Dimitri Payet

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Dimitri Payet
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Payet playing for West Ham United in 2016
Personal information
Full name Florent Dimitri Payet
Date of birth (1987-03-29) 29 March 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Saint-Pierre, Réunion, France
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Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 West Ham United
Number 27
Youth career
1995–1998 Saint-Philippe
1998–1999 Saint-Pierroise
1999–2003 Le Havre
2003–2005 AS Excelsior
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Nantes 33 (5)
2007–2011 Saint-Étienne 129 (19)
2011–2013 Lille 71 (18)
2013–2015 Marseille 72 (15)
2015– West Ham United 30 (9)
International career‡
2007–2008 France U21 11 (4)
2010– France 18 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:23, 15 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 May 2016

Florent Dimitri Payet (born 29 March 1987) is a French international footballer who plays for English club West Ham United in the Premier League. He primarily plays as an attacking midfielder and is described as a player who is "quick" and "blessed with terrific technique and dribbling skills".[1]

Payet was born on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean and began his career on the island playing for local clubs Saint-Philippe and Saint-Pierroise. In 1999, he moved to metropolitan France, joining Le Havre. Payet spent four years at the club before returning home to spend two years playing for AS Excelsior in the Réunion Premier League. In 2005, he joined Nantes and, after a successful 2006–07 season, joined Saint-Étienne on a four-year contract. With Saint-Étienne, Payet played in European competition for the first time after featuring in the 2008–09 edition of the UEFA Cup. In the 2010–11 season, he won the UNFP Player of the Month award for September after scoring three goals and helping Saint-Étienne reach first place in the league table. Following the season, in June 2011, Payet joined the defending champions Lille signing a four-year contract.

Payet is a French international. Through 2006–2008, he played on the France under-21 team making 11 appearances. In 2010, he was called up to the senior team by manager Laurent Blanc for the first time. Payet made his international debut on 9 October 2010 in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against Romania, appearing as a substitute.

Club career

Early career

Payet was born in Saint-Pierre on the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean and began his career at local club AS Saint-Philippe.[2] While at the club as a youth, he was described by coaches as "a kid who stood out from his comrades" and, after three years of development training, moved to one of the best clubs on the island, JS Saint-Pierroise.[3] After only a year at Saint-Pierroise, Payet was signed by professional club Le Havre in metropolitan France, with whom his club shared a mutual partnership. Le Havre also recruited former Saint-Pierroise players Florent Sinama Pongolle and Guillaume Hoarau during this period.[2]

While at Le Havre, Payet endured a tumultuous four years. While training at the club, he was accused of having a difficult character and displaying a lack of motivation.[4] The accusations ultimately led to his departure in 2003 as Payet returned to Réunion to sign with AS Excelsior. He spent only a year and a half at Excelsior playing in the Réunion Premier League before being signed in January 2005 by Nantes who sought to give the player another opportunity to prove himself on the mainland. Payet signed a two-year amateur deal with the club, however, Nantes were given the option of terminating the contract after six months.[4]

Nantes

Upon his arrival to Nantes, Payet was inserted onto the club's reserve team in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth level of football in France. In the 2005–06 season, Payet quickly established himself as one of the best players on the reserve team. He impressed with the team in 22 matches scoring six goals and was described by the club's reserve team coach Stéphane Moreau as a "talented player despite his natural indifference".[5][6] His influential play with the team resulted in the player being called up to the senior team in December 2005 by manager Serge Le Dizet. Payet made his professional debut on 19 December in a league match against Bordeaux appearing as a substitute in a 0–0 draw.[7] After the winter break, Payet remained with the senior team and scored his first professional goal in a 4–1 win over Metz. The midfielder appeared as a substitute in the match and had been on the field for no more than two minutes before netting the goal.[8] After appearing in a league match against Toulouse on 4 February, Payet was relegated back to the reserve team for the rest of the season.[9]

Ahead of the 2006–07 season, Payet signed a three-year professional contract with Nantes. He was officially promoted to the senior team and assigned the number 31 shirt by Le Dizet. After appearing as a substitute in the first two matches of the season, Payet made his first professional start on 9 September 2006 in a league match against Lille. In the match, he scored the equalizing goal in a 1–1 draw.[10] Two weeks later, Payet started again and scored the opening goal in a 2–1 win against Marseille.[11] Payet, subsequently, appeared as a starter for the rest of the campaign. He scored his only other goal during the season in a 1–1 draw with Sedan.[12] One dark spot during the campaign was a straight red card in an embarrassing 5–2 loss to Valenciennes.[13] Despite the successful individual season by Payet, Nantes ultimately finished the season in 19th place and were relegated, which meant the club would play in Ligue 2 for the first time since 1963.

