A promising French playmaker of Croatian descent, Grégory Sertic joined FC Girondins de Bordeaux at youth level before graduating to the first-team squad in 2009 and winning the Ligue 1 title a month after his debut.

• Signed for Bordeaux at 16 and impressed in the youth team, scoring seven goals in 20 games during the 2006/07 season.

• Made his first-team bow on 29 April 2009 in vital 3-2 win at Stade Rennais FC and featured in the final six games of title run-in.

• A French Under-21 international, he was part of the team that reached the final of the Toulon tournament in 2009.

• Made two appearances in group stage of 2009/10 UEFA Champions League − both as a substitute against Maccabi Haifa FC.

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Sertic scored his first senior goal for Bordeaux on only his second appearance − just four days after his debut.