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

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who plays as a forward for RFC Liège.

Career

Clermont and Moulins

Perbet was born in

Le Puy-en-Velay Le Puy-en-Velay (, literally ''Le Puy in Velay''; oc, Lo Puèi de Velai ) is the prefecture of the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France. Located near the river Loire, the city is famous for its c ...

, Haute-Loire. He finished his youth graduation with hometown's Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne, joining

Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship by Balkrishna Industries, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue ...

side

Clermont Foot Clermont Foot 63 ( Occitan: ''Clarmont d'Auvèrnhe''; commonly referred to as Clermont Foot or simply Clermont) is a French association football club based in Clermont-Ferrand. The first incarnation of the club was formed in 1911 and the curre ...

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 FC Rouen; 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

Championnat National The Championnat de France National ( en, French National Championship), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, ...

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

Auvergne Auvergne (; ; oc, label= Occitan, Auvèrnhe or ) is a former administrative region in central France, comprising the four departments of Allier, Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal and Haute-Loire. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region Au ...

side, scoring 23 goals in only 31 appearances, and finishing the season as a topscorer alongside Jawad El Hajri of US Boulogne. Despite Perbet's contribution, Moulins finished the season 19th, and was subsequently relegated.

Strasbourg and loans

On 30 May 2006, Perbet joined

RC Strasbourg Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace (commonly known as RC Strasbourg, Racing Straßburg, RCSA, RCS, or simply Strasbourg; Alsatian: ''Füeßbàllmànnschàft Vu Stroßburri'') is a French association football club founded in 1906, based in the c ...

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 ( , , ; wa, Tchålerwè ) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. By 1 January 2008, the total population of Charleroi was 201,593.

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

Ligue 1 Ligue 1, officially known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the French football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. ...

. On 14 July, Perbet joined Angers SCO, 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

Austrian Bundesliga The Austrian Football Bundesliga (german: Österreichische Fußball-Bundesliga, italic=no , "Austrian Football Federal League"), also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the Austrian football league system. Th ...

team

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; however, nothing came of it.

Belgium

On 8 July 2008, Perbet moved to

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side Tubize. 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

Lokeren Lokeren () is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders, and belongs to the Waasland, also called ''Land van Waas'', of which it is the second most important city after Sint-Niklaas. The city, located on the river ...

for a rumoured

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

Mechelen Mechelen (; french: Malines ; traditional English name: MechlinMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical contex ...

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

Mons Mons (; German and nl, Bergen, ; Walloon and pcd, Mont) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the province of Hainaut, Belgium. Mons was made into a fortified city by Count Baldwin IV of Hainaut in the 12th century. T ...

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 Sint-Truiden on 13 August) during the season.

Villarreal

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

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Vila-real Club de Futbol, S.A.D.), usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or simply Villarreal, is a professional football club based in Villarreal, in the Castellón province of eastern Spain, ...

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 Segunda División, holding home matches at the ...

. 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 in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El 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 on a two-year contract in 2021.

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