Jérémy Menez

Football player infobox
playername = Jérémy Menez


fullname = Jérémy Menez
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1987|5|7|21
cityofbirth = Longjumeau
countryofbirth = France
height = height|m=1.81
weight = 10st 3lbs
currentclub = AS Roma
clubnumber = 24
position = Striker, Attacking Midfielder
years = 2003–2006
2006–2008
2008-
clubs = FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
AS Monaco FC
AS Roma
caps(goals) = 55 0(7)
54 (14) 1 (0)
nationalyears = 2005- 2008-
nationalteam = France U-21 France B
nationalcaps(goals) = 1 (0)
pcupdate = November 18 2007
ntupdate = December 8 2007

Jérémy Menez (born May 7 1987 in Longjumeau) is a French football player who currently plays for AS Roma after signing in August 2008 from AS Monaco in Ligue 1. Able to ply his trade as a playmaker as well as a winger, he is noted for being the youngest ever scorer of a hat trick in Ligue 1, the youngest ever winner of Ligue 1's Player of the Month award and has sometimes been compared to Zinedine Zidane. Despite the nature of his position on the field he is more known for his dribbling and pace than his passing. Inter Milan had been keen on the player offering as much as 10 million euros for his services. However, Monaco was holding out for 15 million euros. [ [http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=529965 Goal.com - Transfer Zone - Monaco Raise Menez Asking Price ] ] .

At the beginning of the 2008/2009 season, AS Roma were linked heavily with the 21-year old Menez along with Liverpool F.C. midfielder Yossi Benayoun, Chelsea F.C.'s Florent Malouda and David Suazo from Inter Milan to replace the departing Amantino Mancini and Ludovic Giuly. On August 28th 2008, Jeremy Menez signed a 4-year deal with the Italian capital club.

Jeremy Menez chose the number 24 shirt, last worn by Roma legend "SuperMarco" Marco Delvecchio. In his first press conference as a Roma player, he stated that he wanted to imitate his number 24 predecessor, in reference to the many vital goals Delvecchio scored, particularly against bitter rivals SS Lazio.

Honours

* May 2004: European U-17 Champion
* June 2003: Golden Boot at the Tournoi de Salerne
* April 2003: Finalist in Tournoi de Montaigu
* November 2003: Winner of Tournoi du Val-de-Marne
* February 2005: Winner of the Meridian Cup in Egypt

References

External links

* [http://www.rlfoot.fr/Joueurs/MENEZ_Jeremy.htm Detailed stats of Jeremy Ménez with french national teams]