David Grondin

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.[4][5]

David Grondin
Personal information
Full name David Roland Clément Grondin[1]
Date of birth (1980-05-08) 8 May 1980[2]
Place of birth Juvisy-sur-Orge, France[3]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Playing position(s) Left back[2]
Youth career
1994–1998 AS Saint-Etienne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2003 Arsenal 1 (0)
1999–2000 → Saint-Étienne (loan) 0 (0)
2000–2001 → Cannes (loan) 31 (0)
2001–2002 → Beveren (loan) 29 (3)
2003 → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) 13 (0)
2003–2004 Dunfermline Athletic 14 (0)
2004–2005 Stade Brest 35 (2)
2005–2008 Mouscron 78 (4)
2008–2009 KV Mechelen 14 (0)
2009–2010 Mons 33 (1)
2010 Brussels 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Grondin, featuring as a winger, played in 1994 for Saint-Étienne in his youth career. He then left the Greens to join Arsenal in 1998 for £500,000. While at the Gunners, Grondin was in 1999 loaned back out to Saint Etienne. He also joined on loan AS Cannes in 2000 as well as that of K. S. K. Beveren of the Belgian First Division A a season later. In all Grondin made, at and away from Highbury, four appearances.[4] He played one league match for Arsenal when starting in a 0-0 draw against Liverpool in January 1999.[6]

He then after leaving Beveren linked up with Dunfermline Athletic in a short term move that was later made permanent. At Dunfermline Grondin scored once against that of Rangers in the Scottish Cup.[7] Whilst at Dunfermline he also played in the 2004 Scottish Cup Final, where he won a Runners Up Medal. In 2004, he moved on towards 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 Brussels F. C. where he brought his footballing career to its finality.[4][5][8]

References
  1. "Entreprise Stemyla" [Company Stemyla] (in French). Manageo. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
    "David Grondin". BFM Business (in French). Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  2. "David Grondin". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  3. "David Grondin". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  4. "David Grondin". Arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
  5. "David Grondin: Bio". Eurosport.com.
  6. "Premiership results". Guardian. 8 January 1999. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  7. "Pars battlers earn replay". BBC. 23 March 2003. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  8. "David Grondin: Profile". Football Database.eu.
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