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| accessdate = 21 August 2011}}</ref> Gradel's final game for Leeds came in the 2–1 loss against [[Ipswich Town]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leedsunited.com/news/20110827/10-man-united-sunk-at-the-last_2247585_2433683 |title=News &#124; News &#124; News &#124; 10 MAN UNITED SUNK AT THE LAST |publisher=Leeds United |accessdate=18 October 2011}}</ref>
| accessdate = 21 August 2011}}</ref> Gradel's final game for Leeds came in the 2–1 loss against [[Ipswich Town]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leedsunited.com/news/20110827/10-man-united-sunk-at-the-last_2247585_2433683 |title=News &#124; News &#124; News &#124; 10 MAN UNITED SUNK AT THE LAST |publisher=Leeds United |accessdate=18 October 2011}}</ref>


===Saint-Étienne===
===Saint-Étienne===
On 30 August 2011 Gradel joined French Club [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ivorian winger Max Gradel leaves Leeds for St Etienne after handing in a transfer request|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14725400.stm|accessdate=5 September 2011|publisher=BBC Sport |date=31 August 2011}}</ref> He has signed a four-year contract with the club.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Gradel seals St Etienne switch|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_7140348,00.html|accessdate=31 August 2011|publisher=Sky Sports|date=31 August 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Leeds United's Max Gradel set to join St Etienne|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14725400.stm|accessdate=31 August 2011|publisher=Sky Sports|date=31 August 2010}}</ref>
On 30 August 2011 Gradel joined French Club [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]] for an undisclosed fee after beating off [[FC Sochaux-Montbéliard|Sochaux]] to sign him.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ivorian winger Max Gradel leaves Leeds for St Etienne after handing in a transfer request|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14725400.stm|accessdate=5 September 2011|publisher=BBC Sport |date=31 August 2011}}</ref> He has signed a four-year contract with the club.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Gradel seals St Etienne switch|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_7140348,00.html|accessdate=31 August 2011|publisher=Sky Sports|date=31 August 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Leeds United's Max Gradel set to join St Etienne|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14725400.stm|accessdate=31 August 2011|publisher=Sky Sports|date=31 August 2010}}</ref> After his move to Saint-Étienne, Grayson revealed that he could have sold Gradel to three different Championship club, rumoured to be [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], his former club Leicester City and [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Rivals came in for Gradel|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7147614/|publisher=Sky Sports|date=3 September 2011|accessdate=24 August 2012}}</ref>. He was handed the number 9 shirt upon his arrival at the club.

He was handed the number 9 shirt upon his arrival at the club. In March 2012, he was linked with a return to his former club Leeds United.
On 10 September 2011, Gradel made his debut for the club in a 3-1 loss against [[Lille OSC]], coming on as a substitute and make his first start in the next game (7 days later on 17 September 2011) with a 3-0 loss against [[FC Lorient|Lorient]]. Gradel made his first assist for veteran [[Laurent Batlles]] to score the only goal in the game against [[Valenciennes FC|Valenciennes]] on 22 October 2011. Gradel first goal for the club came in a 3-1 win over [[AC Ajaccio|Ajaccio]] on 26 November 2011. Since then, Gradel went on to score 5 more against [[Dijon FCO|Dijon]], [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]], [[OGC Nice|Nice]], [[Stade Brestois 29|Brest]] and [[Stade Malherbe Caen|Caen]]. In his first season, Gradel made 29 appearance and scoring 6. During toward the end of the season in March 2012, he was linked with a return to his former club Leeds United{{Citation needed|date=August 2012}}.

Ahead of the new season, Gradel scored his first goal of the season in a 2-1 loss against [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]], making another lost for the second loss in the season.


==International career==
==International career==

Revision as of 20:45, 24 August 2012

Max Gradel
Gradel as a Leicester City player.
Personal information
Full name Max-Alain Gradel[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger / Forward
Team information
Current team
 Saint-Étienne
Number 9
Youth career
2000–2005 Championnet Sport
2005–2006 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Leicester City 27 (1)
2007–2008 → Bournemouth (loan) 34 (9)
2009 → Leeds United (loan) 14 (3)
2010–2011 Leeds United 63 (22)
2011– Saint-Étienne 24 (6)
International career‡
2011– Côte d'Ivoire 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:21, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:12, 17 May 2012 (UTC)

Max-Alain Gradel (born 30 November 1987) is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Saint-Étienne.

