{{Short description|French footballer (born 1985)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jimmy Briand | image = Lens - Girondins de Bordeaux (19-09-2020) 9.jpg | caption = Briand with [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]] in 2020 | full_name = Jimmy Julien Briand<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.verif.com/en/leaders/Jimmy-BRIAND-3344397/ |title=Jimmy Julien Briand |website=Verif |publisher=Altares-D&B |access-date=18 April 2025}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|8|2|df=y}}<ref name="lequipe">{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur18966.html |title=Jimmy Briand |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=24 September 2021 |language=fr}}</ref> | birth_place = [[Vitry-sur-Seine]], Val-de-Marne, France | height = 1.82 m<ref name="lequipe"/> | position = [[Winger (association football)|Winger]], [[striker (association football)|striker]] | currentclub = | youthyears1 = 1995–1998 | youthclubs1 = [[US Ivry|Ivry]] | youthyears2 = 1998–2000 | youthclubs2 = CSF Brétigny | youthyears3 = 2000–2001 | youthclubs3 = [[INF Clairefontaine]] | youthyears4 = 2001–2002 | youthclubs4 = [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]] | years1 = 2002–2005 | clubs1 = [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes B]] | caps1 = 50 | goals1 = 26 | years2 = 2002–2010 | clubs2 = [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]] | caps2 = 169 | goals2 = 33 | years3 = 2010–2014 | clubs3 = [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] | caps3 = 110 | goals3 = 22 | years4 = 2014–2015 | clubs4 = [[Hannover 96]] | caps4 = 29 | goals4 = 3 | years5 = 2015–2018 | clubs5 = [[En Avant Guingamp|Guingamp]] | caps5 = 106 | goals5 = 30 | years6 = 2018–2022 | clubs6 = [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]] | caps6 = 98 | goals6 = 17 | totalcaps = 405 | totalgoals = 131 | nationalyears1 = 2005–2006 | nationalteam1 = [[France national under-21 football team|France U21]] | nationalcaps1 = 23 | nationalgoals1 = 9 | nationalyears2 = 2008–2012 | nationalteam2 = [[France national football team|France]] | nationalcaps2 = 5 | nationalgoals2 = 0 }} '''Jimmy Julien Briand''' (born 2 August 1985) is a French former professional [[association football|footballer]]. He started his career as a [[striker (association football)|striker]], but was later used as a [[winger (association football)|winger]], playing in [[Ligue 1]] for [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]], [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]], [[En Avant Guingamp|Guingamp]] and [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]], as well as in the [[Bundesliga]] with [[Hannover 96]] in a professional career lasting 20 years.

A graduate of the [[INF Clairefontaine|Clairefontaine]] academy, Briand was a [[France national youth football team|France youth international]] at [[France national under-21 football team|U21]] level, and later made five appearances for the [[France national football team|France senior national team]] from 2008 to 2012, making his debut on 11 October 2008 against [[Romania national football team|Romania]].<ref name="sw">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jimmy-briand/1473/|title=J. Briand|website=Soccerway}}</ref>

==Club career== ===Rennes=== [[File:Jimmy Briand 2008.jpg|thumb|upright|Briand playing for [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]] in 2008]]

Born in [[Vitry-sur-Seine]], Val-de-Marne,<ref name="lequipe"/> Briand began his career at [[US Ivry|Ivry]], before joining CSF Brétigny. Thereafter, he was selected to attend the [[INF Clairefontaine]]. After finishing his stint at the INF Clairefontaine, Briand joined the youth academy of [[Ligue 1]] club [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]].{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

