Jérémy Louis Perbet (born 12 December 1984) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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. He is currently unemployed after most recently playing for RCS Braine in the

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Career

Clermont and Moulins

Perbet was born in

Le Puy-en-Velay Le Puy-en-Velay (, ; , before 1988: ''Le Puy'') is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Loire Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region of south-central France. Located near the rive ...

Haute-Loire Haute-Loire (; or ''Naut Leir''; English: Upper Loire) is a landlocked department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France. Named after the Loire River, it is surrounded by the departments of Loire, Ardèche, Lozère, Canta ...

. He finished his youth graduation with his hometown's

Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne Le Puy-en-Velay Football 43 Auvergne (; commonly referred to as Le Puy) is a French football club based in Le Puy-en-Velay in the Auvergne region. It competes in the Championnat National 2, the fourth tier of French football. History The club w ...

, joining

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side

Clermont Foot Clermont Foot 63 (Occitan: ''Clarmont d'Auvèrnhe''; commonly referred to as Clermont Foot) is a French professional football club based in Clermont-Ferrand, France. It competes in Ligue 2. The first incarnation of the club was formed in 1911 and ...

in the summer of 2003. On 2 August 2003, he made his professional debut, playing the last ten minutes in a 0–0 home draw against

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; his first professional goal came on 27 September, netting the game's only in a home success over

FC Gueugnon Football Club Gueugnonnais (commonly called Gueugnon ) is a French association football club based in Gueugnon, Burgundy. The club was formed in 1940 and plays its home matches at the Stade Jean Laville located within the city. The club has ...

. Perbet finished his first season with 26 league appearances and 4 goals. In the 2004–05 season, Clermont finished 18th, only one point above relegation, and despite the club reaching the quarter-finals in both

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and

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, Perbet's contribution was limited, only finding the net five times in 32 matches, rarely being a starter. In August 2005, after appearing two times for Clermont during the season, Perbet joined

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side

AS Moulins Académie Sportive Moulins Football, commonly known as AS Moulins or simply Moulins, is a French football club based in Moulins. The club was founded in 1927 as Association Sportive Moulins Football 03 Auvergne, and was reborn under the current ...

. He found a goalscoring touch during his one-season spell at the

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side, scoring 23 goals in only 31 appearances, and finishing the season as a top scorer alongside Jawad El Hajri of

US Boulogne Union Sportive de Boulogne-sur-Mer Côte d'Opale (commonly referred to as US Boulogne, USBCO or frequently, simply Boulogne) is a French association football club based in the commune of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The club was founded in 1898 and cur ...

. Despite Perbet's contribution, Moulins finished the season 19th and was relegated.

Strasbourg and loans

On 30 May 2006, Perbet joined

RC Strasbourg Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace, commonly known as RC Strasbourg (, ; RCS) or simply just Racing, is a French professional association football club founded in 1906 and based in the city of Strasbourg, Alsace. It became a professional club in ...

in a three-year deal. He made his debut in a pre-season friendly against

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, netting the last of a 2–0 success. However, he was sparingly used during the campaign (seven games, one goal), and was assigned to the reserves in the fourth division. On 5 January 2007, Perbet moved to

Charleroi Charleroi (, , ; ) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is the largest city in both Hainaut and Wallonia. The city is situated in the valley of the Sambre, in the south-west of Belgium, not ...

on loan until the end of the season. After helping the Belgian side finish 5th by scoring six goals in 13 matches, he returned to his parent club, freshly promoted to

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. On 14 July, Perbet joined

Angers SCO Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest, commonly referred to as Angers SCO (), is a French professional football club based in Angers in Pays de la Loire in western France. The club was founded in 1919 and plays in Ligue 1, the first division of Foot ...

, also in a temporary deal. After only appearing 11 times and without scoring, he returned to Strasbourg. In January 2008, due to Perbet's limited playing time, he was linked with a move to

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team

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; however, nothing came of it.

Belgium

On 8 July 2008, Perbet moved to

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side

Tubize Tubize (; ) is a municipality and city of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006 Tubize had a total population of 22,335. The total area is 32.66 km2 which gives a population density of 684 inhabita ...

. In his first season he scored 13 goals in 31 appearances, but could not prevent his side's relegation; in his second, Perbet maintained his goalscoring touch, netting 11 goals in 16 matches. On 7 January 2010, Perbet moved back to the top level, signing a two-and-a-half-year deal with

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for a rumored

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350,000 fee. He appeared ten times in 2009–10, scoring against

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on 17 April. In late July, Perbet suffered a knee injury which left him sidelined for some of the 2010–11 season. On 5 January 2011, Perbet joined

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on loan until the end of the season. He was a key offensive unit during the promotion campaign, scoring 14 goals in 14 matches. On 3 August, he signed a three-year permanent deal with Mons, netting a career-best 28 goals (22 in the league, including a

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against

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on 13 August) during the season.

Villarreal

On 25 January 2013, Perbet moved teams and countries again, joining

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D., usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Villarreal, in the Province of Castellón, Castellón province of easte ...

on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut on 9 February, starting and scoring twice in a 3–0 home win over

SD Ponferradina Sociedad Deportiva Ponferradina, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Ponferrada, in the El Bierzo region, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 7 June 1922, it plays in Primera Federación - Group 1, holding home ma ...

. He finished the season with 11 goals in 18 matches, as the ''Amarillos'' returned to

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at first attempt. On 7 July, Villarreal exercised the buyout option and signed Perbet until 2016, for a rumoured €1.4 million fee. He made his debut in the Spanish top flight on 24 August, playing the entire second half in a 2–1 home success over

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; his first top flight goal came seven days later, the first of a 3–0 win at

CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club based in Pamplona, Navarre. It was founded on 24 October 1920 and plays in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. The team's ...

Istanbul Başakşehir

On 8 July 2014, Perbet signed a three-year deal with

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, freshly promoted to

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RFC Liège

Perbet joined

RFC Liège Royal Football Club de Liège (more commonly known as RFC Liège) is a professional football club based in Liège, capital of Liège Province, Belgium. The team currently play in Challenger Pro League, the second tier in Belgian football. It ...

on a two-year contract in 2021.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perbet, Jeremy 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Le Puy-en-Velay Footballers from Haute-Loire French men's footballers Men's association football forwards Clermont Foot players RC Strasbourg Alsace players Royal Charleroi S.C. players K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players R.A.E.C. Mons (1910) players Angers SCO players Royale Union Tubize-Braine players Villarreal CF players İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. players Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne players AS Moulins players K.A.A. Gent players Club Brugge KV players K.V. Kortrijk players Oud-Heverlee Leuven players RFC Liège players Sint-Eloois-Winkel Sport players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players La Liga players Segunda División players TFF 1. Lig players French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Spain French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey 21st-century French sportsmen