Damien Perrinelle

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Damien Perrinelle (born 12 September 1983) is a French former footballer who played as a defender and is now an assistant coach at Monaco. Born in Suresnes near Paris, he started in the Amiens youth system and began his professional career with Créteil in 2004. He later played for Clermont Foot, Boulogne (where he helped the team win promotion to Ligue 2 in 2007 and to Ligue 1 in 2009), and rejoined Clermont before moving to Istres.

Perrinelle then moved to the United States to join the New York Red Bulls in 2014, with a brief loan to New York Red Bulls II in 2016. He helped New York win the 2015 MLS Supporters’ Shield and scored a handful of goals, but suffered a torn ACL in the 2015 playoffs. After returning to France in 2018, he had short spells with Le Touquet and Racing Club de France in 2019. He also worked as a radio pundit for RMC’s After Foot.

In 2020 he joined AS Monaco as a supervisor, was the reserve team coach for the 2022–23 season, and in 2024 returned to the role of assistant coach at Monaco. Perrinelle has made over 300 senior appearances in his career.