
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.[1] After making a substitute appearance, he scored on his first start for the club in March 2011 against St Mirren.[1] Gros signed a new three-year contract with the club in August 2013.[2] In March 2014, following a lack of games, Gros announced he was considering his future at the club.[3]
In June 2014 Gros went on trial with English club Oldham Athletic.[4] On 21 July 2014, Gros signed a one-month contract with the club.[5] [6] Oldham manager Lee Johnson told Gros to prove his fitness in order to earn a longer contract with the club.[7] Gros was released by the club on 21 August 2014.[8]
He then returned to France, playing with Toulouse Rodéo and AS Vitré.
Gros then joined FC Fleury 91 in the summer of 2020.[9]
Gros rejoined JS Saint-Pierroise in the summer of 2022.
Gros has distant Malagasy ancestry, a great-great-grandmother,[10] 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.[11] 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.[12]
Gros was born to a Martiniquais father and a Réunionnais mother of Malagasy descent.[13] He is the cousin of the footballers Vincent and Mathieu Acapandié.[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Kilmarnock | 2010–11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 50 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 2 | ||
| Oldham Athletic | 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Toulouse Rodéo | 2014–15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| AS Vitré | 2016–17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2017–18 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10 | ||
| Total | 57 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 16 | ||
| Career total | 119 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 20 | ||