Elliot Grandin

Caen

Grandin began his career at his hometown club, Caen and signed his professional contract at the club. He made his debut for the first team in the 2004–05 season, making just one substitute appearance, on 28 May 2005 in a 3–2 defeat to Istres as Caen were relegated from Ligue 1 to Ligue 2. This turns out to be his only appearance of the season. In opening game of the 2005–06 season, Grandin started the season well when he scored his first goal for Caen, in a 3–2 loss against Créteil. Grandin scored his second goal of the season, in a 5–0 win against Valenciennes in the first round of the Coupe de la Ligue on 22 September 2005. He once again scored against them for the second time this season, losing 2–1 on 15 September 2006. A month later on 10 February 2006, Grandin scored his third goal of the season, in a 1–0 win against Sète. The club finished fourth in Ligue 2, missing out on promotion to Ligue 1 on goal difference. With his playing time at SM Caen increased, he made a total of nineteen league appearances, scoring three goals (twenty–two appearances and scoring four times in all competitions). In the 2006–07 season, Grandin scored his first goal of the season, in a 1–0 win against Créteil-Lusitanos on 7 November 2006. He then scored his second goal of the season, in a 3–2 win against Dijon on 22 December 2006. Two weeks later on 7 January 2007, Grandin scored his third goal of the season, in a 2–1 loss against Valenciennes in the first round of the Coupe de…

Grandin holds both French and Congolese nationalities. In 2005, he was part of the French youth squad that won the Meridian Cup in Turkey. In May 2008, he was called to the France U21 squad for the first time. Grandin was called up to the France U20 squad for the Toulon Tournament but they were eliminated in the group stage. In August 2008, he was called up to the France U21 squad for the first time. Grandin scored on his U21 debut for the national side, in a 2–2 draw against Slovakia U21 on 19 August 2008. He went on to make three appearances, scoring one goal for France under-21s in 2008. However, Grandin failed to receive a call–up from the U21 national side for the rest of the year.

As of 25 July 2022

Caen

Ligue 2 runner-up: 2006–07 France U18

UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup: 2005