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Cameroonian footballer (born 1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Olivier Kemen (born 20 July 1996) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir.[2] A former youth international for France, he plays for the Cameroon national team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 July 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Başakşehir | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2009 | Garenne-Colombes | ||
2009–2010 | Boulogne-Billancourt | ||
2010–2013 | Metz | ||
2013–2015 | Newcastle United | ||
2015–2016 | Lyon | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Lyon B | 32 | (6) |
2016–2019 | Lyon | 4 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Gazélec Ajaccio (loan) | 42 | (7) |
2019–2021 | Chamois Niortais | 62 | (6) |
2021–2024 | Kayserispor | 62 | (6) |
2024– | Başakşehir | 14 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2012 | France U16 | 6 | (0) |
2012 | France U17 | 3 | (0) |
2013–2014 | France U18 | 5 | (0) |
2014–2015 | France U19 | 13 | (1) |
2015–2016 | France U20 | 8 | (0) |
2023– | Cameroon | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:22, 3 October 2023 (UTC) |
Kemen is a youth exponent from Metz. He made his Ligue 1 debut for Lyon on 28 February 2016 against Paris Saint-Germain replacing Rafael after 75 minutes in a 2–1 home win.[3]
On 11 January 2017, Kemen joined Ligue 2 side Ajaccio on loan until the end of the season.[4] On 12 July 2017, his loan was extended for another season.[5]
He signed for Chamois Niortais in July 2019,[6] and went on to make 62 appearances in Ligue 2 for the club.
On 29 August 2021, after two season with Niort, Kemen joined Süper Lig club Kayserispor for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract.[7]
Born in Cameroon, Kemen moved to France at a young age. He is a youth international for France.[8] He debuted with the senior Cameroon national team in a 1–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tie with Namibia on 24 March 2023, scoring his side's only goal.[9]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe[nb 1] | Other[nb 2] | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lyon | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Gazélec Ajaccio (loan) | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 4 | ||
2017–18 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||||
Total | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 7 | ||
Chamois Niortais | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||
2020–21 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 37 | 5 | ||||
2021–22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
Total | 62 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 7 | ||
Kayserispor | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
2022–23 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||||
2023–24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
Total | 54 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 4 | ||
Career total | 162 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 181 | 18 |
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