Place of birth Bastia, France 2009-2010 Toulon Current team CA Bastia 2007-2009 Bastia Height 1.81 m | Years Team Role Footballer Playing position Name Jean-Francois Grimaldi Position Midfielder | |
Date of birth (1988-07-14) July 14, 1988 (age 27) | ||
Jean Francois Grimaldi joueur de la selection Corse
Jean-François Grimaldi (born 14 July 1988 in Bastia) is a French professional footballer who currently plays for CA Bastia in the Championnat National.
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Club career
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. He left the club at the end of the season, joining fourth-division club Sporting Toulon Var.
Only a year after, he came back in Bastia, this time with CA Bastia. In three years, Grimaldi helped his new club gain promotion from the fourth tier to the second level of French football.
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.