Jérémy Obin (born 5 March 1993) is a French

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays for and captains Belgian club Sint-Eloois-Winkel. He plays as either a

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Career

Born in

Lille Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...

, Obin began his career playing for hometown club

. After failing to establish himself as a professional at Lille, in June 2011, Obin signed a two-year trainee contract with

Derby du Nord The Derby du Nord (, ) is a football rivalry contested between French clubs Lille OSC and RC Lens, two of the region's most successful clubs. Both clubs are located in northern France, though in different departments: Lille in the Nord and Lens ...

rivals Valenciennes. He made his professional debut on 31 August 2011 in a 3–2

Coupe de la Ligue The Coupe de la Ligue (), known outside France as the French League Cup, was a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel. The tournament was established in 1993 and, unlike the Coupe de France ...

defeat away to

Dijon Dijon (, ; ; in Burgundian language (Oïl), Burgundian: ''Digion'') is a city in and the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Côte-d'Or Departments of France, department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in eas ...

appearing as an injury time substitute. Obin is a France youth international having represented his nation at all levels for which he has been eligible. He served as

captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police depa ...

at under-17 and under-18 level and represent the former team at the 2010 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Obin, Jeremy Living people 1993 births French men's footballers Footballers from Lille Men's association football defenders Valenciennes FC players RWS Bruxelles players K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen players Challenger Pro League players France men's youth international footballers Sint-Eloois-Winkel Sport players 21st-century French sportsmen