Promised by the media to a bright future, Julien Courbet made a documentary on Péricard entitled "the man who will be worth billions".

Péricard made only one appearance for the club in two seasons, as a 61st-minute substitute for Tomás Guzmán in a UEFA Champions League match against Arsenal on 20 March 2002.

[5] Péricard began his Portsmouth career in superb fashion, scoring on his debut in a 2–0 win over Nottingham Forest,[6] although he struggled with injury in the latter half of the season.

Péricard was a regular in the squad at the start of the 2003–04 season, but broke down with a torn thigh muscle in late September.

Péricard was released by Portsmouth at the end of the 2005–06 season, signing a three-year contract with Stoke City on a free transfer on 19 June 2006.

[21] Péricard made his first Premier League appearance in 0–0 draw with Fulham on 13 December 2008, coming on as a substitute for Danny Pugh.

Péricard, after seeing his first team opportunities disappear at Stoke following their promotion to the Premier League, signed a 93-day loan on 20 February 2009 with Millwall.

Scoring three goals in the last four games, Péricard believes he is finally winning over the boo-boys feels his performances have started to silence his critics.

On 6 November 2010, Péricard scored his last professional career goal in a 4–0 win over Plymouth Argyle in the First Round of the FA Cup.

Following Swindon Town's relegation to League Two, Péricard (along with Jakub Jesionkowski) were both released by the club on a free transfer as their contracts expired on 30 June 2011.

After his release from Swindon, Péricard trained with AFC Bournemouth in a bid to revive his career[34] but could not earn a contract.

[35] Péricard set up his own company, Elite Welfare Management, which aims to help "foreign players adapt to their new climate and prevent them from suffering stress, loneliness and depression".