Grégoire Akcelrod

Grégoire Sébastien Akcelrod (born 17 September 1982) is a French former footballer. Besides in France, he has played in Andorra and Canada. Following his retirement, he became a football agent and author.

Akcelrod grew up in Paris, France. He played his first football game at the age of ten. He grew up idolizing footballers George Weah and Zinedine Zidane and supported Paris Saint-Germain.

As a youth player, Akcelrod joined the youth academy of FC Sens. In 2009, he almost signed for Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia. However, the transfer fell through after a supporter of French Ligue 1 side PSG, who he claimed to have played for, found that he never actually signed for the clubs he claimed to have signed for during his career. This incident eventually received attention from foreign media. After that, he trialed for many clubs worldwide. He eventually signed for Canadian side Mississauga Eagles. After that, he signed for Atlètic Amèrica in Andorra.

After playing for Mississauga Eagles, Akcelrod became a football agent in Andorra. In 2022, he published a book entitled L'amour ou la mort (transl. Love or death) about his grandmother Nita Raya's relationship with French actor Maurice Chevalier.

Akcelrod is the son of Patrick Akcelrod. He is also the grandson of Romanian Jewish actress Nita Raya, who was once the fiancée of French actor Maurice Chevalier.

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