# Damien Plessis

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French footballer (born 1988)

Damien Plessis Personal information Full name Damien Jérôme Jean-Richard Plessis[1] Date of birth (1988-03-05) 5 March 1988 (age 38)[2] Place of birth Neuville-aux-Bois, France Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[3] Position Defensive midfielder Youth career 1994–2001 Deportivo Espagnol Orléans 2001–2002 Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle 2002–2004 Orléans 2004–2007 Lyon Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2007–2010 Liverpool 3 (0) 2010–2012 Panathinaikos 9 (0) 2012 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 0 (0) 2012–2014 Arles-Avignon 40 (0) 2014 Lausanne-Sport 13 (0) 2014–2016 Châteauroux 32 (1) 2016 Marítimo 9 (1) 2017 Örebro SK 5 (0) 2018 AS Capricorne International career 2008 France U21 1 (0) * Club domestic league appearances and goals

**Damien Jérôme Jean-Richard Plessis** (born 5 March 1988) is a French professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who last played for [Örebro SK](/source/%C3%96rebro_SK) in the Swedish [Allsvenskan](/source/Allsvenskan). He is also the younger brother of professional footballer [Guillaume Plessis](/source/Guillaume_Plessis).

## Club career

### Lyon

Born in [Neuville-aux-Bois](/source/Neuville-aux-Bois)[4] of Réunionnais origin,[5] Plessis started his career at [Olympique Lyonnais](/source/Olympique_Lyonnais).[6] 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](/source/Karim_Benzema) and [Hatem Ben Arfa](/source/Hatem_Ben_Arfa).[7]

### Liverpool

Plessis signed a three-year contract for [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool_F.C.) on the last day of the transfer window in August 2007.[8] He initially played for the reserve team, with which he won the reserves league in 2008.[9] Liverpool manager [Rafael Benítez](/source/Rafael_Ben%C3%ADtez) 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".[8]

Plessis made his debut for Liverpool on 5 April 2008 in the 1–1 away draw against [Arsenal](/source/Arsenal_F.C.).[10] 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."[11]

For the start of the 2008–2009 season Plessis was given the number 28 shirt.[12] He made his debut in the [UEFA Champions League](/source/UEFA_Champions_League) during a game against [Standard Liège](/source/Standard_Li%C3%A8ge).[13] He also started the first match of the season against [Sunderland](/source/Sunderland_F.C.) but only played 45 minutes because of a knock, and fellow midfielder [Xabi Alonso](/source/Xabi_Alonso) came on to replace him.[14]

On 23 September 2008, Plessis played in the [League Cup](/source/Football_League_Cup) game against [Crewe Alexandra](/source/Crewe_Alexandra).[15] He scored his first senior goal for the club in a League Cup match against [Tottenham Hotspur](/source/Tottenham_Hotspur) on 12 November 2008 when he headed down a corner from [Ryan Babel](/source/Ryan_Babel).[16]

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.[17]

On 12 August 2010, Plessis' shirt number, 28, was taken by new signing [Christian Poulsen](/source/Christian_Poulsen).[18]

### Panathinaikos

On 31 August 2010, [Panathinaikos](/source/Panathinaikos_F.C.) bought the player from Liverpool on an undisclosed fee.[19] He signed with the club as a promising player, but his performances were below par and never satisfied his manager [Jesualdo Ferreira](/source/Jesualdo_Ferreira).[20] This way he did not manage to get much playing time, finishing the season with just 9 appearances for the club.[21] 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.[22]

In July 2011, Plessis went on trial with [Leicester City](/source/Leicester_City_FC).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] However, Sven Goran Eriksson confirmed that the trial was not very successful and quite a short one.[22] He was later rumoured to be in talks with [2. Bundesliga](/source/2._Bundesliga) sides [Ingolstadt 04](/source/FC_Ingolstadt) and [1860 Munich](/source/TSV_1860_Munich).[23][24] Eventually he didn't reach an agreement with any team and stayed at Panathinaikos.

#### Loan to Doncaster Rovers

On 23 December 2011, [Doncaster Rovers](/source/Doncaster_Rovers_F.C.) signed Plessis on loan until the end of the season.[25] He hoped to use the switch as a springboard to winning a move back to the [Premier League](/source/Premier_League).[26] However, he never made a first team appearance for the club and was subsequently released in May 2012.[27] On 4 July 2012, Panathinaikos also terminated his contract after two years of sub-par performances for the club.[28]

### Arles-Avignon

In July 2012, Plessis joined French [Ligue 2](/source/Ligue_2) side [AC Arles-Avignon](/source/AC_Arles-Avignon) on a two-year contract. There he managed to resurrect his floundering career and he became a first team regular.

### Lausanne-Sport

In January 2014, it was announced Plessis joined [Swiss Super League](/source/Swiss_Super_League) side [Lausanne-Sport](/source/FC_Lausanne-Sport) on a six-month deal with an option for a further year.[29][30]

### Châteauroux

In August 2014, Plessis agreed a three-year contract with [LB Châteauroux](/source/LB_Ch%C3%A2teauroux) in [Ligue 2](/source/Ligue_2)[31]

### Örebro SK

In March 2017, Plessis agreed a two-year contract with [Örebro SK](/source/%C3%96rebro_SK) in [Allsvenskan](/source/Allsvenskan)[32] He became a free agent in September 2017.[33]

### AS Capricorne

Plessis joined AS Capricorne of the [Réunion Premier League](/source/R%C3%A9union_Premier_League) in February 2018.[34][35] He left the club in August.[34]

## International career

Plessis was a member of the [French under-19 team](/source/France_national_youth_football_team) which reached the semi-finals of the [2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship](/source/2007_UEFA_European_Under-19_Football_Championship) in Austria.[36] He is also a former [France under-21](/source/France_national_under-21_football_team) international.[37]

## Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[38][39] Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Liverpool 2007–08 Premier League 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 Total 3 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 8 1 Panathinaikos 2010–11 Super League Greece 4 0 2 0 — — 3 0 9 0 2011–12 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0 Total 4 0 2 0 — — 3 0 9 0 Doncaster Rovers 2011–12 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Arles-Avignon 2012–13 Ligue 2 32 0 2 0 4 0 — — 38 0 2013–14 8 0 1 0 2 0 — — 11 0 Total 40 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 49 0 Lausanne-Sport 2013–14 Swiss Super League 13 0 0 0 0 0 — — 13 0 Châteauroux 2014–15 Ligue 2 30 1 4 1 1 0 — — 35 2 2015–16 National 2 0 1 0 0 0 — — 3 0 Total 32 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 38 2 Marítimo 2015–16 Primeira Liga 9 1 0 0 1 0 — — 10 1 Örebro SK 2017 Allsvenskan 5 0 1 0 1 0 — — 6 0 Career total 106 2 11 1 11 1 5 0 133 4

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## External links

- [Profile](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/info/damien-plessis) at the Liverpool F.C. website

- [Damien Plessis](https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/6707-plessis-damien/fiche.html) at the [French Football Federation](/source/French_Football_Federation) (in French)

- [Damien Plessis](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/clubs/players/97728/) – [UEFA](/source/UEFA) competition record ([archive](https://web.archive.org/web/2020/https://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=97728/profile/index.html))

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