Elliot Grandin was born on 17 October 1987 and is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Championnat National 3 club Cannet Rocheville.
23 Facts About Elliot Grandin
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Elliot Grandin notably played in the Premier League for Blackpool and previously in France for Caen, Marseille, Nice and Grenoble.
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Elliot Grandin played for CSKA Sofia, Astra Giurgiu, Ermis Aradippou, Frejus Saint-Raphael, JS Saint-Pierroise, as well as stints back in England with Crystal Palace, Shrewsbury Town and Grimsby Town.
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Elliot Grandin scored two more goals, coming from Coupe de la Ligue matches against Toulouse and Lyon.
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However, Elliot Grandin then fell out of favour into the plans of Eric Gerets and lack of playing time in Marseille.
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Elliot Grandin joined fellow Ligue 1 side Grenoble on loan for five months on 30 January 2009.
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Elliot Grandin made his debut on 7 February 2009, starting the whole game, in a goalless home draw with Valenciennes.
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Elliot Grandin became a first team regular for the club, rotating in playing either midfield and striker positions.
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Elliot Grandin made a total of eight appearances before returning to Marseille at the end of the season.
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Elliot Grandin scored two goals in two matches between 24 April 2010 and 2 May 2010 against Slavia Sofia and Lokomotiv Sofia.
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Elliot Grandin became a first team regular for the club, and helped CSKA Sofia finish second.
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On 11 August 2010, Elliot Grandin signed for newly promoted Premier League club Blackpool on a two-year deal, with the option for a third year.
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Since joining the club, Elliot Grandin was involved in the first team, playing in the midfield position and spoke positively of manager Ian Holloway's personality and tactics.
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Elliot Grandin then played a role in two separate matches against West Bromwich Albion on 1 November 2010 and then against Bolton Wanderers on 27 November 2010 by assisting both matches that saw Blackpool earn a draw and win respectively.
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Shortly after, Elliot Grandin suffered a hamstring injury that saw him miss two matches.
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Shortly after, Elliot Grandin was not included for the next five matches, after scoring his first goal, and trained with the club's development squad, as manager Holloway explained his reason for leaving out the player as being a bad attitude.
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Elliot Grandin returned to his native country by signing a season-long loan deal with OGC Nice on 28 January 2012.
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In January 2014, Elliot Grandin's contract was cancelled by mutual consent, under the management of Tony Pulis, without having made a league appearance.
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Elliot Grandin returned to England, signing for Shrewsbury Town in League One on a short-term deal until the end of the season in February 2016.
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Elliot Grandin was released without making a first team appearance.
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Elliot Grandin later scored two more goals for Ermis Aradippou, coming against Doxa Katokopias and Ethnikos Achna.
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Elliot Grandin was called up to the France U20 squad for the Toulon Tournament but they were eliminated in the group stage.
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Elliot Grandin went on to make three appearances, scoring one goal for France under-21s in 2008.