Issam Ben Khémis

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Issam Ben Khémis
Personal information
Full name Issam Ben Khémis
Date of birth (1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Bordeaux
Youth career
–2016 Lorient
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Lorient B 80 (2)
2016–2017 Lorient 3 (0)
2017–2019 Doncaster Rovers 3 (0)
2019–2021 Stade Tunisien 54 (4)
2021–2022 Lège-Cap-Ferret  [ fr ] 17 (0)
2022–2023 Poitiers 22 (1)
2023–2024 Angoulême 25 (2)
2024– Bordeaux 0 (0)
International career
2016 Tunisia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:33, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

Issam Ben Khémis (born 10 January 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National 2 club Bordeaux. Born in France, he played for the Tunisia national team.

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Club career

On 14 May 2016, Ben Khémis made his Ligue 1 debut against Gazélec Ajaccio. [1]

On 15 July 2017, he featured as a trialist for English League One club Doncaster Rovers in their pre-season friendly against Tadcaster Albion, [2] and on 3 August signed for the club on a two-year deal. [3]

His competitive debut was in a 2–0 victory over Hull City in the second round of the EFL Cup on 22 August 2017. That season, he went on to make three appearances in League 1, one in the FA Cup, and 4 in the EFL Trophy where he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win against Sunderland's Under 23 side. He also scored two out of two times in penalty shoot outs in that competition.

The following season he struggled to make the squad, with two cup appearances and in the League he only made the bench, as an unused substitute once. He left Doncaster on 1 January 2019 after his contract was cancelled. [4]

In January 2019, he signed a 2.5 years contract with Stade Tunisien. [5]

In August 2024, Ben Khémis signed for Bordeaux. [6]

International career

Ben Khémis was born in France to parents of Tunisian descent. He made his debut for the Tunisia national team in a 2-0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification victory over Guinea on 9 October 2016. [7]

Career Statistics

Club

As of match played 7 December 2024 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ivry 2013-14 CFA 100010
Lorient B 2013-14 CFA 2 5050
2014-15 CFA271271
2015-16 CFA240240
2016-17 CFA241241
Total802802
Lorient 2015-16 Ligue 1 10000010
2016-17 Ligue 12000100030
Total3000100040
Doncaster Rovers 2017-18 League One 3010104 [c] 191
2018-19 League One0000101 [c] 020
Total30102051111
Stade Tunisien 2018-19 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 12300123
2019-20 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 122000220
2020-21 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 122100221
Total46400464
Lège-Cap-Ferret  [ fr ] 2021-22 National 3 17000170
Poitiers 2022-23 National 322100221
Angoulême 2023-24 National 2 25210262
Bordeaux 2024-25 National 2402060
Bordeaux B 2024-25 National 34040
Career total215940305122710

International

As of match played 9 October 2016 [9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Tunisia 201610
Total10

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References

  1. "Lorient vs. Gazélec Ajaccio - 14 May 2016- Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  2. "Report: Tadcaster Albion 0 Doncaster Rovers 2" . Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  3. "Double signing for Rovers" . Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  4. "Ben Khemis leaves Rovers". Doncaster Rovers F.C. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  5. "ISSAM BEN KHEMIS (EX-LORIENT) QUITTE DONCASTER POUR LE STADE TUNISIEN". Football365. 3 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  6. Waymel, Dorian (28 August 2024). "Mercato - Merdji, Diabaté, Trichard, Mavuba, Baysse... Bordeaux présente ses 24 premiers licenciés !". MaLigue2 (in French). Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  7. FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - Tunisia-Guinea". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  8. Issam Ben Khémis at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  9. "Issam Ben Khémis". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 December 2024.