Jérémy Perbet

Clermont and Moulins

Perbet was born in Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire. He finished his youth graduation with his hometown's Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne, joining Ligue 2 side Clermont Foot 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. 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 Coupe de la Ligue and Coupe de France, 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 side AS Moulins. He found a goalscoring touch during his one-season spell at the Auvergne side, scoring 23 goals in only 31 appearances, and finishing the season as a top scorer alongside Jawad El Hajri of US Boulogne. Despite Perbet's contribution, Moulins finished the season 19th and was relegated.

Strasbourg and loans

On 30 May 2006, Perbet joined RC Strasbourg in a three-year deal. He made his debut in a pre-season friendly against Bayern Munich, netting the last of a 2–0 success. However, he was sparingly used during the campaign (seven games, one goal), and was assigned to…