Damien Plessis

Personal information
Full name	Damien Plessis
Date of birth	5 March 1988 (1988-03-05) (age 21)
Place of birth	Neuville-aux-Bois, France
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Liverpool
Number	28
Youth career
0000–2002	FCO Saint-Jean-de-la-Ruelle
2002–2003	Châteauroux
2003–2006	Lyon
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps (Gls)†
2006–2007	Lyon	0 (0)
2007–	Liverpool	3 (0)
National team‡
2004-2005	France U-17	6 (1)
2005-2006	France U-18	2 (2)
2006-2007	France U-19	9 (0)
2008	France U-20	3 (0)
2008	France U-21	1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:49, 9 September 2008 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:38, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Damien Plessis (born 5 March 1988 in Neuville-aux-Bois, France) is a French footballer of Réunionais origin ^[1], currently playing for Liverpool.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Liverpool 2 International 3 Statistics 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Career

Plessis plays as a holding midfielder, and started his career at Olympique Lyonnais.^[2]

[edit] Liverpool

Plessis signed a three-year contract for Liverpool on the last day of the transfer window in August 2007 and initially played for the reserve team. Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez said of Plessis after having signed him, "He is a good player, big and strong, and we're sure he'll do well for us. He's only a young boy with plenty of time to work on his game but it depends on his progress how quickly he can force his way into the first team". Plessis made his debut for Liverpool on 5 April 2008 in the 1–1 away draw against Arsenal F.C.^[3]. Rafa Benítez described his performance by saying "Today was the debut for Damien Plessis. We knew when we signed him that he was a good player. He's played really well for the reserves, and to play as well as he did today in this stadium, it shows we are going in the right direction."^[4]

Plessis was given the new number 28 shirt for the start of the 2008–2009 season as formal recognition of his part in the first team squad once worn by Steven Gerrard when he was breaking into the Liverpool first team.^[5] He made his first performance for the season against Standard Liege in the UEFA Champions League. This game also marked his debut in the competition. He also started the first match of the season against Sunderland F.C. but he only played 45 minutes because of a knock and fellow midfielder Xabi Alonso came on to replace him.^[6]

On 23 September 2008, Plessis played the Carling Cup game against Crewe Alexandra, where he captained the side over experienced players such as Sami Hyypiä.^[7] He scored his first senior goal for the club in a Carling Cup match against Tottenham Hotspur on 12 November 2008.^[8]

Plessis signed an extension to his Liverpool contract, in October 2009, that will keep him at Anfield until 2012.^[9]

[edit] International

Plessis has played for the French Under-19 team, at the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, reaching the semifinal.^[10]

Plessis made his debut as a substitute for the French Under 21's on 6 September 2008

[edit] Statistics

Correct as of 30 October, 2009

All-Time Club Performance

		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Liverpool (Premier League)	2007–08	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2008–09	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	5	1
	2009–10	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Liverpool total		3	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	8	1
Career totals		3	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	8	1

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Liverpoolfc.tv profile
• Damien Plessis career stats at Soccerbase
• LFChistory.net player profile
• This Is Anfield Player Profile
• ESPN Profile

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