Jimmy Briand

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jimmy Briand

| image = Lens - Girondins de Bordeaux (19-09-2020) 9.jpg

| caption = Briand with Bordeaux in 2020

| full_name = Jimmy Julien Briand{{cite web |url=https://www.verif.com/en/leaders/Jimmy-BRIAND-3344397/ |title=Jimmy Julien Briand |website=Verif |publisher=Altares-D&B |access-date=18 April 2025}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|8|2|df=y}}{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur18966.html |title=Jimmy Briand |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=24 September 2021 |language=fr}}

| birth_place = Vitry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, France

| height = 1.82 m

| position = Winger, striker

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = 1995–1998

| youthclubs1 = Ivry

| youthyears2 = 1998–2000

| youthclubs2 = CSF Brétigny

| youthyears3 = 2000–2001

| youthclubs3 = INF Clairefontaine

| youthyears4 = 2001–2002

| youthclubs4 = Rennes

| years1 = 2002–2005

| clubs1 = Rennes B

| caps1 = 50

| goals1 = 26

| years2 = 2002–2010

| clubs2 = Rennes

| caps2 = 169

| goals2 = 33

| years3 = 2010–2014

| clubs3 = Lyon

| caps3 = 110

| goals3 = 22

| years4 = 2014–2015

| clubs4 = Hannover 96

| caps4 = 29

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2015–2018

| clubs5 = Guingamp

| caps5 = 106

| goals5 = 30

| years6 = 2018–2022

| clubs6 = Bordeaux

| caps6 = 98

| goals6 = 17

| totalcaps = 405

| totalgoals = 131

| nationalyears1 = 2005–2006

| nationalteam1 = France U21

| nationalcaps1 = 23

| nationalgoals1 = 9

| nationalyears2 = 2008–2012

| nationalteam2 = France

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 0

}}

Jimmy Julien Briand (born 2 August 1985) is a French former professional footballer. He started his career as a striker, but was later used as a winger, playing in Ligue 1 for Rennes, Lyon, Guingamp and Bordeaux, as well as in the Bundesliga with Hannover 96 in a professional career lasting 20 years.

A graduate of the Clairefontaine academy, Briand was a France youth international at U21 level, and later made five appearances for the France senior national team from 2008 to 2012, making his debut on 11 October 2008 against Romania.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jimmy-briand/1473/|title=J. Briand|website=Soccerway}}

Club career

=Rennes=

File:Jimmy Briand 2008.jpg in 2008]]

Born in Vitry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, Briand began his career at Ivry, before joining CSF Brétigny. Thereafter, he was selected to attend the INF Clairefontaine. After finishing his stint at the INF Clairefontaine, Briand joined the youth academy of Ligue 1 club Rennes.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

While in Rennes' youth system, Briand won the Coupe Gambardella in 2003. He made his first team debut on 20 May 2003 during the 2002–03 Ligue 1 season, at the age of 17, in a Ligue 1 match against Paris Saint-Germain, coming on as a substitute and playing 25 minutes. The match finished 0–0.[http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2002/2003&code_evt=D1&code_jr_tr=J37&num_ordre=8 PSG v. Rennes Match Report] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206171317/http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/feuilleMatch.asp?saison=2002%2F2003&code_evt=D1&code_jr_tr=J37&num_ordre=8 |date=6 February 2009 }} Over the next two seasons, his play was limited to appearing in only 17 Ligue 1 matches and scoring just one Ligue 1 goal (his first ever), against Montpellier in a 4–0 victory.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

Briand finally broke into the first team for the 2005–06 season, appearing in 29 Ligue 1 matches and scoring three Ligue 1 goals to help Rennes finish in 7th position in the 2005-06 Ligue 1; they just missed qualifying for the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup by one spot. Over the next two years, he appeared in all but four of the club's Ligue 1 matches, due to his consistently good performances in competitive matches and his not sustaining injuries. Despite being linked to clubs outside France, Briand decided to stay with Rennes for the 2008–09 season, during which he scored a club-high eight Ligue 1 goals. On 26 March 2009, Briand ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, while training with the France national team.[http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11800_5102470,00.html Briand 'disaster' for Rennes] The injury required six months to heal. As a result, Briand only made his 2009–10 Ligue 1 season debut for Rennes on 29 October, in a Ligue 1 match against Monaco. He finished the 2009–10 season with 23 appearances, scoring five goals.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

