Jérémy Taravel (born 17 April 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a

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Career

Jérémy Taravel began his career as a professional footballer at the second team of Lille after working his way up from the youth academy. A loan spell at Troyes AC in 2008 was unsuccessful as he did not manage a single appearance but the next year, on 2 January 2009, he was loaned to Belgian side

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. For a period while on loan, Taravel was consistently a starter in the first team; Zulte Waregem exercised their buy option included in the deal and signed him on a permanent basis from Lille. On 24 June 2010, Taravel signed a three-year contract with Belgian side K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen, transferring from Zulte Waregem. Over the next three and a half years at Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen, he amassed 125 appearances and scored 25 goals. His consistent performances at Lokeren persuaded Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb to acquire Taravel for €1.6 million in January 2014. Taravel made just one appearance for Dinamo Zagreb that season, in a 2–1 home win over RNK Split due to a severe knee ligaments injury in training which ruled him out for the rest of the season. With dwindling performances due to injuries, Taravel transferred to Belgian side Gent in August 2016 for €500,000 fee. He failed to meet the expectations during the 2016–17 season which prompted a loan move to Swiss side FC Sion in February 2017. Taravel joined Cercle Brugge in August 2017; on 13 August 2021, he joined Mouscron on a one-year deal with an option for extension.

Personal life

Taravel is the older brother of

Nicolas Taravel Nicolas Taravel (born 13 October 1994) is a French professional footballer who currently plays for FK Sūduva as a defender. Professional career A youth product of Dijon FCO, Taravel spent his early career abroad with Dinamo Zagreb II in Croat ...

, who is also a professional footballer.

Honours

Lokeren * Belgian Cup: 2011–12

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* 1987 births Living people French men's footballers French expatriate men's footballers K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players US Créteil-Lusitanos players Lille OSC players S.V. Zulte Waregem players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players K.A.A. Gent players FC Sion players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players Royal Excel Mouscron players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Croatian Football League players Swiss Super League players INF Clairefontaine players French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Men's association football defenders People from Vincennes Footballers from Val-de-Marne {{france-footy-defender-1980s-stub