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]

Grejohn Kyei
Kyei with Lens in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-08-12) 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
Youth career
2003–2010 Villiers Le Bel JS
2010–2015 Reims
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Reims B 19 (14)
2015–2019 Reims 75 (13)
2018–2019Lens (loan) 20 (4)
2018Lens B (loan) 1 (0)
2019–2022 Servette 72 (22)
2022–2024 Clermont 77 (12)
2024– Standard Liège 6 (0)
2024–Charleroi (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2015 France U21 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024

Club career

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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

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Kyei was born in France and is of Ghanaian descent. He is a one-time youth international for France.[9]

Career statistics

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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
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

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Reims

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b Grejohn Kyei at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  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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