Jérémy Fabrice Balmy (born 19 April 1994) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for Championnat National 2 club Alès.

Club career

Balmy began his career with

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, and went on trial at a number of English teams including Brighton & Hove Albion, Norwich City,

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and Notts County, before joining the latter in August 2013. He made his professional debut on 24 August 2013, in a 1–0 defeat against

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. Balmy joined

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on 9 February 2015, on a short-term deal. He was loaned to Oxford City of the Conference North in March. Following a trial with Swindon Town, Balmy signed for the club on an initial one-year contract. He was suspended by the club in April 2016 alongside

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and Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill, after pictures emerged on social media of the trio inhaling nitrous oxide gas. In October 2016, Balmy returned to Le Havre to join their reserve squad.

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* * 1994 births Living people French men's footballers Men's association football forwards Le Havre AC players Notts County F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players ESM Gonfreville players Trélissac-Antonne Périgord FC players FC Mantois 78 players Olympique Alès players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players English Football League players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England French expatriate sportspeople in England {{Olympique Alès squad