Max Gradel

Max-Alain Gradel (born 30 November 1987) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Turkish TFF 1. Lig club Amedspor.

Max Gradel

Gradel with Ivory Coast in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Max-Alain Gradel[1][2]
Date of birth	(1987-11-30) 30 November 1987 (age 37)[3]
Place of birth	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Amedspor
Number	17
Youth career
2000–2004	Championnet Sport
2004–2005	Lewisham College
2005–2006	Leicester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2010	Leicester City	27	(1)
2007–2008	→ AFC Bournemouth (loan)	34	(9)
2009–2010	→ Leeds United (loan)	14	(3)
2010–2011	Leeds United	63	(22)
2011–2015	Saint-Étienne	101	(31)
2015–2018	AFC Bournemouth	25	(1)
2017–2018	→ Toulouse (loan)	29	(8)
2018–2020	Toulouse	57	(14)
2020–2023	Sivasspor	100	(21)
2023–2024	Gaziantep	29	(1)
2024	Sakaryaspor	2	(1)
2024–	Amedspor
International career‡
2011–2024	Ivory Coast	113	(18)
2021	Ivory Coast Olympic	2	(1)
Medal record Representing  Ivory Coast Men's football Africa Cup of Nations Winner 2015 Equatorial Guinea Winner 2023 Ivory Coast Runner-up 2012 Equatorial Guinea–Gabon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:50, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

Gradel received his first call-up to the Ivory Coast national team in November 2010.^[4] He made his debut for the national side on 5 June 2011.^[5] On 30 April 2011, Gradel won both the Fans Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year awards at Leeds.^[6] In June 2018, he joined French club Toulouse.^[7]

Club career

After moving to the UK from Paris, France, in 2004, Gradel attended Lewisham College Football Academy under the tutelage of then Head Coach Aaron Jacob, who was one of his early mentors. He attended the Bon Giourno Cup in the Netherlands, and the team went on to win the trophy, conceding no goals, with Gradel scoring 11 of 17.^[8] He was due to attend the Dallas Cup with the team but was offered a Pro contract and made the decision not to go. "Everything started at Lewisham College," says Gradel. "We were all good players in the Football Academy; I think I made it a bit by chance.^{[citation needed]}

Gradel began playing football in the Ivory Coast when he was two years old. After leaving Lewisham College, Gradel was offered trials with Arsenal, Chelsea, West Ham United and Leicester City and spent four months with Arsenal before signing with Leicester.^{[citation needed]} From there he moved to Leeds United where he played regularly for the Championship side.^{[citation needed]}

Gradel was given a squad number for the 2007–08 season. On 5 May 2007, he signed his first professional contract with Leicester along with seven other players, including Eric Odhiambo, Andy King and Carl Pentney.^[9]

Loan at AFC Bournemouth

On 6 August 2007, Leicester City manager Martin Allen made Gradel and Conrad Logan available for loan for the forthcoming season.^[10] Three days later, Gradel joined AFC Bournemouth on an initial one-month loan,^[11] which was extended for the season on transfer deadline day (31 August).^[12] However, he was unable to play as many games with the Cherries as he had hoped due to the death of his mother in early October. As a result, he was told by Bournemouth manager Kevin Bond that he could take all the time he needed to return to England.^[13]

He returned to Leicester early on 3 January 2008, although Bond stated he wanted to take him back to Bournemouth on loan again,^[14] a move which was completed for the rest of the season on 11 January.^[15] Gradel's form at Bournemouth earned him a new three-year deal at Leicester, which he signed on 6 February.^[16]

Return to Leicester and promotion

Gradel with Leicester in 2008

He made his league debut for Leicester against Milton Keynes Dons on 9 August 2008, setting up a goal as Leicester won 2–0 at the Walkers Stadium.^[17] On 14 August, Gradel signed a new contract that would last until June 2012.^[18] He scored his first senior goal in a 2–1 FA Cup defeat to Crystal Palace on 14 January 2009,^[19] and his first league goal in a 2–2 draw against MK Dons on 28 February, scoring an equalising free-kick at injury time.^[20] His free kick away at MK Dons won the Goal of the Season award at the Leicester City Supporters Club Awards on 23 April.^[21] Gradel made 32 appearances in all competitions as Leicester secured their promotion as league champions.^[22] In the following season however, Gradel made just one substitute appearance in the League Cup.^[23]

Leeds United

2009–10 season

On 19 October 2009, Gradel joined Leeds United on loan for a month.^[24] He made his debut as a substitute in a 2–1 win over Norwich City that same evening.^[25] Gradel scored his first goal for Leeds on 31 October against Yeovil Town within minutes after coming on as a substitute, which prompted chants from the crowd of "Grayson sign him up".^[26]

Leeds manager Simon Grayson said he wanted to extend Gradel's loan move beyond the initial month.^[27] Gradel himself stated he would like to extend the loan deal at Leeds and even hinted he would be happy to move to Leeds on a permanent deal.^{[citation needed]} Leicester refused Leeds permission to play Gradel in their FA Cup game against Oldham Athletic.^[28] Gradel started his first game for Leeds in the 3–1 win against Grimsby Town, contributing to Leeds' first goal as his cross was diverted by Olly Lancashire into his own net.^[29] The game would have been the last of Gradel's initial one-month loan. The loan was extended to 2 January 2010 on 13 November.^[30]

Gradel scored the winning goal for Leeds in the 89th minute against Leyton Orient after coming off the bench for Leeds.^[31] He made his first start in the league for Leeds against Oldham.^{[citation needed]} He provided two assists in the same game for Neil Kilkenny's and Luciano Becchio's goals.^{[citation needed]} Gradel scored three minutes after coming on for Leeds as a substitute in the West Yorkshire derby against Huddersfield Town.^{[citation needed]} He made his second league start for Leeds in the game against Brentford, due to the suspension of Robert Snodgrass.^{[citation needed]}

Gradel replaced Jermaine Beckford as a substitute against Southampton, and he made an immediate impact in the same game; minutes after coming on, Snodgrass curled a shot into the top right corner to seal Leeds' win.^[32] Gradel handed in a transfer request on his return to Leicester,^[33] and he was signed by Leeds United on a two-and-a-half-year contract on 25 January for an undisclosed fee.^[23] His first appearance as an under contract Leeds player came as a second-half substitute in the 3–0 defeat to Swindon Town.^{[citation needed]}

After being unavailable for Leeds' FA Cup loss against Tottenham Hotspur, Gradel came back into the Leeds squad and the starting lineup against Hartlepool United in Leeds' 2–2 draw.^{[citation needed]} He retained his place in the starting XI for the next game against Carlisle United in the Trophy second leg game, which Leeds won 3–2 but were knocked out 6–5 on a penalty shootout, with Gradel converting his penalty for Leeds.^[34] After Jermaine Beckford returned from injury Gradel dropped back to Leeds' bench.^{[citation needed]}

Gradel received the man of the match award against Yeovil Town in Leeds' 2–1 win.^{[citation needed]} In the following game Gradel kept his place up front and scored for Leeds against Southend United in a 2–0 win.^{[citation needed]} Then, he followed it up in the next match scoring in a 3–1 away win against Carlisle United, with Gradel opening up the scoring and Luciano Becchio scoring a brace.^{[citation needed]} Gradel's sixth goal for Leeds came in Leeds' 4–1 win against MK Dons.^[35] Gradel was sent off for violent conduct in Leeds United's final match of the 2009–10 season against Bristol Rovers when after a moment of madness he got himself sent off then refused to leave the pitch in the first half of the match, but Leeds won the game 2–1 and were promoted to The Championship.^[36]

2010–11 season

Gradel played his first game back at Elland Road since his red card against Bristol Rovers, with him putting in an impressive performance when Leeds completed their pre-season campaign on 31 July with a 3–1 win over Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers at Elland Road.^[37] Gradel scored a goal in the game by scoring a long-range effort.^[37] Due to Gradel's red card the previous season and his refusal to leave the pitch, he missed the first four games of the season through suspension.^[38]

