Olivier Kemen

Olivier Kemen (born 20 July 1996) is a professional footballer who plays for Turkish club Kayserispor as a midfielder.[2] Born in Cameroon, he is a youth international for France.

Olivier Kemen
Kemen in 2015 friendly against England U19
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-07-20) 20 July 1996
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Kayserispor
Number 10
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)
2017–2018Gazélec Ajaccio (loan) 42 (7)
2019–2021 Chamois Niortais 62 (6)
2021– Kayserispor 9 (0)
National team
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:40, 6 December 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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]

He signed for Chamois Niortais in July 2019,[4] and went on to make 62 appearances in Ligue 2 for the club.

International career

Born in Cameroon, Kemen moved to France at a young age. He is a youth international for France.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 August 2021[2]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe[nb 1] Other[nb 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyon 2015–16 Ligue 1 200000000020
2016–17 200000000020
Total 400000000040
Gazélec Ajaccio (loan) 2016–17 Ligue 2 1640000164
2017–18 2630020283
Total 42700200000447
Chamois Niortais 2019–20 Ligue 2 2722020312
2020–21 3441021375
2021–22 100010
Total 62630200021697
Career total 108133040002111714

Notes

  1. Includes UEFA Europa League
  2. Includes Ligue 2 relegation playoffs

References

  1. "Olivier Kemen" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  2. "France - O. Kemen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  3. "Lyon vs. Paris Saint-Germain - 28 February 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  4. "Lyon : Un milieu signe en Ligue 2 (off.)". foot-national.com. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  5. "Mercato : Olivier Kemen quitte les Chamois Niortais". Camfoot.com. October 10, 2021.
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