William Gros

William Gros
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-03-31) 31 March 1992
Place of birth St. Pierre, Réunion
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kilmarnock 2010–11[11] 111000000111
2011–12[12] 8010000090
2012–13[13] 171201000201
2013–14[14] 140101000160
Total 502402000562
Oldham Athletic 2014–15[15] 1000100020
Toulouse Rodéo 2014–15[9] 112000000112
AS Vitré 2016–17[9] 8300000083
2017–18[9] 243100000253
2018–19[9] 1000000010
Total 336100000346
Career total 951050300010310

References

  1. 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.
  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. 1 2 3 4 5 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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