Damien Perquis

Not to be confused with Damien Perquis (footballer born 1986), French goalkeeper who plays for SM Caen.
Damien Perquis
Personal information
Full nameDamien Perquis
Date of birth10 April 1984
Place of birthTroyes, France
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current team
Toronto FC
Number24
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)
2012–2015Betis32(0)
2015-Toronto FC4(0)
National team‡
2005France U213(0)
2011–Poland13(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2015.

† 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) is a French-born Polish footballer who plays as a central defender for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.

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 with the club and was loaned to Sochaux. After some initial troubles he finally found his form and became a regular in the starting line-up. In 2008 Sochaux bought the player outright. He made a total of 146 appearances for the club, scoring eleven goals, before leaving the club in the summer of 2012.

In the summer of 2012 Perquis joined Real Betis in Spain. He suffered through various injury problems while in Spain and was limited to 32 league matches in his three years with Betis. Perquis was released by Betis and signed with Toronto FC of Major League Soccer on 26 January 2015.[1]

National team

In December 2008 he declared his interest in playing for the Polish national team.[2] Franciszek Smuda, manager of Poland, confirmed that information in July 2010.[3] In January 2011, it was reported that Perquis had filed his citizenship application papers.[4] 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.[5] Perquis received Polish citizenship on 1 September 2011.[6]

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.[7][8] His Polish ancestors were from central Poland, including Strzyżewko.[6] He is married, and has two children.[9]

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

References

  1. ↑ "Toronto FC sign Poland international Perquis". mlssoccer.com. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Chce grać dla Polski, o której nic nie wie". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). 30 December 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  3. ↑ "Damien Perquis zagra dla Polski". Wirtualna Polska (in Polish). 23 July 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  4. ↑ "Damien Perquis closer to Poland NT". Polish Football Online. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  5. ↑ Kołtoń, Roman (1 September 2011). "Prezydent zajęty, więc trwa ukrywanie Damiena Perquisa". Interia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Reprezentacja. Damien Perquis ma polskie obywatelstwo" [National team: Damien Perquis has Polish citizenship]. Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). 1 September 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  7. ↑ Kołodziejczyk, Michał (1 September 2011). "Damien Perquis już w Warszawie". Rzeczpospolita (newspaper) (in Polish). Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  8. ↑ "Le rêve polonais de Damien Perquis". L'Est Eclair (in French). 14 August 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2009.
  9. ↑ 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.

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