| Olivier Kemen | |
| Birth Date: | 20 July 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Douala, Cameroon |
| Height: | 1.77 m[1] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Başakşehir |
| Clubnumber: | 20 |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Garenne-Colombes |
| Youthyears2: | 2009–2010 |
| Youthclubs2: | Boulogne-Billancourt |
| Youthyears3: | 2010–2013 |
| Youthclubs3: | Metz |
| Youthyears4: | 2013–2015 |
| Youthclubs4: | Newcastle United |
| Youthyears5: | 2015–2016 |
| Youthclubs5: | Lyon |
| Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Lyon B |
| Caps1: | 32 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Lyon |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs3: | → Gazélec Ajaccio (loan) |
| Caps3: | 42 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Years4: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs4: | Chamois Niortais |
| Caps4: | 62 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Years5: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Kayserispor |
| Caps5: | 62 |
| Goals5: | 6 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Başakşehir |
| Caps6: | 18 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | France U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam2: | France U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam3: | France U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam4: | France U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam5: | France U20 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam6: | Cameroon |
| Nationalcaps6: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 22 September 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 14:22, 3 October 2023 (UTC) |
Olivier Kemen (born 20 July 1996) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir. A former youth international for France, he plays for the Cameroon national team.
Kemen is a youth exponent from Metz. He made his Ligue 1 debut for Lyon on 28 February 2016 against Paris Saint-Germain replacing Rafael after 75 minutes in a 2–1 home win.[2]
On 11 January 2017, Kemen joined Ligue 2 side Ajaccio on loan until the end of the season.[3] On 12 July 2017, his loan was extended for another season.[4]
He signed for Chamois Niortais in July 2019,[5] and went on to make 62 appearances in Ligue 2 for the club.
On 29 August 2021, after two season with Niort, Kemen joined Süper Lig club Kayserispor for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract.[6]
Born in Cameroon, Kemen moved to France at a young age. He is a youth international for France.[7] He debuted with the senior Cameroon national team in a 1–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tie with Namibia on 24 March 2023, scoring his side's only goal.[8]
On December 28, 2023, he was selected from the list of 27 Cameroonian players selected by Rigobert Song to compete in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe[9] | Other[10] | 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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