Jérémy Victor Pied (born 23 February 1989) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Lyon

Born in

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, Pied made his

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debut for

Olympique Lyonnais Olympique Lyonnais (), commonly referred to as simply Lyon () or OL, is a French professional association football, football club based in Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. With origins dating back to 1899, they were founded in 1950 and p ...

on the opening day of the 2010–11 season against

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, coming on from the bench in the 76th minute for

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in a goalless draw. He made a first Ligue 1 start in the game against Valenciennes in week 5 and scored a headed goal in the 26th minute from

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's cross. The match ended 1–1 with Pied being named the man of the match by ''

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''. On 14 September 2010, he played his first

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match against

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, entering shortly after the hour mark, replacing

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, the goalscorer in the 1–0 victory. Pied's promising performances earned him the trust of

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and he started playing regularly starting matches or coming in from the bench. On 2 October 2010, he played the full match against Nancy and made an assist to the second goal of the match scored by Briand. Lyon eventually won the game 3–2. On 17 October 2010, Pied again made the starting lineup in a vital match against

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. After all four goals of the game were scored, he quickly picked up two yellow cards which saw him expelled from the game, but Lyon held on and won the game 3–1. On 14 November 2010, he volleyed the only goal of the match, and his second goal of the season, against

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's cross. On 3 December 2010, Olympique Lyonnais announced contract extension for Pied for two years until June 2014. Pied scored his third goal for Lyon in 4–0 victory over Nancy coming off the bench in the 69th minute and scoring a header from a

cross. He scored his first 2011–12 Ligue 1 season goal on 27 August 2011 against

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Nice

On 26 August 2012, Pied completed a move to Ligue 1 rivals

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, signing a four-year contract for €3 million transfer fee. He was loaned for the 2014–15 season to

En Avant de Guingamp En Avant Guingamp (, ), commonly referred to as EA Guingamp, EAG, or simply Guingamp (), is a French professional football club based in the commune of Guingamp, in France's Brittany region. The club was founded in 1912 and play in Ligue 2, ...

Southampton

On 1 August 2016, Pied rejoined manager

for the third time in his career when he signed a two-year deal with

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, joining on a free transfer. He made his Southampton debut as a substitute against

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on 13 August 2016. 12 days later, Pied suffered a knee injury that would keep him out for the rest of the season. Pied eventually returned to League action on 3 December 2017, when he played the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw at

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. At the end of the 2017–18 season, his contract with Southampton was not renewed.

Lille

In August 2018,

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Pied signed a two-year deal with

Career statistics

Honours

Lyon *

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: 2011–12 *

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Lille *

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*Trophée des Champions:

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pied, Jeremy 1989 births Living people Footballers from Grenoble French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers France men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Olympique Lyonnais players FC Metz players OGC Nice players En Avant Guingamp players Southampton F.C. players Lille OSC players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Premier League players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England French expatriate sportspeople in England 21st-century French sportsmen