Max-Alain Gradel was born on 30 November 1987 and is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Turkish club Sivasspor and the Ivory Coast national team.
33 Facts About Max Gradel
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Max Gradel made his debut for the national side on 5 June 2011.
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On 30 April 2011, Max Gradel won both the Fans Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year awards at Leeds.
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Max Gradel 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.
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Max Gradel was due to attend the Dallas Cup with the team but was offered a Pro contract and made the decision not to go.
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Max Gradel began playing football in the Ivory Coast when he was two years old.
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Three days later, Max Gradel joined AFC Bournemouth on an initial one-month loan, which was extended for the season on transfer deadline day.
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Max Gradel returned to Leicester early on 3 January 2008, although Bond stated he wanted to take him back to Bournemouth on loan again, a move which was completed for the rest of the season on 11 January.
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On 14 August, Max Gradel signed a new contract that would last until June 2012.
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Max Gradel made 32 appearances in all competitions as Leicester secured their promotion as league champions.
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On 19 October 2009, Max Gradel joined Leeds United on loan for a month.
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Leeds manager Simon Grayson said he wanted to extend Max Gradel's loan move beyond the initial month.
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Max 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.
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Max Gradel scored the winning goal for Leeds in the 89th minute against Leyton Orient after coming off the bench for Leeds.
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Max Gradel made his first start in the league for Leeds against Oldham.
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Max Gradel provided two assists in the same game for Neil Kilkenny's and Luciano Becchio's goals.
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Max Gradel scored three minutes after coming on for Leeds as a substitute in the West Yorkshire derby against Huddersfield Town.
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Max Gradel made his second league start for Leeds in the game against Brentford, due to the suspension of Robert Snodgrass.
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Max 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.
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Max Gradel scored a goal in the game by scoring a long-range effort.
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Max 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.
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Max Gradel managed to gain an assist in the game, providing a cross for Davide Somma's goal.
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Max Gradel scored his first goal of the Championship season against Scunthorpe United.
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Max Gradel scored his second goal of the season against Coventry City after scoring a penalty.
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Max Gradel scored his seventh goal of the season against his former club Leicester City with a header.
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Max Gradel scored his eighth goal of the season against Portsmouth.
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Max Gradel revealed he would like to extend his contract at Leeds.
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Max Gradel was sent off early on for two bookable offences in a defeat against Middlesbrough; teammate Jonny Howson was sent off for Leeds in the same match.
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Max Gradel was handed the number 9 shirt upon his arrival at the club.
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Max 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.
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Max Gradel was called up to the Ivory Coast squad for the first time on 11 November 2010 for the fixture against Poland.
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On 21 March 2011, Max Gradel received his second call-up to the squad, this time to face Benin in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
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At the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, Max Gradel scored an 86th-minute equaliser in a group match against Mali.