Andy Pelmard
{{Short description|French footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Andy Pelmard
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|3|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Nice, France
| height = 1.80 m{{cite web|url=https://www.fcb.ch/teams/1-mannschaft/spieler/andy-pelmard/ |title=Andy Pelmard |publisher=FC Basel |accessdate=2 September 2022}}
| position = Left-back
| currentclub = Las Palmas
| clubnumber = 6
| youthyears1 = 2007–2011
| youthclubs1 = ASBTP
| youthyears2 = 2011–2013
| youthclubs2 = ESS Nice
| youthyears3 = 2013–2019
| youthclubs3 = Nice
| years1 = 2017–2020
| clubs1 = Nice II
| caps1 = 37
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019–2022
| clubs2 = Nice
| caps2 = 33
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2021–2022
| clubs3 = → Basel (loan)
| caps3 = 33
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2022–2023
| clubs4 = Basel
| caps4 = 34
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2023–
| clubs5 = Clermont
| caps5 = 34
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2024
| clubs6 = → Lecce (loan)
| caps6 = 3
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2025–
| clubs7 = → Las Palmas (loan)
| caps7 = 4
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2017
| nationalteam1 = France U17
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam2 = France U18
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2019
| nationalteam3 = France U20
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2019
| nationalteam4 = France U21
| nationalcaps4 = 2
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 27 May 2025
| nationalteam-update = 5 June 2023
}}
Andy Joseph Pelmard (born 12 March 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Spanish {{Spanish football updater|Las Palmas}} club Las Palmas on loan from {{French football updater|Clermont}} club Clermont.{{Soccerway|477858}}
Club career
=Nice=
Pelmard made his professional debut with Nice in a 1–0 Ligue 1 loss to Amiens on 23 February 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerway.com/matches/2019/02/23/france/ligue-1/amiens-sporting-club-football/olympique-gymnaste-club-de-nice-cote-dazur/2792466/|title=Amiens SC vs. Nice - 23 February 2019 - Soccerway|website=www.soccerway.com}}
=Basel=
On 1 July 2021, Pelmard joined Basel's first team for their 2021–22 season under head coach Patrick Rahmen on a one-year loan. Pelmard played his debut for his new club in the second qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League, a home game in the St. Jakob-Park on 22 July 2021 as Basel won 3–0 against Partizani Tirana.{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | date = 22 July 2021 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/matchcenter/startcenter/60f1af69e866e926aba154c2/2021-FCB_-_FK_Partizani | title = 3:0 gegen Partizani – klarer Sieg zum Saisonauftakt | format = | work = 3:0 against Partizani – clear victory to start the season | language = de | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | access-date = 2021-07-22}} Three days later, on 25 July, he played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game in the Letzigrund, Zürich, as Basel won 2–0 against Grasshopper Club.{{cite web | first = | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | author-link = | date = 25 July 2021 | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/saison/spiele?command=detail&id=31620 | title = Grasshopper Club - FC Basel 0:2 (0:0) | format = | work = | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | access-date = 2021-07-25}} In that season Pelmard played 33 of the team's 36 league matches, missing two due to injury and one due to a suspension. On 4 February 2022, Basel exercised the purchase option in their loan contract and signed Pelmard on a definite basis with a three-and-a-half-year contract until the summer of 2025.{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | date = 4 February 2022 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/fcb-verpflichtet-pelmard-und-ndoye-definitiv | title = Der FCB Verpflichtet Andy Pelmard und Dan Ndoye Definitiv | format = | work = FCB signs Andy Pelmard and Dan Ndoye on a definite basis | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | language = de | access-date = 2022-02-04}}
In Basel's 2022–23 season, under new head coach Alexander Frei and later Heiko Vogel, Pelmard was again a regular in the starting eleven, playing 34 of the 36 league games. In the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League Basel advanced as far as the semi-finals, but here they were defeated by Fiorentina. Nevertheless, the player decided to move on.{{cite web | first = | last = FC Basel 1893 | author-link = | date = 12 July 2023 | url = https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/pelmard-zu-clermont-foot/ | title = Andy Pelmard wechselt zu Clermont Foot | format = | work = | publisher = FC Basel 1893 AG | language = de | trans-title = Andy Pelmard joins Clermont Foot | access-date = 2023-07-12}} During his time with the club, Pelmard played a total of 116 games for Basel without scoring a goal. 67 of these games were in the Swiss Super League, six in the Swiss Cup, 32 in the UEFA Conference League and 11 were friendly games.{{cite web | first = | last = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | authorlink = | year = 2023 | url = https://www.fcb-archiv.ch/spieler?command=detail&id=10226 | title = Andy Pelmard - FCB statistics | format = | work = | publisher = Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” | accessdate = 2023-07-12}}
