Grejohn Kyei
French footballer (born 1995)
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Grejohn Kyei (born 12 August 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian Pro League club Standard Liege.[1]
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Kyei with Lens in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Gonesse, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Standard Liège | ||
| Number | 95 | ||
| 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) |
| 2018–2019 | → Lens (loan) | 20 | (4) |
| 2018 | → Lens B (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Servette | 72 | (22) |
| 2022–2024 | Clermont | 77 | (12) |
| 2024– | Standard Liège | 6 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Charleroi (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | France U21 | 1 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 June 2025 | |||
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]
| 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
Reims
Notes
- Appearance in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
