Grejohn Kyei

Grejohn Kyei
	Kyei with Lens in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	12 August 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Gonesse, France
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Charleroi
Number	99
Youth career
2003–2010	Villiers Le Bel JS
2010–2015	Reims
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2018	Reims B
2015–2019	Reims
2018–2019	→ Lens (loan)
2018	→ Lens B (loan)
2019–2022	Servette
2022–2024	Clermont
2024–	Standard Liège
2024–	→ Charleroi (loan)
International career
2015	France U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024

Grejohn Kyei (born 12 August 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian Pro League club Charleroi on loan from 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]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	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

Ligue 2: 2017–18^{[citation needed]}

Notes

^ Appearance in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

References

^ ^a ^b Grejohn 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 BDFutbol
Grejohn Kyei at kicker (in German)

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[10] Appearance in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

[soccerway-1] Grejohn Kyei at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

[soccerway2-2] "Reims vs. Nice - 12 April 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 May 2015.

[3] "Ensemble, fêtons nos champions ! - Stade de Reims". 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.

[4] "Mercato : Kyei et Bencharki prêtés à Lens". La Voix Du Nord (in French). 28 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.

[5] "Official Servette FC sign Grejohn Kyei from Reims - Get French Football News". 24 August 2019.

[6] "GREJOHN KYEI EN RENFORT !" (Press release) (in French). Clermont. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

[7] "Grejohn KYEI est Rouche" [Grejohn KYEI is Rouche] (in French). Standard Liège. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.

[8] "Grejohn Kyei est Zèbre !" [Grejohn Kyei is Zebra!] (in French). Charleroi. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.

[9] Okeleji, Oluwashina (20 December 2015). "France-based Kyei open to representing Ghana at senior level". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2019.

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