Jérémy Clément
Jérémy Clément (born 26 August 1984) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career with two clubs, Paris Saint-Germain and AS Saint-Étienne.
Clement in January 2009 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jérémy Clément | ||
Date of birth | 26 August 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Béziers, France | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2006 | Lyon | 34 | (1) |
2006–2007 | Rangers | 19 | (0) |
2007–2011 | Paris Saint-Germain | 140 | (5) |
2011–2017 | Saint-Étienne | 158 | (1) |
2017–2019 | Nancy | 29 | (0) |
2019–2020 | FC Bourgoin-Jallieu | 18 | (0) |
Total | 398 | (7) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
Though born in Béziers, Clément was raised in Rives, Isère, where his parents still live.
Clément, who was formed by and started his career at Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais, joined Rangers on 7 July 2006 on a three-year contract after a £1.1 million deal was agreed between the two clubs. In joining Rangers, Clément linked up with his former Lyon manager Paul Le Guen and former assistant manager Yves Colleu. Both departed the club in January 2007.
Paul Le Guen's new club Paris Saint-Germain entered the race to sign him as did Lyon, the club Rangers had purchased Clément from in the summer. On 25 January 2007, the Rangers official website confirmed Clément had re-joined Le Guen at PSG, turning down Lyon in the process. The fee was believed to be around £1.8 million.
In July 2011, Clément signed for AS Saint-Étienne.[1]
In June 2019, after two seasons with AS Nancy, he agreed a move to fifth-tier side FC Bourgoin-Jallieu.[2]
In April 2020, after his club's season had been ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Clement announced his retirement from playing.[3][4]
Personal life
Clément was tested for Swine flu H1N1 virus in October 2009 along with two PSG teammates, Ludovic Giuly and Mamadou Sakho.[5] This led to the league postponing Marseille's match with Paris Saint-Germain.[5]
References
- "Jérémy Clément, c'est fait !". asse.fr. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- Le Pezennec, Pierrick (24 June 2019). "Ex-joueur de l'OL, de l'ASSE ou du PSG, Jérémy Clément rejoint le FC Bourgoin-Jallieu !". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- "Jérémy Clément à la retraite: "La coupure m'a poussé à arrêter"" [Jérémy Clément retired: "The cut pushed me to stop"]. RMC Sport (in French). 21 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- "Jérémy Clément (ex ASNL) arrête sa carrière" [Jérémy Clément (ex ASNL) ends his career]. 'Est Républicain (in French). 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- "Postponement angers French clubs". BBC Sport. 26 October 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
External links
- Jérémy Clément at Soccerbase
- Jérémy Clément – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)
- Jérémy Clément at FootballDatabase.eu