=Lyon=

On 14 June 2010, Lyon president and chairman Jean-Michel Aulas announced that the club had signed Briand to a four-year contract effective on 1 July. The transfer fee was priced at €7.4 million.{{cite news |title=Striker Briand to join Lyon on four-year deal |url=http://football.uk.reuters.com/leagues/ligue1/news/2010/06/08/LDE6571X2.php |work=France Football |date=8 June 2010 |access-date=12 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120703170053/http://football.uk.reuters.com/leagues/ligue1/news/2010/06/08/LDE6571X2.php |archive-date=3 July 2012}}[http://www.olweb.fr/fr/Accueil/100007/Article/53402/Jimmy-Briand-est-lyonnais Jimmy Briand est lyonnais !] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611183558/http://www.olweb.fr/fr/Accueil/100007/Article/53402/Jimmy-Briand-est-lyonnais |date=11 June 2011 }} On 7 August 2010, he made his competitive debut for the club in a 0–0 home draw against Monaco, playing every minute of the match. On 18 February 2011, Briand scored an overhead bicycle kick goal in a 4–0 home win over Nancy.

=Hannover 96=

Bundesliga club Hannover 96 confirmed the signing of Briand on 22 August 2014.{{cite web|title=Hannover 96 verpflichtet Jimmy Briand |url=http://www.hannover96.de/CDA/aktuelles/alle-news/detailansicht/news/Hannover_96_verpflichtet_Offensivspieler_Jimmy_Briand.html |website=hannover96.de |publisher=Hannover 96 |access-date=25 March 2015 |language=de |date=22 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107234331/http://www.hannover96.de/CDA/aktuelles/alle-news/detailansicht/news/Hannover_96_verpflichtet_Offensivspieler_Jimmy_Briand.html |archive-date= 7 November 2014 }}

=Guingamp=

On 3 August 2015, Briand joined Guingamp on a two-year contract. On 17 May 2017, Briand extended his contract by two years, keeping him with the club until 30 June 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2017/jimmy-briand-to-sign-two-year-extension-with-ea-guingamp/|title = Jimmy Briand to sign two-year extension with EA Guingamp | Get French Football News}}

On 11 May 2018, Briand scored a goal from the penalty spot, his fifth goal in his last six Ligue 1 matches, in the 3–3 Ligue 1 home draw against Olympique de Marseille; it was also his 30th career Ligue 1 goal for Guingamp since joining them in August 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/thauvin-rescues-draw-for-10-man-marseille.htm|title=Thauvin rescues draw for 10-man Marseille|website=www.ligue1.com|date=11 May 2018}}

=Bordeaux=

On 10 August 2018, Briand joined Guingamp's Ligue 1 rivals, Bordeaux, on a two-year contract.{{cite news |title=Mercato. Jimmy Briand rejoint Bordeaux pour deux ans ! |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/transferts/mercato-jimmy-briand-rejoint-bordeaux-pour-deux-ans-5917995 |access-date=10 August 2018 |work=Ouest-France |date=10 August 2018 |language=fr}} He was released by Guingamp just three weeks before joining Bordeaux, with one year left on his contract with Guingamp. He had a "moral agreement" that he would not join another Ligue 1 club. Briand had secured a tentative deal to join Major League Soccer club Montreal Impact, but it fell through on 26 July 2018.{{cite news |title=French striker Jimmy Briand snubs Impact, refuses to sign MLS contract |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/soccer/mls/montreal-impact/french-striker-jimmy-briand-snubs-impact-refuses-to-sign-mls-contract |access-date=10 August 2018 |work=Montreal Gazette |date=26 July 2018}}

On 31 August 2019, Briand scored the equalizer for Bordeaux, in an 1–1 away draw against Lyon, to become only the second player to score in 15 different Ligue 1 seasons in the 21st century, following in the footsteps of Souleymane Camara.{{cite web|url=https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/bordeaux-hold-ten-man-ol.htm|title=Bordeaux hold ten-men OL|publisher=www.ligue1.com|date=31 August 2019}} On 25 October 2020, Briand scored his 100th Ligue 1 goal in a 2–0 win over Nîmes.{{Cite web |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/ligue-1-jimmy-briand-atteint-la-barre-des-100-buts-25-10-2020-8404929.php |title=Ligue 1 : Jimmy Briand atteint la barre des 100 buts |trans-title=Ligue 1: Jimmy Briand reaches the 100-goal mark |access-date=9 June 2022 |date=25 October 2020 |website=Le Parisien |language=fr}} In June 2022, he confirmed his departure from Bordeaux.{{Cite web |date=23 June 2022 |title=Official {{!}} Jimmy Briand leaves Bordeaux |url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2022/official-jimmy-briand-leaves-bordeaux/ |access-date=27 June 2022 |website=Get French Football News}}

