Jessy Pi (born 24 September 1993) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Career

Pi made his

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debut on 1 September 2013 in

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's 2–1 away win against

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. He replaced an injured

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after only nine minutes. He had a contract till June 2017. On 27 June 2014, Pi was loaned to the

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side

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for the 2014–15 season. He was loaned to

Troyes AC Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne (ESTAC), commonly known as Troyes, is a football in France, French professional association football club based in Troyes that competes in Ligue 2. It plays its home matches at the Stade de l'Aube. Foun ...

for a second season on 20 July 2015. On 21 June 2016, Pi agreed to a four-year contract with

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. On 29 June 2019, Pi signed a two-year contract with

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. On 12 July 2021, he moved to

Dijon Dijon (, ; ; in Burgundian language (Oïl), Burgundian: ''Digion'') is a city in and the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Côte-d'Or Departments of France, department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in eas ...

on a two-year deal.

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* 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Manosque Footballers from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players AS Monaco FC players ES Troyes AC players Toulouse FC players Stade Brestois 29 players Stade Malherbe Caen players Dijon FCO players US Avranches players French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Monaco Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub