Background
Grandel is a goalkeeper who was born in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Skoda Xanthi squad, in the 2003-2004 season.
Grandel is a goalkeeper who was born in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, and made his debut in professional football, being part of the Skoda Xanthi squad, in the 2003-2004 season.
Currently, he plays in the Ligue 1 for Troyes. He has also played for Besançon Remote Control, Football Club Libourne Saint-Seurin and Troyes Air Corps, before joining Football Club Utrecht, in 2005. Grandel was released from his contract with Football Club Utrecht in November 2007 (Dutch).
He signed a two-year contract with French Ligue 2 side Dijon Foreign and Commonwealth Office just before the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
During the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, when Guadeloupe surprisingly advanced to the tournament semifinals, Grandel was given top goalkeeper award and was also named to the tournament All-star team He had to leave the 2009 Gold Cup squad because of injury.