Issam Ben Khémis

Issam Ben Khémis

Personal information
Full name	Issam Ben Khémis
Date of birth	(1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bordeaux
Youth career
000–2016	Lorient
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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.

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

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ivry	2013-14	CFA	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Lorient B	2013-14	CFA 2	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
	2014-15	CFA	27	1	—		—		—		27	1
	2015-16	CFA	24	0	—		—		—		24	0
	2016-17	CFA	24	1	—		—		—		24	1
	Total		80	2	—		—		—		80	2
Lorient	2015-16	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2016-17	Ligue 1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
Doncaster Rovers	2017-18	Leauge One	3	0	1	0	1	0	4[c]	1	9	1
	2018-19	League One	0	0	0	0	1	0	1[c]	0	2	0
	Total		3	0	1	0	2	0	5	1	11	1
Stade Tunisien	2018-19	Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1	12	3	0	0	—		—		12	3
	2019-20	Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1	22	0	0	0	—		—		22	0
	2020-21	Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1	22	1	0	0	—		—		22	1
	Total		46	4	0	0	—		—		46	4
Lège-Cap-Ferret [fr]	2021-22	National 3	17	0	0	0	—		—		17	0
Poitiers	2022-23	National 3	22	1	0	0	—		—		22	1
Angoulême	2023-24	National 2	25	2	1	0	—		—		26	2
Bordeaux	2024-25	National 2	4	0	2	0	—		—		6	0
Bordeaux B	2024-25	National 3	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Career total			215	9	4	0	3	0	5	1	227	10

1. Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup, Tunisian Cup
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 9 October 2016^[9]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Tunisia	2016	1	0
Total		1	0

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.