While in Rennes' [[youth system]], Briand won the [[Coupe Gambardella]] in 2003. He made his first team debut on 20 May 2003 during the [[2002–03 Ligue 1]] season, at the age of 17, in a Ligue 1 match against [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]], coming on as a substitute and playing 25 minutes. The match finished 0–0.<ref>[http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2002/2003&code_evt=D1&code_jr_tr=J37&num_ordre=8 PSG v. Rennes Match Report] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206171317/http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2002%2F2003&code_evt=D1&code_jr_tr=J37&num_ordre=8 |date=6 February 2009 }}</ref> Over the next two seasons, his play was limited to appearing in only 17 Ligue 1 matches and scoring just one Ligue 1 goal (his first ever), against [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]] in a 4–0 victory.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

Briand finally broke into the first team for the [[Ligue 1 season 2005–06|2005–06 season]], appearing in 29 Ligue 1 matches and scoring three Ligue 1 goals to help Rennes finish in 7th position in the 2005-06 Ligue 1; they just missed qualifying for the [[2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup]] by one spot. Over the next two years, he appeared in all but four of the club's Ligue 1 matches, due to his consistently good performances in competitive matches and his not sustaining injuries. Despite being linked to clubs outside France, Briand decided to stay with Rennes for the [[Ligue 1 2008-09|2008–09 season]], during which he scored a club-high eight Ligue 1 goals. On 26 March 2009, Briand ruptured his [[Cruciate ligament|anterior cruciate ligament]] in his left knee, while training with the France national team.<ref>[http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11800_5102470,00.html Briand 'disaster' for Rennes]</ref> The injury required six months to heal. As a result, Briand only made his [[2009–10 Ligue 1]] season debut for Rennes on 29 October, in a Ligue 1 match against [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]. He finished the 2009–10 season with 23 appearances, scoring five goals.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

===Lyon=== On 14 June 2010, [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] president and chairman [[Jean-Michel Aulas]] announced that the club had signed Briand to a four-year contract effective on 1 July. The transfer fee was priced at €7.4&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news |title=Striker Briand to join Lyon on four-year deal |url=http://football.uk.reuters.com/leagues/ligue1/news/2010/06/08/LDE6571X2.php |work=France Football |date=8 June 2010 |access-date=12 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120703170053/http://football.uk.reuters.com/leagues/ligue1/news/2010/06/08/LDE6571X2.php |archive-date=3 July 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://www.olweb.fr/fr/Accueil/100007/Article/53402/Jimmy-Briand-est-lyonnais Jimmy Briand est lyonnais !] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611183558/http://www.olweb.fr/fr/Accueil/100007/Article/53402/Jimmy-Briand-est-lyonnais |date=11 June 2011 }}</ref> On 7 August 2010, he made his competitive debut for the club in a 0–0 home draw against Monaco, playing every minute of the match. On 18 February 2011, Briand scored an overhead bicycle kick goal in a 4–0 home win over [[AS Nancy|Nancy]].<ref name="sw"/>

===Hannover 96=== [[Bundesliga]] club [[Hannover 96]] confirmed the signing of Briand on 22 August 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hannover 96 verpflichtet Jimmy Briand |url=http://www.hannover96.de/CDA/aktuelles/alle-news/detailansicht/news/Hannover_96_verpflichtet_Offensivspieler_Jimmy_Briand.html |website=hannover96.de |publisher=Hannover 96 |access-date=25 March 2015 |language=de |date=22 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107234331/http://www.hannover96.de/CDA/aktuelles/alle-news/detailansicht/news/Hannover_96_verpflichtet_Offensivspieler_Jimmy_Briand.html |archive-date= 7 November 2014 }}</ref>

===Guingamp=== On 3 August 2015, Briand joined [[En Avant Guingamp|Guingamp]] on a two-year contract. On 17 May 2017, Briand extended his contract by two years, keeping him with the club until 30 June 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2017/jimmy-briand-to-sign-two-year-extension-with-ea-guingamp/|title = Jimmy Briand to sign two-year extension with EA Guingamp &#124; Get French Football News | date=17 May 2017 }}</ref>

