Mikael Yann Mathieu Mandron was born on 11 October 1994 and is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premiership club St Mirren.
26 Facts About Mikael Mandron
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Mikael Mandron completed his two-year scholarship before making his Premier League debut in April 2013.
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Mikael Mandron joined League Two side Fleetwood Town on loan in 2014 and spent time on loan at fellow League Two club Shrewsbury Town in 2015.
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Mikael Mandron had a final loan at Hartlepool United in late 2015 before being released by Sunderland in summer 2016.
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Mikael Mandron signed for National League side Eastleigh, where his performances earned the attention of Championship club Wigan Athletic, signing in January 2017.
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Mikael Mandron then signed for League Two club Colchester United in July 2017.
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Mikael Mandron made 95 appearances for Colchester before his release in summer 2019, then spent a season at Gillingham and two seasons at Crewe Alexandra.
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Mikael Mandron came through the youth ranks at Boulogne-Billancourt, for whom he had played since the age of seven.
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Mikael Mandron joined Sunderland's Academy in the summer of 2011 at the age of 16 on a two-year scholarship.
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Mikael Mandron went on to make 13 appearances before returning to his parent club in March 2014.
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On 28 January 2015, Mikael Mandron signed on a youth loan for League Two side Shrewsbury Town until the end of the season.
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On 13 November 2015, Mikael Mandron joined League Two side Hartlepool United on loan until 2 January 2016.
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Sunderland announced in April 2016 that Mikael Mandron would be one of four players to be released at the end of the season on the expiry of his contract.
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Mikael Mandron had previously been linked with a move to Scottish Premiership side Partick Thistle.
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Mikael Mandron made one start and two substitute appearances before the end of the campaign.
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Mikael Mandron was named in the 'EFL Team of the Week' after scoring two goals against Crewe Alexandra which brought his tally to four goals in his last five games.
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Mikael Mandron scored his first goal for Gillingham in an EFL Trophy tie against former club Colchester United on 3 September 2019.
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In February 2021, Mikael Mandron signed a contract through to the summer of 2022.
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Crewe struggled the following season but Mikael Mandron was again the club's leading scorer, with nine goals in all competitions, before incurring a knee injury against Gillingham at Priestfield on 1 February 2022, potentially sidelining him for "an extended period", though a subsequent scan proved it to be less serious than initially feared.
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Mikael Mandron finished the season as joint top scorer, with 10 goals, but following Crewe's relegation to League Two, Mandron confirmed in May 2022 that he would not be extending his contract at the club.
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Mikael Mandron scored the first goal of his second spell with the club in a EFL Cup fixture against AFC Wimbledon on 9 August 2022.
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In January 2023, Mikael Mandron agreed to the termination of his contract with Gillingham and shortly afterwards signed for Motherwell of the Scottish Premiership.
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Mikael Mandron scored his first two goals for the club in a Scottish Cup victory away to Arbroath.
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Eligible to represent England, France, and Scotland at international level, Mikael Mandron was called up to the Scotland under-20 team in May 2013.
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Mikael Mandron qualifies to play for Scotland through an Aberdeen-born grandparent.
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Mikael Mandron supported Real Madrid when growing up, while he followed the results of Paris Saint-Germain.