Samuel Grandsir (born 14 August 1996) is a French-Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Le Havre.

Samuel Grandsir
Grandsir with Troyes in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-14) 14 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Évreux, France
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Le Havre
Number 29
Youth career
2004–2009 Évreux AC
2009–2012 Évreux FC 27
2012–2016 Troyes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Troyes B 51 (6)
2016–2018 Troyes 82 (6)
2018–2021 Monaco 12 (0)
2019Strasbourg (loan) 8 (0)
2019–2020Brest (loan) 24 (3)
2021–2022 LA Galaxy 67 (6)
2023– Le Havre 39 (3)
International career
2017–2018 France U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:22, 6 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 July 2019

Youth career

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Grandsir started his youth career in his hometown, Évreux.[citation needed] He eventually moved to the youth team of Troyes.[citation needed]

Club career

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After spending time with the youth team and reserve team, Grandsir signed with the Troyes senior team in 2016.[citation needed]

Garnering attention from other clubs after several impressive seasons, he moved to Monaco for €5.250m in 2018.[citation needed] Grandsir went on loan from Monaco to Strasbourg in January 2019 followed by another loan to Brest for the 2019–20 season.[2]

On 11 March 2021, Grandsir signed with Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy.[3] On 23 January 2023, Grandsir returned to his native France to join Ligue 2 leaders Le Havre on a contract until the end of the season.[4][5]

International career

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Born in France, Grandsir holds French and Senegalese nationalities.[6][7] He represented France at the youth international level.

Career statistics

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As of match played on 6 October 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Troyes B 2013–14 CFA 2 5 1 5 1
2014–15 CFA 20 2 20 2
2015–16 CFA 26 3 26 3
Total 51 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 6
Troyes 2015–16 Ligue 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
2016–17 Ligue 2 32 3 2 1 1[a] 0 2[b] 0 37 4
2017–18 Ligue 1 36 3 3 0 1[a] 0 0 0 40 3
Total 82 6 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 91 7
Monaco 2018–19 Ligue 1 12 0 1 0 1[a] 0 3[c] 1 1[d] 0 18 1
2020–21 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 12 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 18 1
Strasbourg (loan) 2018–19 Ligue 1 8 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
Brest (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 1 24 3 1 0 2[a] 2 27 5
LA Galaxy 2021 MLS 34 3 0 0 0 0 34 3
2022 MLS 33 3 4 0 2[e] 1 39 4
Total 67 6 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 73 7
Le Havre 2022–23 Ligue 2 14 2 0 0 14 2
2023–24 Ligue 1 23 1 2 0 25 1
2024–25 Ligue 1 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 39 3 2 0 0 0 41 3
Career total 283 24 14 1 7 3 3 1 3 0 310 29
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in the Coupe de la Ligue
  2. ^ Appearances in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
  3. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearance in the Trophée des Champions
  5. ^ Appearances in the MLS Cup Playoffs

Honours

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Strasbourg

References

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  1. ^ "Samuel Grandsir". LA Galaxy. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Guerra:SAMUEL GRANDSIR ARRIVE EN PRÊT" (in French). RC Strasbourg Alsace. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  3. ^ Sigal, Jonathan (11 March 2021). "LA Galaxy sign French winger Samuel Grandsir from AS Monaco". MLS Official Website. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  4. ^ "LA Galaxy Transfer Midfielder Samuel Grandsir to Ligue 2 Side Le Havre AC". www.lagalaxy.com. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Samuel Grandsir, nouveau Ciel&Marine !". www.hac-foot.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  6. ^ Wane, Ghaly (20 January 2019). "Un grand espoir français opte pour le Sénégal !".
  7. ^ "Samuel GRANDSIR -".
  8. ^ Samuel Grandsir at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  9. ^ Kumar, Suhith (31 March 2019). "Coupe de la Ligue final BKT: Strasbourg secures trophy with shootout win". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
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