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Once in Réunion...
A thread about never giving up
A thread about never giving up
A King was born...
His early life:
His early life:
Dimitri Payet at 13 on TV after arriving on the mainland at Le Havre: “My dream is to reach the French national team”
Why fit in when you can be different?
Wiki: “While at Le Havre, Payet endured a tumultuous four years. While training at the club, he was accused of having a difficult character and displaying a lack of motivation. It ultimately led to Payet returning to Réunion to play for Excelsior”
Payet at Excelsior
Payet at Excelsior
“He was signed by Nantes who sought to give the player another opportunity to prove himself on the mainland. Payet signed a two-year amateur deal with the club. [...] Nantes had the option to terminate his contract every 6 months...
He had to work to survive at Nantes
![“He was signed by Nantes who sought to give the player another opportunity to prove himself on the mainland. Payet signed a two-year amateur deal with the club. [...] Nantes had the option to terminate his contract every 6 months...He had to work to survive at Nantes](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EjpbBYBWoAAbQfb.jpg "“He was signed by Nantes who sought to give the player another opportunity to prove himself on the mainland. Payet signed a two-year amateur deal with the club. [...] Nantes had the option to terminate his contract every 6 months...He had to work to survive at Nantes")
![“He was signed by Nantes who sought to give the player another opportunity to prove himself on the mainland. Payet signed a two-year amateur deal with the club. [...] Nantes had the option to terminate his contract every 6 months...He had to work to survive at Nantes](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EjpbBXJWsAciPkJ.jpg "“He was signed by Nantes who sought to give the player another opportunity to prove himself on the mainland. Payet signed a two-year amateur deal with the club. [...] Nantes had the option to terminate his contract every 6 months...He had to work to survive at Nantes")
![“He was signed by Nantes who sought to give the player another opportunity to prove himself on the mainland. Payet signed a two-year amateur deal with the club. [...] Nantes had the option to terminate his contract every 6 months...He had to work to survive at Nantes](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EjpbBXZWsAAzZ32.jpg "“He was signed by Nantes who sought to give the player another opportunity to prove himself on the mainland. Payet signed a two-year amateur deal with the club. [...] Nantes had the option to terminate his contract every 6 months...He had to work to survive at Nantes")
He had to work to survive at Nantes
After his breakthrough at Nantes who got relegated, he signed with the second biggest club in France.
He played for Saint-Etienne from 2007 until 2011.
Then Lille from 2011 to 2013.
He finally earned his move to the biggest club in France and played there from 2013 to 2015.
He played for Saint-Etienne from 2007 until 2011.
Then Lille from 2011 to 2013.
He finally earned his move to the biggest club in France and played there from 2013 to 2015.
After many years and multiple individual awards in France he then signed for West Ham in 2015 due to financial issues at OM.
Premier League fans surely remember his time in London
He was even voted 17th for the Ballon d’Or in 2016.
Premier League fans surely remember his time in London
He was even voted 17th for the Ballon d’Or in 2016.
Or maybe you remember his Euro 2016 performances?
In 2017 he returned to the club of his heart where has played ever since.
And there’s still more to come 
