Damien Durand (born 16 September 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left winger for club Red Star.
Early life Durand's father Denis played in Bordeaux's youth academy alongside players such as Bixente Lizarazu and Christophe Dugarry.
Durand practiced judo in his childhood. As a green belt, he won the Essonne championship in the under 38 kg category.
Career Growing up in Chilly-Mazarin, Durand began playing senior football at a "very young" age with Morangis-Chilly in the Division d'Honneur Régionale (DHR), the seventh tier of French football at the time. In 2017, he signed for Les Ulis in the Championnat National 3, and in 2019, for Sainte-Geneviève in the Championnat National 2. Concurrently, Durand obtained a Brevet d'Aptitude aux Fonctions d'Animateur (BAFA), a qualification that enables individuals to lead activities for children and adolescents in camps or recreational centers. Up until 2020, he was employed by the town of Morangis, and hoped to pursue a career in the public sector.
In the summer of 2020, Durand signed a professional contract for Championnat National club Red Star. On 24 August 2020, he made his debut for the club in a 5–3 defeat to Bastia, scoring two goals and earning a penalty for his team. After his performances in the first half of the season, for which he was described as a "revelation" of the Championnat National by several observers, Durand earned a contract extension with Red Star lasting until the end of the 2022–23 season.
In the 2023–24 season, Durand finished as the Championnat National's joint top assist provider with eight assists as Red Star finished in first place and achieved promotion to Ligue 2. On 30 August 2024, he scored his first Ligue 2 goal in a 4–3 victory over Guingamp.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCO Les Ulis2017–18National 324200–2422018–19National 324300–243Total48500—485Sainte-Geneviève Sports2019–20National 220310–213Red Star2020–21National34941–38102021–22National31822–33102022–23National28531–3162023–24National30420–3242024–25Ligue 234720–3672025–26Ligue 222900–229Total17942134—19146Career total24750144–26154
Honours Red Star
Championnat National: 2023–24 Individual
Championnat National top assist provider: 2023–24
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