Max received his first call up to the Côte d'Ivoire national team in November 2010.[3] He made his debut for the national side on 5 June 2011.[4] On 30 April 2011, Gradel won both the Fans Player Of The Year Award and The Players Player Of the Year Awards at Leeds.[5]

Club career

Lewisham College Football Academy was Max Gradel's first stop after coming from Paris,France in 2004,under the tutelage of (then) Head Coach Aaron Jacob, who was one of his early mentors. He attended the Bon Giourno Cup in Holland and the team went on to win the trophy conceding no goals, with Max scoring 12 of 17. He was due to attend the Dallas Cup with the team but was offered a Pro contract and made the decision not to go. "Everything started at Lewisham College," says Max. "We were all good players in the Football Academy; I think I made it a bit by chance."

Max began playing football when he was two years old in the Ivory Coast, before coming to London via Paris. After leaving Lewisham College, Max was offered trials with Arsenal, Chelsea, West Ham and Leicester and spent four months with Arsenal before signing with Leicester. From there he moved to Leeds United where he played regularly for the Championship side.

A player at Leicester City F.C. Gradel The winger was given a squad number for the 2007–08 season. On 5 May 2007, he signed his first professional contract with Leicester along with seven other players, including Eric Odhiambo, Andy King and Carl Pentney.[6]

Loan at Bournemouth

On 6 August, manager Martin Allen made Gradel and Conrad Logan available for loan for the forthcoming season.[7] On 9 August 2007 Gradel joined Bournemouth on an initial one-month loan,[8] which was extended for the season on transfer deadline day (31 August).[9] However, he was unable to play as many games with the Cherries as he had hoped due to the death of his mother in early October. As a result, he was told by Bournemouth manager Kevin Bond that he could take all the time he needed to return to England.[10]

He returned to Leicester early on 3 January 2008, although Bond stated he wanted to take him back to Bournemouth on loan again,[11] a move which was completed for the rest of the season on 11 January.[12] Gradel's form at Bournemouth earned him a new three-year deal at Leicester, which he signed on 6 February.[13]

Return to Leicester and promotion

He made his league debut for Leicester against Milton Keynes Dons (MK Dons) on 9 August 2008, setting up a goal as Leicester won 2–0 at the Walkers Stadium.[14] On 14 August, Gradel signed a new contract that would last until June 2012.[15] He scored his first senior goal in a 2–1 FA Cup defeat to Crystal Palace on 14 January 2009,[16] and his first league goal in a 2–2 draw against MK Dons on 28 February, scoring an equalising free-kick at injury time.[17] His free kick away at MK Dons won the Goal of the Season award at the Leicester City Supporters Club Awards on 23 April.[18] Gradel made 32 appearances in all competitions as Leicester secured their promotion as league champions.[19] In the following season however, Gradel made just one substitute appearance in the League Cup.[20]

Leeds United

2009–10 season

On 19 October 2009, Gradel joined Leeds United on loan for a month.[21] He made his debut as a substitute in a 2–1 win over Norwich City that same evening.[22] Gradel scored his first goal for Leeds on 31 October against Yeovil Town within minutes after coming on as a substitute, which prompted chants from the crowd of "Grayson sign him up".[23]

Leeds manager Simon Grayson said he wanted to extend Gradel's loan move beyond the initial month.[24] Gradel himself stated he would like to extend the loan deal at Leeds and even hinted he would be happy to move to Leeds on a permanent deal.[citation needed] Leicester refused Leeds permission to play Gradel in their FA Cup game against Oldham Athletic.[25] Gradel started his first game for Leeds in the 3–1 win against Grimsby Town, contributing to Leeds' first goal as his cross was diverted by Oliver Lancashire into his own net.[26] The game would have been the last of Gradel's initial one month loan. The loan was extended to 2 January 2010 on 13 November.[27]

Gradel scored the winning goal for Leeds in the 89th minute against Leyton Orient after coming off the bench for Leeds.[28] He made his first start in the league for Leeds against Oldham.[citation needed] He provided two assists in the same game for Neil Kilkenny's and Luciano Becchio's goals.[citation needed] Gradel scored three minutes after coming on for Leeds as a substitute in the West Yorkshire derby against Huddersfield Town.[citation needed] He made his second league start for Leeds in the game against Brentford, due to the suspension of Robert Snodgrass.[citation needed]

