Sébastien Grax (born 23 June 1984) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1984-06-23) 23 June 1984 (age 38) | ||
Place of birth | Le Creusot, France | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1992–1993 | Montauban | ||
1993–1998 | Draguignan | ||
1998–2001 | Monaco | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2007 | Monaco | 8 | (0) |
2004–2006 | → Troyes (loan) | 66 | (25) |
2006–2007 | → Sochaux (loan) | 13 | (5) |
2007–2008 | Sochaux | 12 | (1) |
2008–2010 | Saint-Étienne | 12 | (0) |
2009–2010 | → Guingamp (loan) | 24 | (3) |
2011–2014 | Troyes | 48 | (10) |
Total | 183 | (44) | |
National team | |||
2004–2005 | France U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Grax started his career at Monaco in 2001 where he played four matches in three years. He was then loaned out to Troyes AC in 2004 where he contributed 16 goals in 35 matches to the club's promotion to Ligue 1.[1] In Ligue, he scored 9 goals for the club.[1] His most famous goal came against Lille OSC in 2005 when Troyes were newly promoted and Lille were in the UEFA Champions League.
Grax spent 1.5 seasons at FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, scoring 6 goals in 25 league appearances.[1] While at Sochaux he played as they won the 2007 Coupe de France Final.[2]
In June 2008, Grax joined Saint-Étienne.[1]
Grax had a trial with Championship side Crystal Palace in August 2010 followed by another with Preston North End in December.[3][4][5]
2004–05 Ligue 2 UNFP Team of the Year | |
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