Issam Ben Khémis (born 10 January 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National 1 club Épinal. 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.
On 15 July 2017, he featured as a trialist for English League One club Doncaster Rovers in their pre-season friendly against Tadcaster Albion, and on 3 August signed for the club on a two-year deal.
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.
In January 2019, he signed a 2.5 years contract with Stade Tunisien.
In August 2024, Ben Khémis signed for Bordeaux.
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.
Career statistics Club
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsIvry2013-14CFA1000——10Lorient B2013-14CFA 250———502014-15CFA271———2712015-16CFA240———2402016-17CFA241———241Total802———802Lorient2015-16Ligue 1100000—102016-17Ligue 12000100030Total3000100040Doncaster Rovers2017-18League One30101041912018-19League One0000101020Total30102051111Stade Tunisien2018-19Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 112300——1232019-20Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 122000——2202020-21Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 122100——221Total46400——4642021-22National 317000——170Poitiers2022-23National 3 22100——221Angoulême2023-24National 225210——262Bordeaux2024-25National 2 4020——60Bordeaux B2024-25National 3 40———40Career total215940305122710
International
+Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsTunisia201610Total10
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