Damien Plessis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Damien Plessis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Neuville-aux-Bois, France | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2001 | Deportivo Espagnol Orléans | ||
| 2001–2002 | FCO Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle | ||
| 2002–2004 | Orléans | ||
| 2004–2007 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2010 | Liverpool | 3 | (0) |
| 2010– | Panathinaikos | 4 | (0) |
| 2012– | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | France U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | France U18 | 2 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | France U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2008 | France U20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2008 | France U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Damien Plessis (born 5 March 1988) is a French footballer of Réunionais origin,[2] who plays for Doncaster Rovers, on loan from Greek side Panathinaikos. He is also the younger brother of professional footballer Guillaume Plessis.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Olympique Lyonnais
Born in Neuville-aux-Bois, France, Plessis started his career at Olympique Lyonnais.[3] Plessis signed for Lyon at the age of 15, and was considered to be one of the team's most promising youngsters, following in the footsteps of Karim Benzema and Hatem Ben Arfa.[citation needed]
[edit] Liverpool
Plessis signed a three-year contract for Liverpool on the last day of the transfer window in August 2007.[4] He initially played for the reserve team, with which he won the reserves league in 2008.[5] Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez said of Plessis after having signed him, "He is a good player, big and strong, and we're sure he'll do well for us. He's only a young boy with plenty of time to work on his game but it depends on his progress how quickly he can force his way into the first team".[4]
Plessis made his debut for Liverpool on 5 April 2008 in the 1–1 away draw against Arsenal F.C..[6] Rafa Benítez described his performance by saying "Today was the debut for Damien Plessis. We knew when we signed him that he was a quality player. He's played really well for the reserves, and to play as well as he did today in this stadium, it shows we are going in the right direction and in time he will be fighting with the likes of Gerrard and Spearing for a first team place."[7]
For the start of the 2008–2009 season Plessis was given the number 28 shirt.[8] He made his debut in the UEFA Champions League during a game against Standard Liege.[9] He also started the first match of the season against Sunderland F.C. but only played 45 minutes because of a knock, and fellow midfielder Xabi Alonso came on to replace him.[10]
On 23 September 2008, Plessis played in the Carling Cup game against Crewe Alexandra.[11] He scored his first senior goal for the club in a Carling Cup match against Tottenham Hotspur on 12 November 2008 when he headed down a corner from Ryan Babel.[12]
Plessis signed a two-and-a-half year extension to his Liverpool contract, in October 2009, that would have kept him at Anfield until 2012.[13]
On 12 August 2010, Plessis' shirt number, 28, was taken by new signing Christian Poulsen.[14]
[edit] Panathinaikos
On 31 August 2010, Panathinaikos bought the player from Liverpool on an undisclosed fee.[15] He signed with the club as a promising player, but his performances were below par and never satisfied his manager Jesualdo Ferreira.[16] This way he didn't manage to get much playing time, finishing the season with just 9 appearances for the club.[17] At the end of the season he was expected to leave the club since he was not part of the manager's plans for the following season.[18]
In July 2011, Plessis went on trial with Leicester City.[19] However, Sven Goran Eriksson confirmed that the trial was not very successful and quite a short one.[18] He was later rumoured to be in talks with 2. Bundesliga sides Ingolstadt 04 and 1860 Munich.[20] Eventually he didn't reach an agreement with any team and stayed at Panathinaikos.
[edit] Doncaster
On 23 December 2011, Doncaster Rovers signed him on loan until the end of the season.[21] He is hoping to use the switch as a springboard to winning a move back to the Premier League.[22] It took 18 days for Plessis to receive international clearance to play for the South Yorkshire club but finally received it on 11 January.[23]
[edit] International
Plessis has played for the French Under-19 team, at the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, reaching the semifinal.[24]
Plessis made his debut as a substitute for the French Under 21's on 6 September 2008
[edit] Statistics
Correct as of 30 October 2009
 Premier League |
FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals |
| Liverpool (Premier League) |
2007–08 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Liverpool total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Panathinaikos (Premier League) |
2010–11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1 | ||
[edit] References
- ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. p. 335. ISBN 9781845964740.
