Grégoire Akcelrod

Akcelrod grew up in Paris, France.[3] He played his first football game at the age of ten.[4] He grew up idolizing footballers George Weah and Zinedine Zidane and supported PSG.[5]

As a youth player, Akcelrod joined the youth academy of FC Sens.[6] In 2009, he almost signed for Bulgarian side CSKA (Sofia).[7] 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.[8] This incident eventually received attention from foreign media.[9] After that, he trialed for many clubs worldwide.[10] He eventually signed for Canadian side Mississauga Eagles.[11][12] After that, he signed for Atlètic Amèrica in Andorra.[13]

After playing for Mississauga Eagles, Akcelrod became a football agent in Andorra.[14]

Akecelrod is the son of Patrick Akcelrod.[15] He is also the grandson of Jewish actress Nita Raya, who was once the fiancée of French actor Maurice Chevalier.[16]