*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:24, 28 April 2024(UTC)
Dimitri Payet (French pronunciation:[dimitʁipajɛt];[4] born 29 March 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Vasco da Gama. A set-piece specialist known for his accurate, bending free kicks,[5] he primarily plays as an attacking midfielder, and is described as a player who is "blessed with terrific technique and dribbling skills".[6]
Payet was born on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean, where he began his career playing for local clubs Saint-Philippe and Saint-Pierroise. In 1999, he moved to metropolitan France, joining Le Havre. Payet spent four years at the club before returning home to spend two years playing for AS Excelsior in the Réunion Premier League. In 2005, he joined FC Nantes and, after a successful 2006–07 season, joined AS Saint-Étienne on a four-year contract. With Saint-Étienne, Payet played in European competition for the first time after featuring in the 2008–09 edition of the UEFA Europa League. In the 2010–11 season, he won the UNFP Player of the Month award for September after scoring three goals and helping Saint-Étienne reach first place in the league table. Following the season, in June 2011, Payet joined the defending champions Lille signing a four-year contract. He had two years there and a further two at Olympique de Marseille before moving abroad to join West Ham United. In 2017 he moved back to France to join his old team, Marseille before leaving the club by mutual agreement in July 2023, joining Brazilian side Vasco da Gama a month later.
Payet is a French international. From 2007 to 2008, he represented his country at under-21 level, making eleven appearances and scoring four goals. In 2010, he was called up to the senior team by manager Laurent Blanc for the first time. Payet made his international debut on 9 October 2010 in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against Romania, appearing as a substitute. He was a member of the French squad that reached the final of UEFA Euro 2016, being named afterward by UEFA in the Team of the Tournament.
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^"Maintenant, ils savent que ça se prononce "paillettes" !" [Now, they know that it is pronounced "pie-ett"!]. Clicanoo (in French). 12 June 2016. Archived from the original on 22 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
^James Benge (4 April 2016). "Dimitri Payet is the best free-kick taker in the world, says West Ham team-mate Aaron Cresswell". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
^"Agent says French star Dimitri Payet is keen on West Ham move but clubs need to agree on fee". hitc.com. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
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DimitriPayet pulled one back for OM with a minute remaining but PSG hung on to clinch the title. Post-match, Neymar mocked Álvaro, as well as Payet,...
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