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Dimitri Payet

1987 - Today

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Dimitri Payet (French pronunciation: [dimitʁi pajɛt]; born 29 March 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. A set-piece specialist known for his accurate, bending free kicks, he primarily plays as an attacking midfielder, and is described as a player who is "blessed with terrific technique and dribbling skills". Payet was born on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean, where he began his career playing for local clubs Saint-Philippe and Saint-Pierroise. In 1999, he moved to metropolitan France, joining Le Havre. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dimitri Payet is the 1,811th most popular soccer player (down from 1,138th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Réunion (down from 7th in 2019) and the most popular Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Dimitri Payet ranks 1,811 out of 21,273. Before him are David Johnson, Martim Mércio da Silveira, Zinho, Thomas Bickel, Ado, and Dominique Baratelli. After him are Horst Blankenburg, Gabriele Oriali, Hiroyuki Sakashita, Jesús Garay, José Peseiro, and Rafael Martín Vázquez.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Dimitri Payet ranks 48. Before him are Alex Pereira, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Asmir Begović, Mousa Dembélé, Eder, and Samir Nasri. After him are Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Liu Yifei, Henry Golding, Gervinho, Jan Vertonghen, and Lee Seung-gi.

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In Réunion

Among people born in Réunion, Dimitri Payet ranks 9 out of 16. Before him are Leconte de Lisle (1818), Ambroise Vollard (1866), Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais (1796), Raymond Barre (1924), Edmond Albius (1829), and Évariste de Parny (1753). After him are Jackson Richardson (1969), Daniel Narcisse (1979), Florent Sinama Pongolle (1984), Guillaume Hoarau (1984), Laurent Robert (1975), and Stéphen Boyer (1996).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Réunion

Among soccer players born in Réunion, Dimitri Payet ranks 1. After him are Florent Sinama Pongolle (1984), Guillaume Hoarau (1984), Laurent Robert (1975), Ronny Rodelin (1989), and Zacharie Boucher (1992).

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