On 11 May 2018, Briand scored a goal from the [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty]] spot, his fifth goal in his last six Ligue 1 matches, in the 3–3 Ligue 1 home draw against [[Olympique de Marseille]]; it was also his 30th career Ligue 1 goal for Guingamp since joining them in August 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/thauvin-rescues-draw-for-10-man-marseille.htm|title=Thauvin rescues draw for 10-man Marseille|website=www.ligue1.com|date=11 May 2018}}</ref>

===Bordeaux=== On 10 August 2018, Briand joined Guingamp's Ligue 1 rivals, [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]], on a two-year contract.<ref name="bordeaux">{{cite news |title=Mercato. Jimmy Briand rejoint Bordeaux pour deux ans ! |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/transferts/mercato-jimmy-briand-rejoint-bordeaux-pour-deux-ans-5917995 |access-date=10 August 2018 |work=Ouest-France |date=10 August 2018 |language=fr}}</ref> He was released by Guingamp just three weeks before joining Bordeaux, with one year left on his contract with Guingamp. He had a "moral agreement" that he would not join another Ligue 1 club. Briand had secured a tentative deal to join [[Major League Soccer]] club [[Montreal Impact (2012–2020)|Montreal Impact]], but it fell through on 26 July 2018.<ref name="bordeaux"/><ref>{{cite news |title=French striker Jimmy Briand snubs Impact, refuses to sign MLS contract |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/soccer/mls/montreal-impact/french-striker-jimmy-briand-snubs-impact-refuses-to-sign-mls-contract |access-date=10 August 2018 |work=Montreal Gazette |date=26 July 2018}}</ref>

On 31 August 2019, Briand scored the equalizer for Bordeaux, in an 1–1 away draw against Lyon, to become only the second player to score in 15 different Ligue 1 seasons in the 21st century, following in the footsteps of [[Souleymane Camara]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/bordeaux-hold-ten-man-ol.htm|title=Bordeaux hold ten-men OL|publisher=www.ligue1.com|date=31 August 2019}}</ref> On 25 October 2020, Briand scored his 100th Ligue 1 goal in a 2–0 win over [[Nîmes Olympique|Nîmes]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/ligue-1-jimmy-briand-atteint-la-barre-des-100-buts-25-10-2020-8404929.php |title=Ligue 1 : Jimmy Briand atteint la barre des 100 buts |trans-title=Ligue 1: Jimmy Briand reaches the 100-goal mark |access-date=9 June 2022 |date=25 October 2020 |website=[[Le Parisien]] |language=fr}}</ref> In June 2022, he confirmed his departure from Bordeaux.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 June 2022 |title=Official {{!}} Jimmy Briand leaves Bordeaux |url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2022/official-jimmy-briand-leaves-bordeaux/ |access-date=27 June 2022 |website=Get French Football News}}</ref>

Briand announced his retirement from playing in September 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Football. L'international français Jimmy Briand prend sa retraite |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/ligue-1/football-l-international-francais-jimmy-briand-prend-sa-retraite-70010ae4-2e2d-11ed-82ab-ca288831284e |access-date=23 March 2023 |work=Ouest France |date=7 September 2022 |language=French}}</ref>

==International career== Briand played for the [[France national under-21 football team|under-21]] team from 2004 to 2006, scoring 9 goals in 25 appearances. He was a member of the French squad that participated in the [[2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship]] helping France reach the semi-finals before losing to [[Netherlands national under-21 football team|the Netherlands]].{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

Briand received his first call-up to the [[France national football team|senior side]] in May 2007 for France's [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying|Euro 2008 qualification]] matches against [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]] and [[Georgia national football team|Georgia]]. He would not make his debut in those matches. On 11 October 2008, Briand made his international debut, coming on as a substitute for [[Franck Ribéry]] in the 90th minute, against [[Romania national football team|Romania]], in a [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]] [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|away qualifying match]] that ended in a 2–2 draw.<ref name="sw"/>

