Issam Ben Khémis

Issam Ben Khémis (born 10 January 1996 in Paris, France) is a French-born Tunisian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Stade Tunisien.

Issam Ben Khémis
Personal information
Full name Issam Ben Khémis
Date of birth (1996-01-10) 10 January 1996
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Stade Tunisien
Youth career
000–2016 FC Lorient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 FC Lorient II 80 (2)
2016–2017 FC Lorient 3 (0)
2017–2019 Doncaster Rovers 3 (0)
2019– Stade Tunisien 1 (0)
National team‡
2016– Tunisia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 January 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 October 2016

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]

International career

Ben Khémis was born in France to parents of Tunisian descent. He made his debut for the Tunisia national football team in a 2-0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification victory over Guinea in 9 October 2016.[6]

References
  1. "Lorient vs. Gazélec Ajaccio - 14 May 2016- Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  2. "Report: Tadcaster Albion 0 Doncaster Rovers 2". Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  3. "Double signing for Rovers". Retrieved 2017-08-03.
  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. FIFA.com. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ - Matches - Tunisia-Guinea - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
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