Saint-Étienne

Following Nantes' relegation, Payet's desire to remain in the first division led the player to issuing a transfer request. The player was, subsequently, linked with Sochaux and Saint-Étienne. Payet ultimately decided to sign with Les Verts, stating the move to the club was a "straightforward logical answer" and that Saint-Étienne "can offer me the opportunity to play, which is a priority."[14] Payet ultimately succeeded in getting the move after agreeing to a four-year contract with the club ahead of the 2007–08 season. Nantes was compensated €4 million for the player.[6]

In his first season at Saint-Étienne, Payet struggled to assert himself into the team. He made his club debut on 4 August 2007 in a 1–1 draw with Monaco. Despite being a starter for the majority of the campaign, Payet scored no goals and also failed to provide any assists. In a reversal of fortune, despite Payet's sub-par season, Saint-Étienne finished in fifth place, which meant qualification to the UEFA Cup. In the 2008–09 season, Payet return to the form that resulted in Saint-Étienne signing the player. Prior to the start of the season, he was given the honour of captaining Saint-Étienne in a friendly match against the Réunion national team in the player's return to the island.[15] Payet appeared in 30 league matches scoring four goals and supplying six assists in the season. He scored his first league goal for the club on 29 September 2008 in a 1–1 draw with Bordeaux, netting the opener.[16] In December 2008, he scored the game-winning goal against his former club Le Havre.[17]

Payet featured in European competition for the first time after playing in the 2008–09 edition of the UEFA Cup. He made his debut in the competition on 18 September in the first leg of the team's first round tie against Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv. On his debut, he scored the opening goal in a 2–1 win.[18] In the group stage, Payet scored a goal in a 3–1 win over Danish club Copenhagen.[19] In the knockout rounds, Payet was instrumental to the team's 5–2 aggregate victory over Greek club Olympiacos. In the first leg, he assisted on a goal in a 3–1 win, while in the second leg, he netted the opener in 2–1 positive result.[20][21] Saint-Étienne were eliminated from the competition in the next round by German club Werder Bremen, losing 3–2 on aggregate. Payet appeared as a substitute in both legs. Due to focusing its efforts on performing well in four competitions, Saint-Étienne finished one spot short of relegation in the league. On 22 July 2009, Payet signed a two-year contract extension with the club until 2013.[22]

In the 2009–10 season, Payet remained consistent appearing in 35 league matches scoring two goals and providing six assists. He also performed well in the cup competitions, particularly in the Coupe de France. On 24 January 2010, he scored a double in 4–1 victory over Lorient.[23] Two weeks later, he scored the winner against Vannes.[24] Saint-Étienne ultimately reached the quarter-finals losing the Lens. On 18 May 2010, Payet was involved in a physical altercation with teammate and captain Blaise Matuidi during the team's 1–0 defeat to Toulouse.[25] Midway through the first half, Payet received criticism from teammate Yohan Benalouane for displaying a lack of aggression. He was then confronted by Matuidi, who echoed Benalouane's sentiments. Payet and Matuidi suddenly went face-to-face with the former player delivering a blow to Matuidi's head before the two were separated by referee Bruno Coue and teammates.[26] As a result of the incident, Payet was substituted out after 31 minutes and sanctioned by club president Roland Romeyer.[27] Payet apologized for the incident shortly after. On 6 October 2010, following both Payet and Matuidi's call up to the national team, Payet described the incident as "an argument that had no place" and that "the incident was explained and the two were on new ground." Matuidi described the altercation as a "lack of maturity" on both players part.[28]

