Damien Durand (born 16 September 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Ligue 2 club Red Star.
 Durand with Red Star in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | France | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Star | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Morangis-Chilly | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Morangis-Chilly | ||
| 2017–2019 | Les Ulis | 47 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Sainte-Geneviève | 20 | (3) |
| 2020– | Red Star | 130 | (28) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:27, 14 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editDurand's father Denis played in Bordeaux's youth academy alongside players such as Bixente Lizarazu and Christophe Dugarry.[1]
Durand practiced judo in his childhood. As a green belt, he won the Essonne championship in the under 38 kg category.[2]
Career
editGrowing up in Chilly-Mazarin,[2] Durand began playing senior football at a "very young" age with Morangis-Chilly in the Division d'Honneur Régionale (DHR),[3] the seventh tier of French football at the time.[4] In 2017, he signed for Les Ulis in the Championnat National 3, and in 2019, for Sainte-Geneviève in the Championnat National 2.[1] Concurrently, Durand obtained a Brevet d'Aptitude aux Fonctions d'Animateur (BAFA),[2] a qualification that enables individuals to lead activities for children and adolescents in camps or recreational centers.[5] Up until 2020, he was employed by the town of Morangis, and hoped to pursue a career in the public sector.[2]
In the summer of 2020, Durand signed a professional contract for Championnat National club Red Star. On 24 August 2020, he made his debut for the club in a 5–3 defeat to Bastia, scoring two goals and earning a penalty for his team.[6][2] After his performances in the first half of the season, for which he was described as a "revelation" of the Championnat National by several observers,[7] Durand earned a contract extension with Red Star lasting until the end of the 2022–23 season.[1]
On 30 August 2024, Durand scored his first Ligue 2 goal in a 4–3 victory over Guingamp.[8]
Honours
editRed Star
References
edit- ^ a b c Corby, Stéphane (1 December 2020). "Football : Le Red Star prolonge Damien Durand, la révélation du National". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Corby, Stéphane (3 December 2020). "National : l'ex-animateur de mairie qui brille chez les pros". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ Naizet, Matthieu (14 November 2020). "Damien Durand (Red Star), l'ailier virevoltant aux ascensions régulières". Foot Amateur (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Dieuze : "Luzenac repart en DHR"". Le Figaro (in French). 10 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Le brevet d'aptitude aux fonctions d'animateur (BAFA)". Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale et de la Jeunesse (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Red Star vs. Bastia". Soccerway. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Football : Damien Durand intéresse le Sporting". Corse Matin (in French). 13 May 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ Pruneta, Laurent (30 August 2024). "Guingamp-Red Star (3-4) : un match fou et une grosse performance pour les Audoniens". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Damien Durand at Soccerway