Damien Jerome Jean-Richard Plessis was born on 5 March 1988 and is a French professional footballer who last played for Orebro SK in the Swedish Allsvenskan.
19 Facts About Damien Plessis
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Damien Plessis is the younger brother of professional footballer Guillaume Plessis.
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Damien 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 and Hatem Ben Arfa.
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Damien Plessis signed a three-year contract for Liverpool on the last day of the transfer window in August 2007.
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Damien Plessis initially played for the reserve team, with which he won the reserves league in 2008.
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Damien Plessis made his debut in the UEFA Champions League during a game against Standard Liege.
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Damien Plessis started the first match of the season against Sunderland but only played 45 minutes because of a knock, and fellow midfielder Xabi Alonso came on to replace him.
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On 23 September 2008, Damien Plessis played in the League Cup game against Crewe Alexandra.
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Damien Plessis scored his first senior goal for the club in a League Cup match against Tottenham Hotspur on 12 November 2008 when he headed down a corner from Ryan Babel.
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Damien 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.
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Damien Plessis signed with the club as a promising player, but his performances were below par and never satisfied his manager Jesualdo Ferreira.
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In July 2011, Damien Plessis went on trial with Leicester City.
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Damien Plessis was later rumoured to be in talks with 2.
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Damien Plessis hoped to use the switch as a springboard to winning a move back to the Premier League.
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In July 2012, Damien Plessis joined French Ligue 2 side AC Arles-Avignon on a two-year contract.
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In January 2014, it was announced Damien Plessis joined Swiss Super League side Lausanne-Sport on a six-month deal with an option for a further year.
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In March 2017, Damien Plessis agreed a two-year contract with Orebro SK in Allsvenskan He became a free agent in September 2017.
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Damien Plessis joined AS Capricorne of the Reunion Premier League in February 2018.
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Damien Plessis was a member of the French under-19 team which reached the semi-finals of the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in Austria.