Dimitri Payet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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French association football player
Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1987
Place of Birth: Saint-Pierre, RĂ©union, France
Profession: association football player
Nationality: France
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
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About Dimitri Payet
- Dimitri Payet (French pronunciation: ?[dimit?i paj?t]; born 29 March 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille and the France national team.
- A set-piece specialist, known for his accurate, bending free kicks, he primarily plays as an attacking midfielder, and is described as a player who is "blessed with terrific technique and dribbling skills".Payet was born on the French island of RĂ©union 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 RĂ©union 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. 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.
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