Jean-François Grimaldi

Jean-François Grimaldi (born 14 July 1988) is a French professional footballer who plays for Bastia-Borgo in the Championnat National.

Jean-François Grimaldi
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-07-14) 14 July 1988
Place of birth Bastia, France
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bastia-Borgo
Number 11
Youth career
Bastia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Bastia 1 (0)
2009–2010 Toulon 15 (1)
2010–2017 CA Bastia 144 (6)
2017– Bastia-Borgo 39 (7)
National team
2009 Corsica 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2019

Club career

Born in Bastia, Grimaldi started his career with his hometown club SC Bastia, at the time a Ligue 2 club. In 2009, he was called up by Bernard Casoni and made his debut in a 2–0 loss to Dijon FCO.[1] He left the club at the end of the season, joining fourth-division club Sporting Toulon Var.

Only a year after, he returned to Bastia, this time with CA Bastia.[2] In three years, Grimaldi helped his new club gain promotion from the fourth tier to the second level of French football.[3]

When CA Bastia merged with Borgo FC in 2017, Grimaldi remained at the newly formed club, FC Bastia-Borgo.

International career

Grimaldi, born in Corsica, is eligible to the unofficial Corsica national team and played his first game in 2009, against Congo in a 1-1 draw in Ajaccio.

References
  1. Dijon v. Bastia Match Report
  2. "Le CAB étoffe son milieu avec Jean-François Grimaldi" [CAB toughens its midfield with Jean-François Grimaldi] (in French). corsematin.com. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  3. "Le CA Bastia en Ligue2" [CA Bastia in Ligue 2] (in French). lequipe.fr. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.


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