Dimitri Payet is a French playmaker of exquisite technique, celebrated for his dribbling, vision and mastery of the dead ball. He produced the finest football of his career at Marseille and during a memorable spell at West Ham, where his free-kicks and creativity made him a favourite.
A star of France’s run to the final of the 2016 European Championship on home soil, he built a reputation for the spectacular, scoring goals of rare imagination throughout his career.