- ^ Anfield online profile
- ^ "Damien Plessis". Liverpool F.C.. 2008-04-05. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/squad/plessi/. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
- ^ a b "Damien Plessis profile". LFChistory.net. http://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/Profile/1196. Retrieved January 05, 2012.
- ^ "Damien Plessis". Liverpool F.C.. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/history/past-players/damien-plessis. Retrieved January 05, 2012.
- ^ Bevan, Chris (2008-04-05). "Arsenal 1–1 Liverpool". London: BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7320164.stm. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
- ^ "Rafa Praises Debut Boy Damien". Liverpool F.C.. 2008-04-05. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/rafa-praises-debut-boy-damien. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
- ^ "Trio Handed First-Team Squad Numbers". Liverpool FC. 2008-08-06. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/trio-handed-first-team-squad-numbers. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- ^ "Damien Plessis profile". uefa.com. http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2012/clubs/player=97728/index.html. Retrieved January 05, 2012.
- ^ "Torres gives Reds dramatic opening day win". Liverpool F.C.. August 16, 2008. Archived from the original on September 12, 2008. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/match/season/2008-2009/aug//673/finalwhistle.htm.
- ^ "Liverpool - Crewe Alexandra 2-1, match report". ESPN Soccernet. September 23, 2008. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=254967&cc=5739.
- ^ "Spurs sink sorry Reds". Sky Sports. November 12, 2008. http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3075153,00.html.
- ^ "Liverpool youngster signs new deal". Ontheminute.com, October 28, 2009. http://www.ontheminute.com/news/news.php?news=18565. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
- ^ Rice, Jimmy (August 12, 2010). "Photo special: Our new No.28". Liverpool F.C.. http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/photo-special-our-new-no-28.
- ^ "Plessis a player of Panathinaikos". pao.gr. August 31, 2010. http://www.pao.gr/el/news/?itemid=26973510-0697-4ac2-a60b-aea678527cb6. (Greek)
- ^ "English interest for Plessis". Sportaction.gr. July 27, 2011. http://www.sportaction.gr/Podosfairo/Superleague/Panathhnaikos/item/96787-Aggliko-endiaferon-gia-Plesi. (Greek)
- ^ Panagiotas, Giotis (August 9, 2011). "The "wasted" millions of Panathinaikos". To Vima. http://www.tovima.gr/sports/article/?aid=414532. (Greek)
- ^ a b "Plessis returns". Sportaction.gr. July 31, 2011. http://www.sportaction.gr/Podosfairo/Superleague/Panathhnaikos/item/97392-Epistrefei-o-Plesi. (Greek)
- ^ "Championship duo Hull and Leicester target Liverpool academy graduates". Daily Mail. August 1, 2011. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2021308/Daniel-Ayala-Damien-Plessis-targeted-Hull-Leicester-City.html.
- ^ Theo, Kostas (August 11, 2011). "1860 Munich for Plessis". '"SentraGoal. http://www.sentragoal.gr/article.asp?catid=16492&subid=2&pubid=128747336. (Greek)
- ^ "El-Hadji Diouf extends Doncaster Rovers deal". BBC. December 23, 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/16319644.stm.
- ^ Payne, Les (December 23, 2011). "Plessis link to Rovers". Doncaster Free Press. http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/rovers/plessis_link_to_rovers_1_4086415.
- ^ "Plessis receives clearance". Doncaster Football Club. 11 January 2012. http://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10329~2573341,00.html. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
- ^ "Spain prevail in Pasching shoot-out". UEFA. 2007-07-24. http://www.uefa.com/competitions/under19/fixturesresults/round=15067/match=300910/index.html. Retrieved 2008-04-06.[dead link]
[edit] External links
- Liverpool FC profile
- Damien Plessis career stats at Soccerbase
- LFChistory.net player profile
- This Is Anfield Player Profile
- ESPN Profile
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- French footballers
- French expatriate footballers
- Réunionnais footballers
- France under-21 international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Panathinaikos footballers
- Premier League players
- Superleague Greece players
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- France youth international footballers