Gradel returned from his four match suspension in the second round of the League Cup when he made his first start of the season against his former club Leicester.^{[citation needed]} He managed to gain an assist in the game, providing a cross for Davide Somma's goal.^{[citation needed]} His first league appearance came in the following game, when he came on as a second-half substitute in the 1–0 win away to Watford.^{[citation needed]} Gradel made his first league start of the season, when Lloyd Sam was dropped for the game against Swansea City on 11 September.^[39] Gradel scored his first goal of the Championship season against Scunthorpe United.^[40] Gradel scored his second goal of the season against Coventry City after scoring a penalty.^[41] Gradel's third goal of the season came against Norwich City.^[42] Gradel scored his fourth goal of the season against Burnley which started Leeds's comeback to win 3–2 after being 2–0 down.^[43] On 18 December, Gradel scored his fifth and sixth goals of the season when he scored both goals in Leeds' 2–0 win over league leaders Queens Park Rangers.^[44] Gradel scored his seventh goal of the season against his former club Leicester City with a header^[45]

Gradel's form for Leeds saw him attract interest from Premiership clubs.^[46] Gradel scored his eighth goal of the season against Portsmouth.^[47] Newcastle United showed an interest in Gradel but manager Simon Grayson confirmed that he wasn't looking to sell the in-form player.^[48][49] After an impressive December, Gradel was named as one of the nominees for The Championship player of the month.^[50] On 8 January, Gradel won a penalty against Arsenal which was scored by Robert Snodgrass as Leeds earned an impressive 1–1 draw.^[51] Then on 15 January, Gradel scored his ninth goal of the season against Scunthorpe United^[52] Gradel scored his 10th goal of the season against Bristol City.^[53] On 22 February, he scored his 11th and 12th goals of the season in the home fixture against Barnsley.^[54] Gradel's 13th and 14th goals of the season came in the same game in the 5–2 win against Doncaster Rovers.^[55] Gradel's impressive form for Leeds during the 2010–11 season earned special praise by manager Simon Grayson.^[56] On 2 April, Gradel scored his 15th and 16th goals of the season against Nottingham Forest.^[57] Gradel scored his 17th goal of the season against Derby County in Leeds' 2–1 loss.^[58] On 30 April, Gradel won Leeds' 2010–11 Player Of The Year Award and also the Players Player Of The Year Award at Leeds annual Player award ceremony.^[6] After winning the award Gradel announced that he wanted to stay at Leeds to help them reach the Premier League.^[59] Gradel also revealed he would like to extend his contract at Leeds.^[60] Gradel scored his 18th goal of the season in the final match in Leeds' 2–1 win against Queens Park Rangers.^[61] In the summer of 2011 Gradel was believed to have been interesting German club Hamburger SV.^[62]

2011–12 season

With several clubs interested in Gradel and much speculation on his future, he confirmed on 24 July that he was looking to stay with Leeds.^[63] On 2 August, Gradel confirmed he wanted to stay at Leeds, but the club had yet to offer him a new contract.^[64][65] It was revealed on 4 August, Gradel would miss the League Cup match against Bradford City as he had been called up to the Ivorian squad.^[66] Gradel scored a late penalty in the first game of the 2011–12 season against Southampton, however it proved to be only a consolation goal as Leeds lost 3–1.^[67][68] Gradel was sent off early on for two bookable offences in a defeat against Middlesbrough; teammate Jonny Howson was also sent off for Leeds in the same match.^[69] Gradel came back into the starting lineup after serving his one match suspension against West Ham on 21 August, Gradel missed a penalty for Leeds in the same game.^[70] Gradel's final game for Leeds came in the 2–1 loss against Ipswich Town.^[71]

Saint-Étienne

On 30 August 2011, Gradel joined French club Saint-Étienne for an undisclosed fee, reported to be £3 million. He signed a four-year contract with the club.^[72] He was handed the number 9 shirt upon his arrival at the club.^{[citation needed]} In the 2014–15 season, Gradel was Saint Etienne's top scorer in Ligue 1 with 17 goals, also providing three assists.