After the summer, Payet put the past behind him and opened the 2010–11 season by scoring seven goals in the first two months of domestic play. On 7 August 2010, he scored in the team's opening 3–1 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.[29] On 29 August 2010, Payet scored his first professional hat-trick in a 3–1 victory over Lens.[30] After the international break, he scored a double against Montpellier.[31] On 25 September, Payet delivered a perfect free-kick goal in the team's Derby du Rhône match against Lyon. The free-kick, described by local media as "superb and untouchable," was the only goal in the team's upset victory.[32][33] The win placed Saint-Étienne in first place for the week. For his performances, Payet was awarded the UNFP Player of the Month award for September. Due to his performances domestically and international, Payet drew interest from several clubs, notably English clubs Chelsea and Liverpool.[34][35] In January 2011, he was linked with a move to Paris Saint-Germain as the Parisian club looked to immediately replace the departed Stéphane Sessègnon. Payet sought for the move, but Saint-Étienne refused. Ahead of the closure of the transfer window, a frustrated Payet failed to show up to training in an effort to force the transfer.[36] After returning to the team days later, Payet was demoted to the club's reserve team ahead of the team's league match against Montpellier on 5 February 2011.[37]

Payet returned to Saint-Étienne's line-up for the following match against Lyon on 12 February. In his last fourteen matches of 2010–11, Payet scored five goals and also registered a further three assists.[38] He ended the season with thirteen goals, making him Les Verts' top scorer.[39]

Lille

Payet playing for Lille in August 2012

On 28 June 2011, Saint-Étienne manager Christophe Galtier confirmed that Payet was on the verge of signing with the defending league champions Lille after the player himself informed him the previous day.[40] Hours later, the move was confirmed by both Saint-Étienne and Lille.[41][42] Payet agreed to a four-year contract, while the transfer fee was priced at €9 million with future incentives to be included later.[43]

Payet debuted for Lille in a 5–4 Trophée des Champions loss to Olympique de Marseille at the Grand Stade de Tanger in Morocco on 27 July 2011. His Ligue 1 debut for the club came in the 2011–12 season opener against AS Nancy on 6 August. On 15 October, Payet scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win at AJ Auxerre.[44] Three days later, Payet made his UEFA Champions League debut as a 62nd minute substitute for Benoît Pedretti in Lille's 1–0 home loss to Italian club Internazionale.[45]

Payet ended his first season at Lille with six goals and six assists, starting in 23 of the team's 38 league matches.[38]

In his second season at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy, after the sale of Eden Hazard to Chelsea, Payet established himself as a regular in Lille's attack, starting all but one of the team's Ligue 1 matches.[38] At the season's winter break, Payet was recognised by the Ligue de Football Professionnel as the league's highest assist-maker, with seven assists in the team's 19 matches.[46] He had also reached six goals at the halfway stage, having scored in each of Lille's three matches prior to the winter break.[38]

On 18 May 2013, Payet was named in the UNFP's Ligue 1 team of the season.[47] He ended the season as the league's joint-top assist-maker, alongside Mathieu Valbuena with twelve goals created.[48] He also scored twelve league goals to register the second-highest scoring season of his career.[38]

Olympique de Marseille

On 27 June 2013, Marseille signed Payet for a fee in the region of €11 million. On his debut, he scored a brace within the first 15 minutes of the game, helping his side to a 3–1 victory over newcomers Guingamp at the Stade du Roudourou on 11 August.[49] In his final season with Marseille, 2014–15, Payet made more successful through-balls than any other player, with the exception of Lionel Messi, in European football’s top five leagues, in making 17 assists in 36 league appearances.[50] on 17 May 2015, he was named in the Ligue 1 team of the season by the UNFP for the second time.[51]

West Ham United

On 26 June 2015, Payet joined West Ham United on a five-year deal for an undisclosed eight-figure sum, with the option for an extra 12 months.[50] On 9 August, Payet made his Premier League debut against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium and provided the free kick assist for Cheikhou Kouyaté to head in the opening goal of a 2–0 win.[52] Six days later, he scored his first goal for the team, albeit in a 1–2 home defeat to Leicester City.[53] Payet scored twice against Newcastle in a 2–0 win at the Boleyn Ground on 14 September.[54] On 9 November, Payet was ruled out with an injury for an estimated three months after damaging his ankle in a tough challenge from Everton's James McCarthy in a 1–1 home draw on 7 November.[55] He scored his first goal from his return from injury in a 3–1 comeback win against Bournemouth on 12 January 2016, equalizing with a curling hit free-kick that went in off the underside of the crossbar, which was praised by several pundits.[56] His Man of the Match performance received a standing ovation from West Ham fans as he was substituted in the 78th minute by Alex Song.[57]