==Career statistics== ===Club=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref name="sw"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Jimmy BRIAND - Football : la fiche de Jimmy BRIAND (Guingamp)|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur18966.html|website=L'Équipe|access-date=5 January 2018|language=fr}}</ref> |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes [[Coupe de France]], [[Coupe de la Ligue]], [[DFB-Pokal]]}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="9"|[[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]] |[[2002–03 Ligue 1|2002–03]] |[[Ligue 1]] |1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |[[2003–04 Ligue 1|2003–04]] |Ligue 1 |7||1||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||2 |- |[[2004–05 Ligue 1|2004–05]] |Ligue 1 |10||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||0 |- |[[2005–06 Ligue 1|2005–06]] |Ligue 1 |28||3||6||1||6||1||colspan="2"|—||40||5 |- |[[2006–07 Ligue 1|2006–07]] |Ligue 1 |35||9||4||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||39||10 |- |[[2007–08 Ligue 1|2007–08]] |Ligue 1 |37||7||4||1||6||0||colspan="2"|—||47||8 |- |[[2008–09 Ligue 1|2008–09]] |Ligue 1 |27||8||4||4||3||0||colspan="2"|—||34||12 |- |[[2009–10 Ligue 1|2009–10]] |Ligue 1 |23||5||4||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||6 |- !colspan="2"|Total !168!!33!!26!!8!!15!!1!!0!!0!!211!!42 |- |rowspan="5"|[[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] |[[2010–11 Olympique Lyonnais season|2010–11]] |Ligue 1 |33||6||3||1||8||1||colspan="2"|—||44||8 |- |[[2011–12 Olympique Lyonnais season|2011–12]] |Ligue 1 |37||9||9||3||10||2||colspan="2"|—||56||14 |- |[[2012–13 Olympique Lyonnais season|2012–13]] |Ligue 1 |15||1||1||0||3||1||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Trophée des Champions]]}}||1||20||3 |- |[[2013–14 Olympique Lyonnais season|2013–14]] |Ligue 1 |25||6||5||2||10||1||colspan="2"|—||40||9 |- !colspan="2"|Total !110!!22!!18!!7!!31!!5!!1!!1!!160!!35 |- |[[Hannover 96]] |[[2014–15 Hannover 96 season|2014–15]] |[[Bundesliga]] |29||3||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||3 |- |rowspan="4"|[[En Avant Guingamp|Guingamp]] |[[2015–16 En Avant de Guingamp season|2015–16]] |Ligue 1 |35||7||4||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||39||8 |- |[[2016–17 En Avant de Guingamp season|2016–17]] |Ligue 1 |34||12||5||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||39||13 |- |[[2017–18 Ligue 1|2017–18]] |Ligue 1 |37||11||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||40||11 |- !colspan="2"|Total !106!!30!!12!!2!!0!!0!!0||0!!118!!32 |- |rowspan="5"|[[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]] |[[2018–19 FC Girondins de Bordeaux season|2018–19]] |Ligue 1 |35||7||4||1||7||3||colspan="2"|—||46||11 |- |[[2019–20 FC Girondins de Bordeaux season|2019–20]] |Ligue 1 |22||7||4||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||8 |- |[[2020–21 FC Girondins de Bordeaux season|2020–21]] |Ligue 1 |24||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||1 |- |[[2021–22 FC Girondins de Bordeaux season|2021–22]] |Ligue 1 |17||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !98!!17!!11!!2!!7!!3!!0!!0!!116!!22 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !511!!105!!70!!19!!53!!9!!1!!1!!635!!134 |}

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==Honours== '''Lyon''' *[[Coupe de France]]: [[2011–12 Coupe de France|2011–12]]{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} *[[Trophée des Champions]]: [[2012 Trophée des Champions|2012]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/post/2012/07/28/lyon-defeats-montpellier-penalties-take-2012-trophee-des-champions-red-bull-arena |title=Lyon Defeats Montpellier in Penalties To Take 2012 Trophee Des Champions At Red Bull Arena |publisher=newyorkredbulls.com |date=28 July 2012 |access-date=11 October 2020}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

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