Yann Kermorgant

Early career

Born in Vannes, Morbihan, Kermorgant began his career with the Stade Rennais Youth Academy, but aged 14 he was the victim of leukaemia, and his career was halted for four years. He was signed for Vannes after initially playing at district-level but impressed the manager on trial. He spent two seasons at Vannes before joining Châtellerault for the 2004–05 season. He scored an impressive 14 league goals and was consequently signed by Grenoble. After two full seasons with Grenoble, having scored 16 goals, he signed for Stade Reims in the summer of 2007. When new manager Luis Fernandez took charge in January 2009, he made Kermorgant the captain. He finished the season with a total of nine goals and nine assists.

Leicester City

Kermorgant became a free agent after leaving Stade Reims at the end of the 2008–09 season. He entered talks with Championship team Leicester City in July 2009, and was given a trial by the club. Kermorgant was given a second trial after impressing in his initial display. On 24 August 2009, Leicester signed Kermorgant on a short-term contract until January 2010, beating French club Stade Malherbe Caen for his signature. He made his debut a day later as a 79th minute substitute in a 2–1 League Cup defeat to Preston North End. On 17 December, Kermorgant signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Leicester, which would last until the end of June 2012. He made his first assist in a 2–1 FA Cup win over Swansea on 2 January…

Kermorgant was included in the Brittany national football team for the friendly match against FIFA member Mali on 28 May 2013. He was a 62nd-minute substitute and scored the only goal nine minutes later.

As of match played 30 June 2020

Charlton Athletic

Football League One: 2011–12 Bournemouth

Football League Championship: 2014–15 Individual

Charlton Athletic Hall of Fame inductee: 2023