In February 2016, Payet signed a new five-and-a-half year contract with West Ham, committing him to the club until the summer of 2021.[58] In March 2016, Payet was named Player of the Year at the 2016 London Football Awards.[59] On 13 March 2016 he scored a free- kick, described by some journalists as "sublime" and "spectacular", from 35 yards (32 m) as West Ham drew 1-1 at Old Trafford against Manchester United in an FA Cup quarter final.[60][61] Following an outstanding first season in English football, Payet was shortlisted by the Premier League for the 2016 PFA Players' Player of the Year Award.[62] In May 2016, Payet became the 38th recipient of the West Ham United Player of the Year award.[63]

International career

Payet is a former French under-21 international. He made his debut for the team in February 2007 in a friendly match against Switzerland, and assisted on a goal scored by Jérémy Menez. In the team's ensuing match against Denmark, he scored a double in a 3–1 win.

He was called up for the senior national team for the first time by Laurent Blanc for the Euro 2012 qualifying matches against Romania and Luxembourg. He made his debut in the former on 9 October 2010, coming on as a substitute for Karim Benzema in the 86th minute and assisted Yoann Gourcuff's goal to make it 2–0.[64] Three days later, he came on for the last 30 minutes against Luxembourg and again assisted Gourcuff for a goal.[65]

He scored his first goal on 7 June 2015, coming on for Mathieu Valbuena in the 73rd minute to net France's third goal 16 minutes later, in a 3–4 home friendly defeat to Belgium.[66] Having been absent from the French squad since then, Payet was recalled in March 2016 for a squad to play the Netherlands and Russia.[67] His performance on 25 March in a 3-2 win against the Netherlands in Amsterdam was praised by manager, Didier Deschamps. Payet hit the post with a second-half shot and created six chances, more than double any other player. He also had the most touches of any player with 89.[68] Four days later, with his first touch after replacing Antoine Griezmann, he scored a 30-yard free kick against Russia and later assisted Kingsley Coman to confirm a 4–2 win.[69] In May 2016, Payet was named in the France squad for Euro 2016.[70]

Club statistics

Club

(As of 15 May 2016)[38][71]

Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Europe[nb 2] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nantes 2005–06 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
2006–07 30 4 1 0 0 0 31 4
Total 33 5 1 0 0 0 34 5
Saint-Étienne 2007–08 31 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
2008–09 30 4 2 0 10 3 42 7
2009–10 35 2 6 3 0 0 41 5
2010–11 33 13 1 0 0 0 34 13
Total 129 19 9 3 10 3 148 25
Lille 2011–12 33 6 5 0 4 0 42 6
2012–13 38 12 6 1 8 0 52 13
Total 71 18 11 1 12 0 94 19
Marseille 2013–14 36 8 4 0 5 0 45 8
2014–15 36 7 2 0 - - 38 7
Total 72 15 6 0 5 0 83 15
West Ham United 2015–16 30 9 7 3 1 0 38 12
Total 30 9 7 3 1 0 38 12
Career total 334 66 34 7 28 3 396 76

International

(Correct as of 30 May 2016)[72]
National team Season Apps Goals
France 2010 1 0
2011 0 0
2012 2 0
2013 3 0
2014 5 0
2015 4 1
2016 3 2
Total 18 3

International goals

As of match played 30 May 2016. France score listed first, score column indicates score after each Payet goal.[73]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 June 2015 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 14  Belgium 3–4 3–4 Friendly
2 29 March 2016 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 17  Russia 3–1 4–2 Friendly
3 30 May 2016 Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France 18  Cameroon 3–2 3–2 Friendly

Honours

Individual

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des Champions
  2. ↑ Includes UEFA Supercup, FIFA Club World Cup

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