Return to AFC Bournemouth

On 4 August 2015, after four years in France, Gradel returned to England to join former side and Premier League newcomers Bournemouth on a four-year deal for a reported fee of £7 million.^[73][74] As part of the deal Gradel's old club Leeds United received a percentage of the transfer fee due to a 10% sell on clause.^[75]

On 29 August, Gradel tore a cruciate ligament in his knee during the match against Leicester City, with the injury ruling him out for six months.^[76] On 27 February 2016, Gradel made his return to the team, coming on as a substitute in the 21st minute for Junior Stanislas in a 0–0 draw against Watford.^[77] Gradel scored his first goal after his return to the club in a 3–2 win over Swansea City on 12 March 2016.^[78]

Toulouse

After a return of just a single goal in 25 Premier League appearances for Bournemouth, Gradel was loaned to Toulouse for the 2017–18 season.^[79] Following his impressive stint on loan, the Ivory Coast winger was handed a permanent contract with Toulouse on 1 July 2018.^[80] He returned 28 goals in 68 matches across all competitions for the French side.^[81] Gradel contributed three goals and two assists in Ligue 1 during the 2019–20 season, but his efforts were not enough to save Toulouse from being relegated to the second division.^[81]

Sivasspor

On 16 August 2020, Gradel joined Turkish Süper Lig club Sivasspor on a free transfer after mutually agreeing to terminate his contract with former club Toulouse.^[81] In his first season with the club, he was named in the Süper Lig team of the season and as the league's best winger.^[82][83] On 26 May 2022, Gradel scored a goal in the final of the Turkish Cup against Kayserispor. Sivasspor won 3–2 after extra time for their first cup title.^[84]

Gaziantep

On 25 July 2023, Gradel signed for Gaziantep after his contract with Sivasspor expired.^[85]

International career

Gradel with Ivory Coast national team in 2015

Gradel revealed that by moving to Leeds, he was hoping to increase his international prospects to play for the Ivory Coast national team and maybe earn a place in their 2010 FIFA World Cup squad.^[86] He was called up to the Ivory Coast squad for the first time on 11 November 2010 for the fixture against Poland.^[4] On 21 March 2011, Gradel received his second call-up to the squad, this time to face Benin in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.^[87] In June 2011, he was called up to the squad to face Benin on 5 June 2011.^[88] This match ended in a 6–2 win to Ivory Coast, in which Gradel came on in the 54th min to make his debut.^[5]

On 4 August, it was revealed Gradel had been called up to the Ivory Coast squad to face Israel. He made his first start for Ivory Coast in the 4–3 win against Israel on 10 August 2011.^[89]

Gradel was a part of the Ivory Coast squad that finished runner-up to Zambia at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations and was also a member of les Éléphants' 2014 FIFA World Cup squad, where he made one appearance in the 2–1 loss to Colombia.^[90]

At the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, Gradel scored an 86th-minute equaliser in a group match against Mali.^[91] Ivory Coast would go on to win the tournament and Gradel was named in the team of the tournament.^[81][92]

On 28 March 2023, he played his 100th international match in a 2–0 away win over Comoros, during the Africa Cup of Nations qualification.^{[93][nb 1]}

On 28 December 2023, Gradel was included in the final 27-man squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations hosted by Ivory Coast.^[95][96][97] He eventually captained his nation to their third continental title, following a 2–1 victory over Nigeria in the final.^[98]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 March 2024^[99][100]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Leicester City	2008–09	League One	27	1	2	1	2	0	—		1[c]	0	32	2
	2009–10	Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		27	1	2	1	3	0	—		1	0	33	2
AFC Bournemouth (loan)	2007–08	League One	15	4	2	1	1	0	—		1[c]	0	19	5
	2007–08		19	5	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	19	5
	Total		34	9	2	1	1	0	—		1	0	38	10
Leeds United	2009–10	League One	14	3	0	0	0	0	—		2[c]	0	16	3
	2009–10		18	3	0	0	0	0	—		1[c]	0	19	3
	2010–11	Championship	41	18	2	0	1	0	—		—		44	18
	2011–12		4	1	0	0	1	0	—		—		5	1
	Total		77	25	2	0	2	0	—		3	0	84	25
Saint-Étienne	2011–12	Ligue 1	29	6	0	0	1	0	—		—		30	6
	2012–13		23	3	0	0	3	0	—		—		26	3
	2013–14		18	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	—		20	5
	2014–15		31	17	1	0	1	0	7[d]	0	—		40	17
	2015–16		0	0	0	0	0	0	1[d]	0	—		1	0
	Total		101	31	2	0	6	0	8	0	—		117	31
AFC Bournemouth	2015–16	Premier League	14	1	0	0	0	0	—		—		14	1
	2016–17		11	0	0	0	2	1	—		—		13	1
	Total		25	1	0	0	2	1	—		—		27	2
Toulouse (loan)	2017–18	Ligue 1	29	8	1	0	3	2	—		2[e]	1	35	11
Toulouse	2018–19	Ligue 1	36	11	3	2	0	0	—		—		39	13
	2019–20		21	3	0	0	1	1	—		—		22	4
	Total		86	22	4	2	4	3	—		2	1	96	28
Sivasspor	2020–21	Süper Lig	39	11	3	0	—		6[d]	1	—		48	12
	2021–22		31	3	5	4	—		3[f]	0	—		39	7
	2022–23		30	7	4	1	—		9[g]	2	1[h]	0	44	10
	Total		100	21	12	5	—		18	3	1	0	131	29
Gaziantep	2023–24	Süper Lig	21	1	1	0	—		—		—		22	1
Career total			471	111	25	9	18	4	26	3	8	1	548	128