=Clermont=
On 12 July 2023, Pelmard returned to France to sign for Ligue 1 club Clermont on a four-year deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.clermontfoot.com/andy-pelmard-nouveau-renfort-defensif/|title=ANDY PELMARD, NOUVEAU RENFORT DÉFENSIF|trans-title=ANDY PELMARD, NEW DEFENSIVE REINFORCEMENT|language=French|website=www.clermontfoot.com|date=12 July 2023|accessdate=12 July 2023}}
==Loan to Lecce==
On 14 August 2024, Pelmard was loaned to Lecce in Italy.{{cite web|publisher=Lecce|url=https://www.uslecce.it/news/503011773958/presentato-andy-pelmard|title=Presentato Andy Pelmard|trans-title=Andy Pelmard Presented|date=14 August 2024|access-date=20 August 2024|language=it}} In December that year, he was fined and had his driver's license suspended after driving the wrong way in the city and testing positive for alcohol following the club's Christmas dinner. The club condemned his actions, excluded him from the first team, in addition to further disciplinary measures.{{cite web |url=https://www.ilmessaggero.it/en/lecce_footballer_andy_pelmard_faces_disciplinary_action_after_driving_incident-8552861.html?refresh_ce |title=Lecce Footballer Andy Pelmard Faces Disciplinary Action After Driving Incident |publisher=Il Messaggero |date=21 December 2024 }}
==Loan to Las Palmas==
After his loan at Lecce was cut short, Pelmard joined La Liga club Las Palmas in January 2025 on a loan with an option to buy.{{cite web |url=https://www.udlaspalmas.es/en/news/andy-pelmard-nuevo-jugador-de-la-ud-las-palmas |title=Andy Pelmard, new UD Las Palmas player|publisher=UD Las Palmas |date=20 January 2025}}
International career
Pelmard is a youth international for France, having represented the France U17s at the 2017 U17 Euros and the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/La-france-au-mondial-u17-avec-geubbels-et-isidor/836103|title=La France au Mondial U17 avec Geubbels et Isidor|website=L'ÉQUIPE}}{{cite web|title=Les dix-huit joueurs pour l'Euro 2017|url=https://www.fff.fr/articles/equipes-de-france-1/details-articles/175692-la-liste-de-lionel-rouxel|website=Fédération Française de Football|language=fr}}
Personal life
Pelmard is of Guadeloupean descent{{Cite web|url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/carte-joueurs-ultramarins-ligue-1-saison-2019-2020-743631.html|title=[CARTE] Les joueurs ultramarins de Ligue 1 pour la saison 2019-2020|website=Outre-mer la 1ère}} and Malagasy descent through his mother.{{Cite web|url=https://madagascar-foot-actu.webnode.fr/l/quel-avenir-en-defense-pour-les-barea/|title=Quel avenir en défense pour les barea ? :: Madagascar foot actu|website=madagascar-foot-actu.webnode.fr}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 2 November 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de France, Swiss Cup and Coppa Italia}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Nice B
|16 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19
|National 2 |18 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20
|3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!37||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||37||0 | ||||||||
| rowspan="4"|Nice
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
|0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|Ligue 1 |10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
|0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|Ligue 1 |19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4{{efn|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Basel
|33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13{{efn|name=UCoL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League}} | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
| 2022–23
|Swiss Super League |34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19{{efn|name=UCoL}} | 0 | 58 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!67 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 105 | 0 | |
| Clermont
|Ligue 1 |34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 36 | 0 | ||
| Lecce (loan)
|3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 4 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!174 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 221 | 0 |
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References
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External links
- [https://www.ogcnice.com/en/equipes/pros/effectif/joueur/2121/pelmard OGC Nice Profile]
- {{FFF player}}
{{UD Las Palmas squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Nice
Category:French people of Guadeloupean descent
Category:French sportspeople of Malagasy descent
Category:Black French sportspeople
Category:French men's footballers
Category:France men's youth international footballers
Category:France men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Clermont Foot players
Category:UD Las Palmas players
Category:Championnat National 2 players
Category:Championnat National 3 players
Category:Swiss Super League players
Category:French expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain