Damien Perquis

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Not to be confused with Damien Perquis (footballer born 1986), French goalkeeper who plays for Valenciennes.

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Damien Perquis
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Personal information
Full name Damien Perquis
Date of birth (1984-04-10) 10 April 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Troyes, France
Position(s) Centre Back
Team information
Current team
 Toronto FC
Number 24
Youth career
Troyes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Troyes B
2003–2005 Troyes 62 (3)
2005–2007 Saint-Étienne 34 (1)
2007–2008 → Sochaux (loan) 23 (1)
2008–2012 Sochaux 123 (10)
2012–2015 Betis 32 (0)
2015– Toronto FC 25 (1)
International career
2005 France U21 3 (0)
2011– Poland 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 15 October 2015 (UTC)

Damien Perquis (French pronunciation: ​[daˈmjɛ̃ pɛʁˈkis]; (born 10 April 1984) is a French footballer who after receiving the Polish citizenship played for Poland's national team. He was also a French under-21 international footballer.Currently he plays as a defender for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.

Personal life

Perquis was born in France, both of his parents are French. He is of Polish descent by way of his grandmother, Józefa Bierła.[1][2] His Polish ancestors were from central Poland, including Strzyżewko.[3] He is married, and has two children.[4]

Club career

Troyes

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.

Saint-Étienne

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.

Sochaux

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.

Real Betis

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.

Toronto FC

Perquis was released by Betis and signed with Toronto FC of Major League Soccer on 26 January 2015.[5]

International career

In December 2008 he declared his interest in playing for the Polish national team.[6] Franciszek Smuda, manager of Poland, confirmed that information in July 2010.[7] In January 2011, it was reported that Perquis had filed his citizenship application papers.[8] 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.[9] Perquis received Polish citizenship on 1 September 2011.[3]

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.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 September 2015
Club Season League Canadian Championship MLS Playoffs Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toronto 2015[10] MLS 22 1 1[11] 0 0 0 0 0 23 1
Total 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 1
Career total 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 1

International

As of match played 6 February 2013
Poland national team[12]
Year Apps Goals
2011 6 0
2012 8 1
2013 1 0
Total 14 1

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

References

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