1. Includes FA Cup, Coupe de France, Turkish Cup
2. Includes Football League Cup, Coupe de la Ligue
3. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
6. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
7. Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, seven appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
8. Appearance in Turkish Super Cup

International

As of match played 23 March 2024^[101][94]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Ivory Coast	2011	4	0
	2012	15	2
	2013	5	0
	2014	9	3
	2015	10	3
	2016	8	1
	2017	8	1
	2018	6	1
	2019	13	1
	2020	4	0
	2021	9	3
	2022	10	2
	2023	5	0
	2024	7	1
Total		113	18

Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gradel goal.^[101]

List of international goals scored by Max Gradel

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	15 August 2012	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow, Russia	Russia	1–1	1–1	Friendly
2	8 September 2012	Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Senegal	4–2	4–2	2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3	5 March 2014	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Belgium	2–2	2–2	Friendly
4	11 October 2014	Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo	DR Congo	2–1	2–1	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5	14 November 2014	Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Sierra Leone	3–1	5–1	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6	24 January 2015	Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea	Mali	1–1	1–1	2015 Africa Cup of Nations
7	28 January 2015	Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea	Cameroon	1–0	1–0	2015 Africa Cup of Nations
8	29 March 2015	Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Equatorial Guinea	1–1	1–1	Friendly
9	29 March 2016	Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman, Sudan	Sudan	1–0	1–1	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
10	2 September 2017	Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon	Gabon	1–0	3–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
11	9 September 2018	Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda	Rwanda	2–0	2–1	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12	1 July 2019	30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Namibia	1–0	4–1	2019 Africa Cup of Nations
13	26 March 2021	Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger	Niger	2–0	3–0	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
14	8 October 2021	Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	Malawi	1–0	3–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
15	13 November 2021	Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin	Mozambique	1–0	3–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
16	12 January 2022	Japoma Stadium, Douala, Cameroon	Equatorial Guinea	1–0	1–0	2021 Africa Cup of Nations
17	16 November 2022	Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco	Burundi	2–0	4–0	Friendly
18	23 March 2024	Stade de la Licorne, Amiens, France	Benin	1–1	2–2	Friendly

Honours

Leicester City

• Football League One: 2008–09

Leeds United

• Football League One runner-up: 2009–10

Saint-Étienne

• Coupe de la Ligue: 2012–13

Sivasspor

• Turkish Cup: 2021–22^[84]

Ivory Coast

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2015,^[102] 2023;^[103] runner-up: 2012^[104]

Individual

• Leeds United Fans' Player of The Year: 2010–11^[6]
• Leeds United Players' Player of the Year: 2010–11^[6][88]
• Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2015
• Super Lig Winger of the Season: 2020–21^[105]
• Süper Lig Team of the Season: 2020–21

See also

• List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps

Notes

1. Gradel played three matches against Mali in 2012, Nigeria in 2015, and Sweden League XI in 2017, which were not recognized as full A-international by FIFA.^[94]

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External links

• Max Gradel profile at the Leeds United website
• Max Gradel at Soccerbase