Damien Fleury (born 1 February 1986) is a French professional ice hockey

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who currently plays for

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in the Ligue Magnus as well as the French national team.

Playing career

Fleury began his professional career in his native Ligue Magnus with his hometown team Drakkars de Caen. After tenures with

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and

of Grenoble, Fleury moved to

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in 2010 with VIK Västerås HK of the HockeyAllsvenskan. A year later, he moved to the top-tier

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with spells at Luleå HF and

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before moving back down to HockeyAllsvenskan with Södertälje SK. He also had a brief spell in

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's National League A with Lausanne HC. In 2014, Fleury returned to Sweden's top-tier league, now called the Swedish Hockey League, with Djurgårgens IF after a mid-season transfer from Finnish Liiga club, Sport. On 16 April 2015, Fleury signed a one-year contract to join German club, Schwenninger Wild Wings of the DEL for the 2015–16 season. He left the Wild Wings upon the conclusion of the 2015-16 season and was one of the first players to join the newest member of the Kontinental Hockey League, the Chinese team Kunlun Red Star. Fleury participated at the 2013 and

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as a member of the France men's national ice hockey team.

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* 1986 births Living people French ice hockey forwards Sportspeople from Caen Brûleurs de Loups players Djurgårdens IF Hockey players Drakkars de Caen players HC Kunlun Red Star players Lausanne HC players Lukko players Luleå HF players Ours de Villard-de-Lans players Schwenninger Wild Wings players Södertälje SK players Timrå IK players Vaasan Sport players VIK Västerås HK players {{France-icehockey-bio-stub