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My Take
Max Gradel embodies the grit of the classic African winger. Born in Abidjan, he built a career on raw pace and directness rather than hype. What stands out to me is that he won both the Fans' and Players' Player of the Year at Leeds in the same season, a double that signals a player loved by teammates and supporters alike, not just the press. His 2010 Ivory Coast call-up and later move to Toulouse trace a steady, well-traveled European path. I see him as a self-made flank player whose value lived in effort and explosiveness more than in glamour, and that's exactly why he's worth respecting.
Overview
Max-Alain Gradel (born 30 November 1987) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger. Gradel received his first call-up to the Ivory Coast national team in November 2010. He made his debut for the national side on 5 June 2011. On 30 April 2011, Gradel won both the Fans Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year awards at Leeds. In June 2018, he joined French club Toulouse.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Max Gradel
- Name (Japanese)
- マックス・グラデル
- Reading
- まっくす・ぐらでる
- Born
- November 30, 1987 (age 38)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rabbit
- Origin
- Abidjan, Abidjan Department, Ivory Coast
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 175 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Ivory Coast →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.