Damien Perquis

Damien Perquis
Perquis with Gazélec Ajaccio in 2018
Personal information
Full name Damien Albert René Perquis[1]
Date of birth (1984-04-10) 10 April 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Troyes, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Gazélec Ajaccio B (assistant)
Youth career
INF Clairefontaine[2]
Troyes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Troyes B 2 (0)
2003–2005 Troyes 62 (3)
2005–2008 Saint-Étienne 23 (1)
2007–2008Sochaux (loan) 23 (1)
2008–2012 Sochaux 123 (10)
2012–2015 Real Betis 32 (0)
2015–2016 Toronto FC 37 (2)
2016–2017 Nottingham Forest 17 (2)
2017–2019 Gazélec Ajaccio 42 (0)
International career
2005 France U21 3 (0)
2011–2013 Poland 14 (1)
Managerial career
2020– Gazélec Ajaccio B (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Damien Albert René Perquis (born 10 April 1984)[3] is a former professional footballer and current assistant coach of Gazélec Ajaccio's B-team.

A defender, he represented France at youth level, before acquiring Polish citizenship and playing for Poland at senior level. He retired in June 2020, after an 18-year professional career.[4]

  1. ^ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 08 de marzo de 2014, en Sevilla" [Minutes of the Match held on 08 March 2014, in Seville] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 8 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Davidson, Neil (10 March 2016). "Toronto FC defender Damien Perquis wears his heart on his sleeve". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  3. ^ (French pronunciation: [damjɛ̃ pɛʁkis], Polish: [ˈdamjɛn ˈpɛrkʲis]
  4. ^ Davidson, Neil (15 June 2020). "Former Toronto FC defender Damien Perquis retires after 18-year career". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press.