:Fabien Camus

{{short description|Tunisian footballer (born 1985)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Fabien Camus

| image = Fabien Camus.jpg

| fullname = Fabien Bachir Camus{{cite web|title=OM1899 tout sur l'OM|url=http://www.om1899.com/joueurs.php?id=221|website=OM1899|accessdate=17 June 2019}}

| height = 1.76m

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|2|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Arles, France

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Attacking midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Arles-Avignon

| youthyears2 = 2000–2002

| youthclubs2 = Montpellier

| years1 = 2002–2003

| clubs1 = Marseille B

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2003–2005

| clubs2 = Marseille

| caps2 = 2

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2005–2009

| clubs3 = Charleroi

| caps3 = 100

| goals3 = 10

| years4 = 2009–2015

| clubs4 = Genk

| caps4 = 104

| goals4 = 12

| years5 = 2012–2013

| clubs5 = → Troyes (loan)

| caps5 = 32

| goals5 = 7

| years6 = 2014–2015

| clubs6 = → Évian (loan)

| caps6 = 19

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2015

| clubs7 = → Évian B (loan)

| caps7 = 7

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2015–2016

| clubs8 = Troyes

| caps8 = 35

| goals8 = 5

| years9 = 2016–2018

| clubs9 = Antwerp

| caps9 = 18

| goals9 = 5

| years10 = 2018

| clubs10 = YR KV Mechelen

| caps10 = 5

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2018–2019

| clubs11 = Montélimar

| caps11 =

| goals11 =

| nationalyears1 = 2009–2015

| nationalteam1 = Tunisia

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| club-update = 08:42, 17 July 2019 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 08:38, 17 July 2019 (UTC)

}}

Fabien Bachir Camus (born 28 February 1985) is a footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Born in France, he has played for the Tunisia national team.

Club career

Camus joined Montpellier HSC at the age of 15. Two years later, he was remarked by a scout and taken to sign a contract with another French team Olympique de Marseille. Until he was 18, he played in the reserves, but after a while, he was promoted to the main team and he played several Ligue 1 matches.

He scored his first goal in the Belgian Jupiler League on 30 September 2005 against Club Brugge.

He had a great 2006–07 season, which raised the attention of major European clubs like Bayer Leverkusen, PSG, AS Monaco or Spartak Moscow and Panathinaikos.{{cite news|title=Fabien Camus (Charleroi) weer in beeld bij Genk|url=http://www.gva.be/cnt/aid837069/fabien-camus-charleroi-weer-in-beeld-bij-genk|accessdate=8 January 2018|work=Gazet van Antwerpen|date=5 June 2009|language=Dutch}}

In the summer of 2009, Camus signed a four-year deal with K.R.C. Genk. He joined French Ligue 1 side Évian in July 2014, signing a one-year loan deal.

In the summer of 2016, Camus signed a four-year deal with Royal Antwerp F.C.

In January 2018, Camus signed till the end of the season with YR KV Mechelen.

In December 2018, he signed with UMS Montélimar.{{cite news|url=https://www.ledauphine.com/sport/2018/12/20/fabien-camus-signe-a-l-us-montelimar|title=Fabien Camus signe à l’US Montélimar|publisher=ledauphine.com|date=20 December 2018|accessdate=17 January 2019}} He left the club again at the end of the season.[http://umsfoot-montelimar.fr/2019/06/25/lums-libere-4-joueurs-seniors/ L’UMS libère 4 joueurs séniors], umsfoot-montelimar.fr, 25 June 2019

International career

Camus was called to the Tunisia national football team in February 2009.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7876778.stm]

Fraud

In October 2018, midfielder Camus was charged and detained as part of an anti-corruption investigation.{{cite web | url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Fraudes-dans-le-foot-belge-fabien-camus-devient-le-premier-joueur-ecroue-dans-l-enquete/952622 | title=Fraudes dans le foot belge : Fabien Camus devient le premier joueur écroué dans l'enquête | date=24 October 2018 | website=lequipe.fr | accessdate=17 June 2021}}

In November 2018, Camus, who had been locked up since October, was to be released from prison. The at that time club-less player was suspected of belonging to a criminal organization and of money laundering. He returned to the south of France.{{cite web | url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique-foot/20181114-fabien-camus-envers-decor | title=Fabien Camus, l’envers du décor | date=14 November 2018 | website=rfi.fr | accessdate=12 July 2021}}

Career statistics

=International=

{{Updated|matches played on 17 July 2019}}{{NFT|29839}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan="3"|Tunisia national team
YearAppsGoals
200910
201000
201100
201200
201310
201400
201511
Total||3||1

Honours

References

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