Personal Information
Full Name | Clement Grenier |
Date of Birth | January 7, 1991 |
Nationality | France |
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[ |
Role | Attacking Midfielder |
Past Team(s) | |
Family | Michel Grenier(P) |
Clement Grenier: A Brief Biography
Clément Grenier is a French football player who currently plays for French club Olympique Lyonnais in Ligue 1. king. Grenier can play on the right side of midfield, as well as in the attacking midfield position just behind the striker. Grenier began his career with his hometown club FC Annonay starring with the club\'s under-9 Benjamins team. . Eventually, in July 2002, he secured a move to Lyon joining the club\'s youth academy. He caught noticeable attention during the 2007–08 season performing well enough domestically and internationally to garner interest from Spanish club Real Madrid, English clubs Arsenal and Chelsea, and Italian club Internazionale. On 15 May 2008, he signed his first professional contract agreeing to a three-year deal until 2011. Though Grenier was on the senior team and featured in several of the club\'s preseason matches ahead of the 2008–09 season, he spent the majority of the campaign playing with the club\'s reserve team in the Championnat de France amateur.Grenier played in 16 league matches and scored his only one goal with the team against Adge. Grenier has featured for all of France\'s national youth teams beginning with the under-16 team making his debut in the team\'s 0–0 draw with Poland on 13 March 2007. He scored his first and only goal for the team on 3 April in the team\'s opening group stage match against Cameroon in the Montaigu Tournament. France won the match 2–0.