Briand announced his retirement from playing in September 2022.{{cite news |title=Football. L'international français Jimmy Briand prend sa retraite |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/ligue-1/football-l-international-francais-jimmy-briand-prend-sa-retraite-70010ae4-2e2d-11ed-82ab-ca288831284e |access-date=23 March 2023 |work=Ouest France |date=7 September 2022 |language=French}}

International career

Briand played for the under-21 team from 2004 to 2006, scoring 9 goals in 25 appearances. He was a member of the French squad that participated in the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Championship helping France reach the semi-finals before losing to the Netherlands.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

Briand received his first call-up to the senior side in May 2007 for France's Euro 2008 qualification matches against Ukraine and Georgia. He would not make his debut in those matches. On 11 October 2008, Briand made his international debut, coming on as a substitute for Franck Ribéry in the 90th minute, against Romania, in a 2010 World Cup away qualifying match that ended in a 2–2 draw.

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup{{efn\|Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, DFB-Pokal}} !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{cite web\|title=Jimmy BRIAND - Football : la fiche de Jimmy BRIAND (Guingamp)\|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur18966.html\|website=L'Équipe\|access-date=5 January 2018\|language=fr}}
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="9"\|Rennes \|2002–03 \|Ligue 1 \|1	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	1	0
2003–04 \|Ligue 1 \|7	1	3	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	10	2
2004–05 \|Ligue 1 \|10	0	3	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	13	0
2005–06 \|Ligue 1 \|28	3	6	1	6	1	colspan="2"\|—	40	5
2006–07 \|Ligue 1 \|35	9	4	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	39	10
2007–08 \|Ligue 1 \|37	7	4	1	6	0	colspan="2"\|—	47	8
2008–09 \|Ligue 1 \|27	8	4	4	3	0	colspan="2"\|—	34	12
2009–10 \|Ligue 1 \|23	5	4	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	27	6
colspan="2"\|Total !168	33	26	8	15	1	0	0	211	42
rowspan="5"\|Lyon \|2010–11 \|Ligue 1 \|33	6	3	1	8	1	colspan="2"\|—	44	8
2011–12 \|Ligue 1 \|37	9	9	3	10	2	colspan="2"\|—	56	14
2012–13 \|Ligue 1 \|15	1	1	0	3	1	1{{efn\|Appearance in Trophée des Champions}}	1	20	3
2013–14 \|Ligue 1 \|25	6	5	2	10	1	colspan="2"\|—	40	9
colspan="2"\|Total !110	22	18	7	31	5	1	1	160	35
Hannover 96 \|2014–15 \|Bundesliga \|29	3	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	30	3
rowspan="4"\|Guingamp \|2015–16 \|Ligue 1 \|35	7	4	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	39	8
2016–17 \|Ligue 1 \|34	12	5	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	39	13
2017–18 \|Ligue 1 \|37	11	3	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	40	11
colspan="2"\|Total !106	30	12	2	0	0	0\|\|0	118	32
rowspan="5"\|Bordeaux \|2018–19 \|Ligue 1 \|35	7	4	1	7	3	colspan="2"\|—	46	11
2019–20 \|Ligue 1 \|22	7	4	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	26	8
2020–21 \|Ligue 1 \|24	1	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	25	1
2021–22 \|Ligue 1 \|17	2	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	19	2
colspan="2"\|Total !98	17	11	2	7	3	0	0	116	22
colspan="3"\|Career total !511	105	70	19	53	9	1	1	635	134

Honours

Lyon

Coupe de France: 2011–12{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
Trophée des Champions: 2012{{cite web|url=https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/post/2012/07/28/lyon-defeats-montpellier-penalties-take-2012-trophee-des-champions-red-bull-arena |title=Lyon Defeats Montpellier in Penalties To Take 2012 Trophee Des Champions At Red Bull Arena |publisher=newyorkredbulls.com |date=28 July 2012 |access-date=11 October 2020}}