Dimitri Payet

Florent Dimitri Payet (born 29 March 1987) is a French footballer that plays for English club West Ham and the France national team, primarily as an attacking midfielder.

He was born on the island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean, where he played for local clibs Saint-Philippe and Saint-Pierroise before joining Le Havre in mainland France, where he spent four years before he returned to Réunion to play for AS Excelsior. He joined Nantes in 2005, and after a successful two seasons, he moved to Saint-Étienne on a four year contract. In June 2011, he joined defending Ligue 1 champions Lille on a four year contract. After two seasons, he moved to Marseille for a fee of €11 million. He signed a five year contract for an undisclosed fee to join Premier League club West Ham on 26 June 2015.