Yann Kermorgant

Charlton Athletic On 13 September 2011, Kermorgant signed a two-year contract at Charlton Athletic, linking back up with his former first team coach at Leicester, Chris Powell. On 27 September 2011, he scored his first goal for the club in the away 1–1 draw with MK Dons. He then continued as the preferred striker to partner Bradley Wright-Phillips, and his aerial ability and consistent performances attracted interest from Celtic in January 2012. Kermorgant won the League 1 title with Charlton Athletic on 5 May 2012, rounding off the season with a goal from an acute angle in a 3–2 victory against Hartlepool United.

On 25 July 2012, Kermorgant signed a new contract with Charlton Athletic, keeping him at the club until at least 2014 with an option for a further 12 months. He scored his first Championship goal for them against his former club Leicester in a 2–1 win at The Valley. He repeated this feat, scoring in the reverse fixture at the King Power Stadium in a win by the same score. Kermorgant finished the season with a double against Bristol City, finishing the year as joint top goalscorer shared with Johnnie Jackson with 12 league goals.

Kermorgant scored his first goal of the 2013–14 season on the first day, with an acrobatic goal against Bournemouth. He once again scored against Leicester along with fellow former Fox Michael Morrison in another 2–1 home win.

Bournemouth

On transfer deadline day 31 January 2014, Kermorgant signed for Bournemouth on a two-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut as a second-half substitute against former club Leicester City. On 1 March 2014, Kermorgant celebrated his full debut for Bournemouth by scoring his first goal for the club and his first ever hat-trick in a 5–0 win against Doncaster Rovers.

In Kermorgant's first full season at Dean Court he helped them claim the Championship title winning promotion to the Premier League for the first time in the club's history. Kermorgant scored 17 goals in all competitions and was nominated for the Championship goal of the season award for a bicycle kick in the 2–2 draw against Ipswich Town.

Reading On 20 January 2016, Kermorgant signed a one-and-a-half-year deal with Reading.

On 2 January 2017, Kermorgant scored twice in Reading's 3–2 away win over Bristol City, including the 93rd-minute winner, with Reading being 2–0 down in the 70th minute.

On 10 February 2017, Kermorgant signed a new one-year extension to his contract, keeping him at Reading until the summer of 2018. On 1 November 2017, Reading announced that Kermorgant had put off his retirement plans at the end of the season to sign with the club a new contract covering the summer of 2019. Reading announced on 10 July 2018 that Kermorgant's last year of his contract had been terminated by mutual consent.

Return to France After training with Vannes OC since the start of the 2018–19 season, Kermorgant signed a contract with the French side Championnat National 2 on 2 October 2018.

He announced his retirement on 22 April 2020.

International career Kermorgant was included in the Brittany national football team for the friendly match against FIFA member Mali on 28 May 2013. He was a 62nd-minute substitute and scored the only goal nine minutes later.

Career statistics

Honours Charlton Athletic Football League One: 2011–12

Bournemouth Football League Championship: 2014–15

Individual Charlton Athletic Hall of Fame inductee: 2023