Gradel replaced Jermaine Beckford as a substitute against Southampton, and he made an immediate impact in the same game, minutes after coming on Snodgrass curled a shot into the top right corner to seal Leeds' win.[29] Gradel handed in a transfer request on his return to Leicester,[30] and he was signed by Leeds United on a two-and-a-half-year contact on 25 January for an undisclosed fee.[20] His first appearance as an under contract Leeds player came as a second half substitute in the 3–0 defeat to Swindon Town.[citation needed]

After being unavailable for Leeds' FA Cup loss against Tottenham Hotspur, Gradel came back into the Leeds squad and the starting lineup against Hartlepool United in Leeds' 2–2 draw.[citation needed] He retained his place in the starting 11 for the next game against Carlisle United in the Trophy second leg game, which Leeds won 3–2 but were knocked out 6–5 on a penalty shootout, with Gradel converting his penalty for Leeds.[31] After Jermaine Beckford returned from injury Gradel dropped back to Leeds' bench.[citation needed]

Gradel received the man of the match award against Yeovil Town in Leeds' 2–1 win.[citation needed] In the following game Gradel kept his place up front and scored for Leeds against Southend United in a 2–0 win.[citation needed] Then, he followed it up in the next match scoring in a 3–1 away win against Carlisle United, with Gradel opening up the scoring and Luciano Becchio scoring a brace.[citation needed] Gradel's sixth goal for Leeds came in Leeds' 4–1 win against MK Dons.[32] Gradel was sent off for violent conduct in Leeds United's final match of the 2009–10 season against Bristol Rovers when after a moment of madness he got himself sent off then refused to leave the pitch in the first half of the match, but Leeds won the game 2–1 and were promoted to The Championship.[33]

2010–11 season

Gradel played his first game back at Elland Road since his red card against Bristol Rovers, with him putting in an impressive performance when Leeds completed their pre-season campaign on 31 July with a 3–1 win over Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers at Elland Road.[34] Gradel scored a goal in the game by scoring a long range effort.[34] Due to Gradel's red card the previous season and his refusal to leave the pitch he missed the first four games of the season through suspension.[35]

Gradel returned from his four match suspension in the second round of the League Cup when he made his first start of the season against his former club Leicester.[citation needed] He managed to gain an assist in the game, providing a cross for Davide Somma's goal.[citation needed] His first league appearance came in the following game, when he came on as a second half substitute in the 1–0 win away to Watford.[citation needed] Gradel made his first league start of the season, when Lloyd Sam was dropped for the game against Swansea City on 11 September.[36] Gradel scored his first goal of the Championship season against Scunthorpe United.[37] Gradel scored his second goal of the season against Coventry City after scoring a penalty.[38] Gradel's third goal of the season came against Norwich City.[39] Gradel scored his fourth goal of the season against Burnley which started Leeds's comeback to win 3–2 after being 2–0 down.[40] On 18 December, Gradel scored his fifth and sixth goals of the season when he scored both goals in Leeds' 2–0 win over league leaders Queens Park Rangers.[41] Gradel scored his 7th goal of the season against his former club Leicester City with a header[42]

Gradel's form for Leeds has seen him attract interest from Premiership clubs[43] Gradel scored his 8th goal of the season against Portsmouth.[44] Newcastle United showed an interest in Gradel and manager Simon Grayson confirmed that he wasn't looking to sell the in-form Gradel.[45][46] After an impressive December, Gradel was named as one of the nominee's for The Championship player of the month.[47] 8 January, Gradel won a penalty against Arsenal which was dispatched by Robert Snodgrass as Leeds earned an impressive 1–1 draw.[48] 15 January, Gradel scored his 9th goal of the season against Scunthorpe United[49] Gradel scored his 10th goal of the season against Bristol City.[50] On 22 February, he scored his 11th and 12th goals of the season in the home fixture against Barnsley.[51] Gradel's 13th and 14th goals of the season came in the same game in the 5–2 win against Doncaster Rovers.[52] Gradel's impressive form for Leeds during the 2010–11 season earned special praise by manager Simon Grayson.[53] On 2 April, Gradel scored his 15th and 16th goals of the season against Nottingham Forest.[54] Gradel scored his 17th goal of the season against Derby County in Leeds' 2–1 loss.[55] On 30 April, Gradel won Leeds' 2010–11 Player Of The Year Award and also the Players Player Of The Year Award at Leeds annual Player award ceremony.[5] After winning the award Gradel announced that he wanted to stay at Leeds to help them reach The Premiership.[56] Gradel also revealed he would like to extend his contract at Leeds.[57] Gradel scored his 18th goal of the season in the final match in Leeds' 2–1 win against Queens Park Rangers.[58] In the summer of 2011 Gradel was believed to have been interesting German club Hamburger SV.[59]

