Jérémy Grain (born 21 October 1994) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for Championnat National 2 club

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Career

A product of the

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youth system, Grain made his senior debut for the club on 15 November 2014 in the 2–1 win against

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in the seventh round of the Coupe de France, coming on as a substitute for

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in the 1–3 home defeat to Créteil on 30 January 2015. Grain spent the second half of the 2015–16 season on loan at Fréjus Saint-Raphaël, where he scored four goals in 17 league appearances. He was released by Niort in the summer of 2016. On 4 July 2016, Grain joined

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side

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on a free transfer. After a promising season with Boulogne, he signed for Championnat National 2 side Sedan. In August 2018 Grain moved to Belgium, joining Belgian First Amateur Division side

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. He returned to France, with Lyon-Duchère, in August 2019, signing a one-year deal with an option for an extra year. In July 2021, he signed with Bastia-Borgo. In January 2022, he joined Le Puy.

Career statistics

Honours

Virton * Belgian First Amateur Division: 2018–19 Le Puy * Championnat National 2: 2021–22

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grain, Jeremy 1994 births Living people People from Villeneuve-sur-Lot Sportspeople from Lot-et-Garonne French men's footballers Men's association football forwards Chamois Niortais F.C. players ÉFC Fréjus Saint-Raphaël players US Boulogne players CS Sedan Ardennes players R.E. Virton players Lyon La Duchère players FC Rouen players FC Borgo players Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne players Trélissac-Antonne Périgord FC players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 3 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Belgian Third Division players Footballers from Nouvelle-Aquitaine