_-_Olivier_Kemen.jpg) Kemen with Cameroon in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1996-07-20)20 July 1996 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Douala, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | İstanbul Başakşehir | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| 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) |
| 2017–2018 | →Gazélec Ajaccio (loan) | 42 | (7) |
| 2019–2021 | Chamois Niortais | 62 | (6) |
| 2021–2024 | Kayserispor | 62 | (6) |
| 2024– | İstanbul Başakşehir | 47 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 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) |
| 2023– | Cameroon | 6 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:22, 18 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Olivier Kemen (born 20 July 1996) is a Cameroonian professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forSüper Lig clubİstanbul Başakşehir.[2] A former youth international for France, he plays for theCameroon national team.
Kemen is a youth exponent fromMetz. He made hisLigue 1 debut forLyon on 28 February 2016 againstParis Saint-Germain replacingRafael after 75 minutes in a 2–1 home win.[3]
On 11 January 2017, Kemen joinedLigue 2 sideAjaccio on loan until the end of the season.[4] On 12 July 2017, his loan was extended for another season.[5]
He signed forChamois Niortais in July 2019,[6] and went on to make 62 appearances inLigue 2 for the club.
On 29 August 2021, after two season withNiort, Kemen joinedSüper Lig clubKayserispor for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract.[7]
Born in Cameroon, Kemen moved to France at a young age. He is a youth international for France.[8] He debuted with the seniorCameroon national team in a 1–12023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tie withNamibia on 24 March 2023, scoring his side's only goal.[9]
On December 28, 2023, he was selected from the list of 27 Cameroonian players selected byRigobert Song to compete in the2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe[nb 1] | Other[nb 2] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyon | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Gazélec Ajaccio(loan) | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 7 | ||
| Chamois Niortais | 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 37 | 5 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 62 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 7 | ||
| Kayserispor | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 3 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 54 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 162 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 181 | 18 | ||
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