Grejohn Kyei (born 12 August 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian Pro League club Standard Liege.[1]
Club career
Kyei is a product of the youth academy of Reims. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 12 April 2015 against Nice replacing Nicolas de Préville after 74 minutes in a 1–0 home defeat.[2]
Kyei helped Reims win the 2017–18 Ligue 2 and promote to the Ligue 1 for the 2018–19 season.[3]
In August 2018, Kyei joined Ligue 2 club Lens on loan for the season with Lens securing an option to sign him permanently.[4]
In August 2019, Kyei joined Swiss Super League club Servette on a three-year contract.[5]
On 31 January 2022, Kyei returned to France and signed with Ligue 1 side Clermont until the end of the 2021–22 season.[6]
Having suffered relegation with Clermont in 2023–24, on 3 July 2024 Kyei moved to Belgian club Standard Liège, signing a three-year contract.[7] On 6 September 2024, Kyei was loaned by Charleroi, with an option to buy.[8]
International career
Kyei was born in France and is of Ghanaian descent. He is a one-time youth international for France.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 12 May 2024[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reims B | 2013–14 | CFA 2 | 17 | 12 | — | — | — | 17 | 12 | |||
| 2017–18 | National 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | 19 | 14 | |||||
| Reims | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 31 | 9 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 75 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 84 | 17 | |||
| Lens (loan) | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 24 | 5 |
| Lens B (loan) | 2018–19 | National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Servette | 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 33 | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 14 | ||
| 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | ||
| Total | 72 | 22 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 78 | 24 | |||
| Clermont | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 10 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| Total | 77 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 79 | 12 | ||||
| Career total | 264 | 65 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 285 | 72 | ||
Honours
Reims
Notes
- ^Appearance in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
References
- ^ abGrejohn Kyei at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^"Reims vs. Nice - 12 April 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^"Ensemble, fêtons nos champions ! - Stade de Reims". 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^"Mercato : Kyei et Bencharki prêtés à Lens". La Voix Du Nord (in French). 28 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^"Official Servette FC sign Grejohn Kyei from Reims - Get French Football News". 24 August 2019.
- ^"GREJOHN KYEI EN RENFORT !" (Press release) (in French). Clermont. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^"Grejohn KYEI est Rouche" [Grejohn KYEI is Rouche] (in French). Standard Liège. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^"Grejohn Kyei est Zèbre !" [Grejohn Kyei is Zebra!] (in French). Charleroi. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^Okeleji, Oluwashina (20 December 2015). "France-based Kyei open to representing Ghana at senior level". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
External links
- Grejohn Kyei at the French Football Federation(in French)
- Grejohn Kyei at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Grejohn Kyei at Soccerway.com
- Grejohn Kyei at WorldFootball.net
- Grejohn Kyei at Soccerbase.com
- Grejohn Kyei at FBref.com
- Grejohn Kyei at BDFutbol
- Grejohn Kyei at kicker (in German)
- Grejohn Kyei at LFP (archived)
- Grejohn Kyei at Premier League (archived)
- Grejohn Kyei at L'Équipe (in French)
- Grejohn Kyei at AS.com (in Spanish)
