Jonathan Biabiany
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Jonathan Ludovic Biabiany (born 28 April 1988 in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

) is a French footballer who currently plays as a winger or striker for Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...

 club Parma
Parma F.C.
Parma Football Club , commonly referred to as just Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia–Romagna that will compete in Serie A for the 2011–12 season, having finished in twelfth position last season. Founded as Verdi Foot Ball Club in July 1913, the club changed its...

 on loan from Sampdoria
U.C. Sampdoria
Unione Calcio Sampdoria is an Italian association football club based in Genoa. The club was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the 1890s, Sampierdarenese and Andrea Doria...

.

Youth career

Biabiany, who is of Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe...

an descent, began his career with a local club in Le Blanc-Mesnil
Le Blanc-Mesnil
Le Blanc-Mesnil is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris, between Charles de Gaulle International Airport and le Bourget Airport.-Name:...

 (in the northeastern suburbs of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

) and was signed by Italian giants Internazionale
F.C. Internazionale Milano
Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...

 in July 2004, initially credited as Jonathan Begora.

Biabiany, along with Sebastián Ribas
Sebastián Ribas
Sebastián César Helios Ribas Barbato is an Uruguayan football midfielder. He currently plays for Genoa in Serie A.-Internazionale:...

, made his senior debut for Internazionale against Empoli F.C.
Empoli F.C.
Empoli Football Club is an Italian association football club located in Empoli, Tuscany, founded in 1920 and played its first official match in 1921.In recent years, the club has all too often been bouncing between Italy's two top divisions...

 in the Coppa Italia
Coppa Italia 2006-07
The 2006/2007 Coppa Italia final was played, like the two previous editions, between Internazionale and Roma. The first match was played in Rome on May 9th 2007, and the second leg in Milan on May 17th 2007...

, in January, 2007.

In August 2007, he was loaned to Chievo
A.C. ChievoVerona
Associazione Calcio Chievo Verona is a professional Italian football club named after and based in Chievo, a suburb of 2,800 inhabitants in Verona, Veneto, and owned by Paluani, a cake company and the inspiration for their original name, Paluani Chievo...

, but did not play.

Modena

He was then loaned to Modena
Modena F.C.
Modena Football Club is an Italian football club based in Modena, Emilia-Romagna. The club was formed in 1912 and currently plays in Italian Serie B, after being relegated from a two year period in Serie A in the year 2004. The team's previous stay in Italy's top division ended in 1964. The team...

 in January 2008, where his loan was extended to a further season in July 2008. He also appeared as an unused substitute for Internazionale in a pre-season friendly.

Parma

In July 2009, he was loaned to Parma
Parma F.C.
Parma Football Club , commonly referred to as just Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia–Romagna that will compete in Serie A for the 2011–12 season, having finished in twelfth position last season. Founded as Verdi Foot Ball Club in July 1913, the club changed its...

 who had recently returned to Serie A. Biabiany featured in the starting 11 for the first few league matches. After international duty for France U21
France national under-21 football team
The France national under-21 football team , known in France as Les Espoirs , is the national under-21 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years...

, he did not play again for Parma due to injury until late November.

On 1 February 2010, Parma gained half the rights to Biabiany, as part of McDonald Mariga
McDonald Mariga
McDonald Mariga Wanyama is a Kenyan footballer player who plays for Real Sociedad on loan from Inter Milan. Mariga made history as the first Kenyan footballer to play in the UEFA Champions League on 16 March 2010.-Early career:...

's deal to Inter. Inter later revealed he was valued €5 mllion at that time, thus costed Parma €2.5 million for half.

But in June 2010, Inter bought Biabiany and Mariga outright for a reported €10M. Parma declared the actual figure was near to €9.5M but lower in a press interview. Inter later reported the transfer fee was €4.2 million for his return. As his market value had increased to €8.4 million in accounting, Inter also registered a financial income of €1.7 million, as the half retained by Inter had increased from €2.5 million to €4.2 million in accounting.

2010-11 season

On 13 July 2010 he was presented to the media by Inter where he declared it is 'a joy to be back home'.

On 18 December 2010, he scored his first goal for Inter, against TP Mazembe
TP Mazembe
Tout Puissant Mazembe, formerly known as Englebert, are a Congolese football club based in Lubumbashi. Their home games are played at Stade Municipal de Lubumbashi. Its nickname is Les corbeaux despite having a crocodile with a ball in its mouth on the team crest...

 in the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup Final
2010 FIFA Club World Cup Final
The 2010 FIFA Club World Cup Final was the final match of the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup, a football tournament for the champion clubs from each of FIFA's six continental confederations. The match took place at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, on 18 December 2010, and pitted African champions TP...

 following an assist by Dejan Stanković
Dejan Stankovic
Dejan Stanković is a Serbian association football player who plays for the Italian Serie A side Inter. He captained the Serbian national football team until 2011, when he announced his retirement from international football...

.

Sampdoria

On January 28, 2011, it was confirmed that Biabiany would move to Sampdoria as part of the deal that took Giampaolo Pazzini to Italian and European Champions Internazionale.

Parma

On 24 June 2011, Biabiany was signed on loan from Sampdoria by Parma, a year after his departure from the Emilian club.

Honours

Internazionale
  • Supercoppa Italiana
    Supercoppa Italiana
    The Supercoppa Italiana is a pre-season football competition held the week before the season begins in Italy every year. It is contested by the winners of the Serie A and the Coppa Italia in the previous season, as a curtain raiser to the new season. It is usually played at the home of the Serie A...

    : 2010
    2010 Supercoppa Italiana
    - References :...

  • FIFA Club World Cup
    FIFA Club World Cup
    The FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations.The first FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in January 2000...

    : 2010
    2010 FIFA Club World Cup
    - Matches :If a match was tied after normal playing time, 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shootout would be held to determine the winner...


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