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French footballer (born 1995)

Damien Durand
Durand with Red Star in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-09-16) 16 September 1995 (age 29)
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)

Damien Durand (born 16 September 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Ligue 2 club Red Star.

Early life

Durand's father Denis played in Bordeaux's youth academy alongside players such as Bixente Lizarazu and Christophe Dugarry.

Durand practiced judo in his childhood. As a green belt, he won the Essonne championship in the under 38 kg category.

Career

Growing up in Chilly-Mazarin, Durand began playing senior football at a "very young" age with Morangis-Chilly in the Division d'Honneur Régionale (DHR), the seventh tier of French football at the time. In 2017, he signed for Les Ulis in the Championnat National 3, and in 2019, for Sainte-Geneviève in the Championnat National 2. Concurrently, Durand obtained a Brevet d'Aptitude aux Fonctions d'Animateur (BAFA), a qualification that enables individuals to lead activities for children and adolescents in camps or recreational centers. Up until 2020, he was employed by the town of Morangis, and hoped to pursue a career in the public sector.

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. 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, Durand earned a contract extension with Red Star lasting until the end of the 2022–23 season.

In the 2023–24 season, Durand finished as the Championnat National's joint top assist provider with eight assists as Red Star finished in first place and achieved promotion to Ligue 2. On 30 August 2024, he scored his first Ligue 2 goal in a 4–3 victory over Guingamp.

Honours

Red Star

Individual

  • Championnat National top assist provider: 2023–24

References

  1. ^ Corby, Stéphane (1 December 2020). "Football : Le Red Star prolonge Damien Durand, la révélation du National". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  2. ^ Corby, Stéphane (3 December 2020). "National : l'ex-animateur de mairie qui brille chez les pros". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  3. Naizet, Matthieu (14 November 2020). "Damien Durand (Red Star), l'ailier virevoltant aux ascensions régulières". Foot Amateur (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  4. "Dieuze : "Luzenac repart en DHR"". Le Figaro (in French). 10 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  5. "Le brevet d'aptitude aux fonctions d'animateur (BAFA)". Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale et de la Jeunesse (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  6. "Red Star vs. Bastia". Soccerway. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  7. "Football : Damien Durand intéresse le Sporting". Corse Matin (in French). 13 May 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  8. ^ Le Brech, Philippe (5 August 2024). "National. Buteurs, passeurs… les stats 2023-2024 !". Foot Amateur (in French). Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. Damien Durand at Soccerway
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