This article is about the French footballer. For other uses, see William Gross.

William Gros (born 31 March 1992) is a professional footballer who plays for AS Vitré and the Madagascar national football team as a striker.

Contents

• 1 Career
• 2 International career
• 3 Personal life
• 4 Career statistics
• 5 References

Career

Gros played in France for Le Havre and in his native Réunion for JS Saint-Pierroise before signing for Scottish club Kilmarnock in September 2010. After making a subs*ute appearance, he scored on his first start for the club in March 2011 against St Mirren. Gros signed a new three-year contract with the club in August 2013. In March 2014, following a lack of games, Gros announced he was considering his future at the club.

In June 2014 Gros went on trial with English club Oldham Athletic. On 21 July 2014, Gros signed a one-month contract with the club. Oldham manager Lee Johnson told Gros to prove his fitness in order to earn a longer contract with the club. Gros was released by the club on 21 August 2014.

He then returned to France, playing with Toulouse Rodéo and AS Vitré.

International career

Gros has a distant Malagasy ancestry, a great-great-grandmother, a generation that exceeds those allowed by the FIFA eligibility rules (parents and grandparents). However, he was called up to the Madagascar national football team on 11 August 2018. He made his professional debut for Madagascar in a 1–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Equatorial Guinea on 16 October 2018.

Personal life

Gros was born to a Martiniquais father and a Réunionnais mother.

Career statistics

As of 30 June 2019

References