Grégoire Puel (born 20 February 1992) is a French footballer who plays as a right back.
 Puel with Gazélec Ajaccio in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Nice, France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Lyon B | 24 | (2) |
| 2012–2015 | Nice | 64 | (1) |
| 2013 | Nice B | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Le Havre | 15 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Le Havre B | 18 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 43 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Voluntari | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | France U20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2021 | |||
Career
editBorn in Nice, Puel was an academy player at Lyon but never made the first team, instead featuring for the reserve team in the Championnat de France Amateur (fourth tier). In 2012, he signed for OGC Nice, managed by his father Claude. He made his professional debut in Ligue 1 on 16 February 2013, as the side won 1–0 at Bastia.[1] He scored once for the Cote d'Azur club, in a 3–1 home loss to former team Lyon on 1 November 2014.[2]
In August 2015, Puel cancelled his Nice contract by mutual accord and moved to Ligue 2 club Le Havre on a two-year deal with the option of a third.[3] His time in Normandy was split almost equally between the club's first and second teams.
New Le Havre manager Oswald Tanchot did not field Puel at all in 2016–17, and passed up the opportunity of a contract extension, leaving him free to join Gazélec Ajaccio of the same league on a two-year deal in July 2017.[4] He scored once for the Corsicans, in a 2–0 home win over Nîmes the following 23 January,[5] and was released following their relegation in 2019.
Personal life
editPuel is the son of the French manager and former footballer Claude Puel, and older brother of footballer Paulin Puel. All three were colleagues at Nice.[6]
References
edit- ^ "SCB-OGC Nice (0-1): Grégoire Puel a justifié la confiance de son père Claude" [SCB-OGC Nice (0-1): Grégoire Puel justified his father Claude's trust] (in French). Eurosport. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Ligue 1 : Lyon s'impose à Nice, Lille et Saint-Etienne se neutralisent" [Ligue 1: Lyon impose themselves on Nice, Lille and Saint-Etienne cancel each other out]. Le Parisien (in French). 1 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Official: Gregoire Puel joins Le Havre". Get French Football News. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Grégoire Puel se relance au Gazélec Ajaccio" [Grégoire Puel starts again at Gazélec Ajaccio]. L'Équipe (in French). 1 July 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Ligue 2 : Nîmes se met en danger après sa défaite face au Gazelec" [Ligue 2: Nîmes in danger after their loss to Gazelec] (in French). France 3. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ Clayton, Mark (25 October 2017). "Who is Claude Puel? All you need to know about man set to be City's next boss". Leicester Mercury.
External links
editMedia related to Grégoire Puel at Wikimedia Commons
- Grégoire Puel – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French