Mikael Mandron, a French-born forward now plying his trade as a striker for St Mirren, was born on October 11, 1994, meaning he's currently aged 29. He's a big unit, standing at a sturdy 6ft 3in (or 1.91m for those of the metric persuasion), and has a listed weight of 12st 12lb (about 82kg on other scales). Mandron does his running up top in the famous number 9 jersey.
The man has seen some action in the 2024-2025 Premiership season for St Mirren, albeit not from the outset – three appearances, all from the bench. His name has also graced the lineup in various other competitions, namely a start in the League Cup 2024-2025, a start and a brief cameo off the bench in the Scottish Cup 2023-2024, and a thrice-trip to the grass in the Conference League Qualifiers 2024-2025, unevenly split between two starts and a substitute appearance.
An examination of his career trajectory reveals Mandron cut his teeth in England, with his debut season in 2012-2013 featuring a brace of first-team outings for Sunderland. The 2013-2014 season placed him on the Fleetwood Town books, with a humble tally of one goal in his 11 appearances. Sunderland saw his return in the 2014-2015 season, featuring him once only – a trend that continued for a brief stint at Shrewsbury Town in the same season. A slightly busier 2015-2016 season awaited at Hartlepool United, with five first team appearances.
Eastleigh welcomed Mandron for the 2016-2017 season, a stint that proved a touch more successful as he netted ten goals over 28 appearances. A trio of appearances for Wigan Athletic also appeared on his card for the same season. Mandron kept up the momentum in the 2017-2018 season, donning the Colchester United colours to deliver eight goals across 28 games.
A period at Gillingham in the 2022-2023 season saw a modest record of one goal in 23 matches. This season also introduced him to the Scottish scene, as Motherwell gained a goal from him in his ten games before the year was out. St Mirren proved his next port of call in the 2023-2024 season, a fruitful move that yielded eight goals from 35 run-outs. The current season has so far added a further three appearances to his St Mirren tally.
