William Gros

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This article is about the French footballer. For other uses, see William Gross.
William Gros
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth St. Pierre, Réunion
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 AS Vitré
Youth career
Le Havre
JS Saint-Pierroise
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Kilmarnock 50 (2)
2014 Oldham Athletic 1 (0)
2014–2015 Toulouse Rodéo 11 (2)
2016– AS Vitré 33 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:14, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

William Gros (born 31 March 1992) is a French professional footballer who plays for AS Vitré as a striker.

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.[1] After making a substitute appearance, he scored on his debut for the club in March 2011.[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.[9]

International career

Gros is of Malagasy descent, and was called up to the Madagascar national football team on 11 August 2018.[10]

Career statistics

As of 31 August 2018
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kilmarnock 2010–11[11] 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
2011–12[12] 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
2012–13[13] 17 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 20 1
2013–14[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[15] 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Toulouse Rodéo 2014–15[9] 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2
AS Vitré 2016–17[9] 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3
2017–18[9] 24 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 3
2018–19[9] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 33 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 6
Career total 95 10 5 0 3 0 0 0 103 10

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ "Kris Boyd and William Gros sign new Kilmarnock contracts". BBC Sport. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Kilmarnock striker William Gros considering future". The Scotsman. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  4. ^ Sheldan Keay (26 June 2014). "Oldham boss targeting Sidibe, Featherstone and Gros". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  5. ^ "SIGNING: William Gros". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Oldham Athletic: Amari Morgan-Smith & Willie Gros join". BBC Sport. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  7. ^ Matthew Chambers (17 July 2014). "Johnson seeks Gros profit". Oldham Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  8. ^ "William Gros Released". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  9. ^ a b c d e William Gros at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  10. ^ "William Gros et Romain Métanire arrivent chez les Barea de Madagascar" (in French). Orange.mg. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Games played by William Gros in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  12. ^ "Games played by William Gros in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  13. ^ "Games played by William Gros in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  14. ^ "Games played by William Gros in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  15. ^ "Games played by William Gros in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2016.


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