Dimitri Payet
Club: Does not play in Premier League
Number: 27
Position: Midfielder
Date Birth: 1987-03-29 (37 years old)
Country: France
Florent Dimitri Payet (born 29 March 1987) is a French international footballer who currently 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".
Payet was born on the island of Réunion 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 to Réunion where he spent 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.
Season | Goals* | Fastest | ||||||
2016-17 | 2 (1-1) | 27' | 2 | |||||
2015-16 | 9 (2-7) | 9' | 9 |
* First and Second half goals are shown in brackets
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