Jimmy Briand
Playing for Rennes in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jimmy Briand | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Vitry-sur-Seine, France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger / Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Guingamp | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1998 | US Ivry | ||
| 1998–2000 | CSF Brétigny | ||
| 2000–2001 | INF Clairefontaine | ||
| 2001–2002 | Rennes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Rennes B | 50 | (26) |
| 2002–2010 | Rennes | 169 | (33) |
| 2010–2014 | Lyon | 110 | (22) |
| 2014–2015 | Hannover 96 | 29 | (3) |
| 2015– | Guingamp | 61 | (15) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001–2002 | France U16 | 12 | (9) |
| 2002–2003 | France U17 | 18 | (4) |
| 2003–2004 | France U18 | 10 | (4) |
| 2004–2005 | France U19 | 10 | (5) |
| 2004–2006 | France U21 | 25 | (9) |
| 2008–2014 | France | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 March 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2013 |
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Jimmy Briand (French pronunciation: [dʒi.mi bʁi.jɑ̃]; born 2 August 1985 in Vitry-sur-Seine) is a French association football player who plays for EA Guingamp in the Ligue 1. He started his career as a striker, but now he is usually deployed on the wings. Briand is a graduate of the famous Clairefontaine academy and was a France youth international. He is also a member of the senior team making his debut on 11 October 2008 against Romania.
Briand began his career at US Ivry before joining CSF Brétigny. Following a stint there, he was selected to attend the Clairefontaine academy. Following his tenure there, Briand joined the youth academy of professional club Rennes
While in Rennes' youth system, Briand won the Coupe Gambardella in 2003. During the league season, he made his professional football debut, at the age of 17, in a match against Paris Saint-Germain coming on as a substitute playing 25 minutes. The match finished 0–0. Over the next two seasons, his play was limited only appearing in 16 league matches and scoring one goal, his first ever, against Montpellier in a 4–0 victory.
Briand finally broke into the first-team for the 2005–06 season appearing in 29 league matches and scoring three goals helping Rennes finish in 7th place, just one spot out of Europe. Over the next two years, his play remained consistent primarily due to the player not sustaining injuries. Despite being linked to clubs outside France, Briand decided to stay with Rennes for the 2008–09 season. He performed well scoring a team-high eight goals in the league. On 26 March 2009, Briand ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee while training with the French national team. The injury required six months of rest. Due to the injury, Briand made his debut with Rennes in the 2009–10 Ligue 1 season on 29 October in a league match against Monaco. He finished the season with 23 league appearances converting five goals.
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