Damien Perquis

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Damien Perquis
Personal information
Full nameDamien Perquis
Date of birth (1984-04-10) 10 April 1984
Place of birthTroyes, France
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current clubBetis
Number15
Youth career
Troyes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2002–2003Troyes B
2003–2005Troyes62(3)
2005–2007Saint-Étienne34(1)
2007–2008→ Sochaux (loan)23(1)
2008–2012Sochaux123(10)
2012–Betis10(0)
National team‡
2005France U213(0)
2011–Poland12(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 April 2012.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:21, 18 October 2012 (UTC)

Damien Perquis (French pronunciation: ​[daˈmjɛ̃ pɛʁˈkis]; born 10 April 1984 in Troyes) is a Polish footballer who currently plays for Real Betis, as a central defender.

Career

Club

Perquis came up through the Troyes AC youth system. He played in Ligue 2 with Troyes AC for 2 years, where he was rated as one of the best defenders of the league. In 2005, he signed for Ligue 1 club AS Saint-Étienne as a free agent. In two seasons he failed to impress in the club and was loaned to Sochaux. After some initial troubles he finally found his form and now is a regular in the starting line-up. In 2008 Sochaux bought the player outright.

National team

In December 2008 he declared his interest in playing for the Polish national team.[1] Franciszek Smuda, manager of Poland, confirmed that information in July 2010.[2] In January 2011, it was reported that Perquis had filed his citizenship application papers.[3] However, his family had lost some required documents and so the Polish national team manager Franciszek Smuda had to request that the Polish president Bronislaw Komorowski approve his application.[4] Perquis received Polish citizenship on 1 September 2011.[5]

On 6 September 2011 Perquis made his international debut during a 2–2 friendly draw against Germany in Gdańsk. He scored his first goal on 26 May 2012, in a 1–0 friendly win against Slovakia.

International goals

Scores and results list Poland's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 May 2012 Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt  Slovakia 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Personal life

Perquis is of Polish descent by way of his grandmother, Józefa Bierła.[6][7] His Polish ancestors were from central Poland, including Strzyżewko.[5] He is married, and has two children.[8]

Perquis is also fluent in French and English and can speak a little bit of Polish.

References

  1. ↑ "Chce grać dla Polski, o której nic nie wie". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). 30 December 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2010. 
  2. ↑ "Damien Perquis zagra dla Polski". Wirtualna Polska (in Polish). 23 July 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010. 
  3. ↑ "Damien Perquis closer to Poland NT". Polish Football Online. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010. 
  4. ↑ Kołtoń, Roman (1 September 2011). "Prezydent zajęty, więc trwa ukrywanie Damiena Perquisa". Interia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 September 2011. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Reprezentacja. Damien Perquis ma polskie obywatelstwo" [National team: Damien Perquis has Polish citizenship]. Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). 1 September 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011. 
  6. ↑ Kołodziejczyk, Michał (1 September 2011). "Damien Perquis już w Warszawie". Rzeczpospolita (newspaper) (in Polish). Retrieved 1 September 2011. 
  7. ↑ "Le rêve polonais de Damien Perquis". L'Est Eclair (in French). 14 August 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2009. 
  8. ↑ Kaliszuk, Maciej (16 January 2011). "Perquis: "Chcę zdążyć na mecz z Francją"" [I want to make it in time for the France match]. Przeglad Sportowy (in Polish). Retrieved 3 June 2011. 

External links

Real Betis – current squad
Poland squad – UEFA Euro 2012
Poland
2004–05 Ligue 2 UNFP Team of the Year
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