# Grégoire Defrel

Grégoire André Defrel (born 17 June 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Modena.

## Club career
### Parma

Defrel joined Parma in 2009, and made his debut for the club as a substitute at the age of 19 on 22 May 2011, in the final game of the 2010–11 Serie A season in a dead rubber against Cagliari, a match that ended 1–1.

### Cesena

In June 2012, Cesena and Parma made a series of cashless player swaps, in which Defrel (€1.2 million) and Gianluca Lapadula (€1.4 million) went to Cesena, whilst Andrea Rossini (€1.6 million) and Nicola Del Pivo (€1.0 million) went to Parma. Both clubs retained 50% registration rights. In June 2013 and June 2014, Defrel's co-ownership was renewed. Despite Parma going bankrupted and failing to find a new buyer on 25 June 2015, Cesena submitted a bid of reported €51,000 to Lega Serie A to solve the co-ownership in favour of Cesena, despite the club not being required to do so.

### Sassuolo

On 5 August 2015, Sassuolo announced that they had signed Defrel from Cesena for an undisclosed fee. He was given the number 92 shirt.

### Roma

On 20 July 2017, Defrel re-joined former manager Eusebio Di Francesco at Roma on loan, for €5 million loan fee, with an obligation to make the transfer permanent for an additional €15 million (plus €3 million bonuses) should certain sporting targets be met. At the same time, Sassuolo signed Roma youth products Davide Frattesi and Riccardo Marchizza as part of the deal, for a total fee of €8 million.

#### Sampdoria (loan)

On 27 July 2018, Defrel joined Sampdoria on a season-long loan with the option to buy from Roma.

#### Sassuolo return (loan)

On 30 August 2019, Defrel returned to Sassuolo on a season-long loan deal.

### Modena

On 7 August 2024, Defrel joined Serie B club Modena on a two-year contract.

## International career

In May 2019, Defrel was named to Martinique's provisional squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup. However, he was dropped from the final roster.

## Style of play

A fine dribbler, Defrel has been compared to compatriot Jérémy Ménez.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 1 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Coppa Italia | Coppa Italia | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Parma | 2010–11 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Foggia | 2011–12 | Lega Pro | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 4 |
| Cesena | 2012–13 | Serie B | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 30 | 3 |
| Cesena | 2013–14 | Serie B | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 44 | 4 |
| Cesena | 2014–15 | Serie A | 34 | 9 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 36 | 9 |
| Cesena | Total | Total | 102 | 15 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 110 | 16 |
| Sassuolo | 2015–16 | Serie A | 33 | 7 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 35 | 7 |
| Sassuolo | 2016–17 | Serie A | 29 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | – | – | 38 | 16 |
| Sassuolo | Total | Total | 62 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | – | – | 73 | 23 |
| Roma | 2017–18 | Serie A | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 1 |
| Sampdoria (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie A | 36 | 11 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 39 | 12 |
| Sassuolo (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 3 |
| Sassuolo | 2020–21 | Serie A | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 28 | 3 |
| Sassuolo | 2021–22 | Serie A | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 40 | 2 |
| Sassuolo | 2022–23 | Serie A | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 28 | 2 |
| Sassuolo | 2023–24 | Serie A | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 1 |
| Sassuolo | Total | Total | 109 | 8 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 114 | 8 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 365 | 61 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 398 | 67 |
* ↑ Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League