Issam Ben Khémis
{{short description|Footballer (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Issam Ben Khémis
| fullname = Issam Ben Khémis
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|1|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Paris, France
| height = {{convert|1.75|m|abbr=on}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Bordeaux
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = {{0|000}}–2016
| youthclubs1 = Lorient
| years1 = 2014–2017
| clubs1 = Lorient B
| caps1 = 80
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2016–2017
| clubs2 = Lorient
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2017–2019
| clubs3 = Doncaster Rovers
| caps3 = 3
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2019–2021
| clubs4 = Stade Tunisien
| caps4 = 54
| goals4 = 4
| years5 = 2021–2022
| clubs5 = {{Interlanguage link|US Lège-Cap-Ferret|lt=Lège-Cap-Ferret|fr|Union sportive de Lège-Cap-Ferret}}
| caps5 = 17
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2022–2023
| clubs6 = Poitiers
| caps6 = 22
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2023–2024
| clubs7 = Angoulême
| caps7 = 25
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2024–
| clubs8 = Bordeaux
| caps8 = 0
| goals8 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2016
| nationalteam1 = Tunisia
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 11:33, 28 August 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
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.
Club career
On 14 May 2016, Ben Khémis made his Ligue 1 debut against Gazélec Ajaccio.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/05/14/france/ligue-1/football-cub-lorient-bretagne-sud/gazelec-fco-ajaccio/2046285/|title=Lorient vs. Gazélec Ajaccio - 14 May 2016- Soccerway|publisher=soccerway.com|accessdate=2016-09-08}}
On 15 July 2017, he featured as a trialist for English League One club Doncaster Rovers in their pre-season friendly against Tadcaster Albion,{{Cite news|url=http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/sport/football/doncaster-rovers/report-tadcaster-albion-0-doncaster-rovers-2-1-8651938|title=Report: Tadcaster Albion 0 Doncaster Rovers 2|access-date=2018-05-22|language=en}} and on 3 August signed for the club on a two-year deal.{{Cite news|url=https://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/news/2017/august/double-signing-for-rovers/|title=Double signing for Rovers|access-date=2017-08-03|language=en-gb}}
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.{{cite web |title=Ben Khemis leaves Rovers |url=https://www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk/news/2019/january/ben-khemis-leaves-rovers/ |publisher=Doncaster Rovers F.C. |accessdate=3 January 2019}}
In January 2019, he signed a 2.5 years contract with Stade Tunisien.{{cite news|url=http://www.football365.fr/issam-ben-khemis-ex-lorient-quitte-doncaster-stade-tunisien-8813323.html|title=ISSAM BEN KHEMIS (EX-LORIENT) QUITTE DONCASTER POUR LE STADE TUNISIEN|publisher=Football365|date=3 January 2019|accessdate=28 January 2019}}
In August 2024, Ben Khémis signed for Bordeaux.{{Cite web |last=Waymel |first=Dorian |date=2024-08-28 |title=Mercato - Merdji, Diabaté, Trichard, Mavuba, Baysse... Bordeaux présente ses 24 premiers licenciés ! |url=https://maligue2.fr/2024/08/28/mercato-merdji-diabate-trichard-mavuba-baysse-bordeaux-presente-ses-24-premiers-licencies/ |access-date=2024-08-28 |website=MaLigue2 |language=fr-FR}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276412/match=300367110/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819043658/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276412/match=300367110/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 19, 2016|title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - Tunisia-Guinea |last=FIFA.com|website=FIFA.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-05-22}}
Career Statistics
=Club=
{{Updated|match played 7 December 2024}}{{Soccerway|315759|access-date=9 December 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup, Tunisian Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Ivry
|CFA |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="5"|Lorient B
|5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2014-15
|CFA |27 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 1 | ||||
| 2015-16
|CFA |24 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2016-17
|CFA |24 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 1 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!80 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 80 | 2 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Lorient
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016-17
|Ligue 1 |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Doncaster Rovers
|3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4{{efn|name="EFT"|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2018-19
|League One |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|name="EFT"}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1 | |
| rowspan="4"|Stade Tunisien
|Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 |12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 3 | |||
| 2019-20
|Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 |22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2020-21
|Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 |22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 46 | 4 | |||
| {{Interlanguage link|US Lège-Cap-Ferret|lt=Lège-Cap-Ferret|fr|Union sportive de Lège-Cap-Ferret}}
|17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | |||
| Poitiers
|National 3 |22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 1 | |||
| Angoulême
|25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 2 | |||
| Bordeaux
|National 2 |4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | |||
| Bordeaux B
|National 3 |4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!215 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 227 | 10 |
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=International=
{{Updated|match played 9 October 2016}}{{NFT player|65525|access-date=9 December 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia
|2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!1 | 0 |
References
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{{FC Girondins de Bordeaux squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Paris
Category:French sportspeople of Tunisian descent
Category:Tunisian men's footballers
Category:French men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Tunisia men's international footballers
Category:English Football League players
Category:Championnat National 2 players
Category:Championnat National 3 players
Category:Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
Category:Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
Category:Stade Tunisien players
Category:Stade Poitevin FC players
Category:Angoulême Charente FC players
Category:FC Girondins de Bordeaux players