2011–12 season

With several clubs interested in Gradel and much speculation on his future, he confirmed on 24 July that he was looking to stay with Leeds.[60] On 2 August, Gradel confirmed he wanted to stay at Leeds, but the club had yet to offer him a new contract.[61][62] It was revealed on 4 August, Gradel would miss the League Cup match against Bradford City as he had been called up to the Ivory Coast squad.[63] Gradel scored a late penalty in the first game of the 2011–12 season against Southampton, however it proved to be only a consolation goal as Leeds lost 3–1.[64][65] Gradel was sent off early on for two bookable offences in a defeat against Middlesbrough, teammate Jonny Howson was also sent off for Leeds in the same match.[66] Gradel came back into the starting lineup after serving his one match suspension against West Ham on 21 August, Gradel missed a penalty for Leeds in the same game.[67] Gradel's final game for Leeds came in the 2–1 loss against Ipswich Town.[68]

Saint-Étienne

On 30 August 2011 Gradel joined French Club Saint-Étienne for an undisclosed fee after beating off Sochaux to sign him.[69] He has signed a four-year contract with the club.[70][71] After his move to Saint-Étienne, Grayson revealed that he could have sold Gradel to three different Championship club, rumoured to be West Ham United, his former club Leicester City and Nottingham Forest[72]. He was handed the number 9 shirt upon his arrival at the club.

On 10 September 2011, Gradel made his debut for the club in a 3-1 loss against Lille OSC, coming on as a substitute and make his first start in the next game (7 days later on 17 September 2011) with a 3-0 loss against Lorient. Gradel made his first assist for veteran Laurent Batlles to score the only goal in the game against Valenciennes on 22 October 2011. Gradel first goal for the club came in a 3-1 win over Ajaccio on 26 November 2011. Since then, Gradel went on to score 5 more against Dijon, Rennes, Nice, Brest and Caen. In his first season, Gradel made 29 appearance and scoring 6. During toward the end of the season in March 2012, he was linked with a return to his former club Leeds United[citation needed].

Ahead of the new season, Gradel scored his first goal of the season in a 2-1 loss against Toulouse, making another lost for the second loss in the season.

International career

Gradel revealed that by moving to Leeds he was hoping to increase his international prospects to play for the Côte d'Ivoire national team and maybe earn a place in their 2010 FIFA World Cup squad.[73] He was called up to the Côte d'Ivoire squad for the first time on 11 November 2010 for the fixture against Poland.[3] On 21 March 2011, Gradel received his second call up to the squad, this time to face Benin in an African Cup Of Nations qualifier.[74] In June 2011, Gradel was called up to the squad to face Benin on 5 June 2011.[75] This match ended in a 6–2 win to Côte d'Ivoire, in which Gradel came on in the 54th min to make his debut.[4]

On 4 August, it was revealed Gradel had been called up to the Côte d'Ivoire squad to face Israel and would miss Leeds' cup tie against Bradford City as a result.[63] Gradel made his first start for Côte d'Ivoire in the 4–3 win against Israel on 10 August 2011.[76]

Career statistics

As of 22 February 2011.
Season Club Loan Division League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Play-offs Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals A yellow card A red card
2006–07[77] Leicester City Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – – – 0 0 0 0
2007–08[78] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – – – 0 0 0 0
2008–09[19] League One 27 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 – – 32 2 7 0
2009–10[79] Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 – – 0 0 1 0 0 0
Leicester City total 27 1 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 33 2 7 0
2007–08[80] Bournemouth Loan League One 15 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 – – 19 5 4 0
19 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – 19 5 3 0
2009–10[81] Leeds United Loan League One 14 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 – – 16 3 1 0
League One 18 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 – – 19 3 3 1
2010–11[82] Championship 41 18 2 0 1 0 – – – – 44 18 2 0
Leeds United total 73 34 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 74 23 6 1
Career total 134 36 4 2 5 0 5 0 0 0 145 38 20 1

Honours

Leicester City
Leeds United

Individual

Footnotes

A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy.

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