Grégory Dufrennes

Who is Grégory Dufrennes?

Grégory Dufrennes is a French football attacking midfielder who currently plays for FC Sète.

His father, Jean-Luc Dufrennes, who worked for the French Football Federation training coaches had been a great influence on his playing career in his youth.

Dufrennes senior was Gregory's guide and inspiration as he took his first steps in football, growing up in Les Ulis, a suburb 20 km outside the French capital of Paris, where Thierry Henry was born and Patrice Evra went to school.

Growing up under the tutelage of his father, Dufrennes moved to Cannes when he was 14 to sharpen his skills at a training school. A couple of years later, he was representing the France Under-17, U18 and U19 teams. A few of his teammates from those junior teams, included Jeremy Toulalan and Jérémie Aliadière.

He played professionally with Amiens, Sete, and Valenciennes but decided to move abroad.

Dufrennes was in his second season with Sete when he first received an offer to play in the UAE and he landed in Dubai in January 2006.

After moving to Dubai against his father's wishes, he played for Dubai SC and then made a move to Dubai based Al-Ahli.