Derek Decamps aka Derek (born 2 May 1985) is a French footballer who plays as a centre-back in the Norwegian Tippeligaen for Sandnes Ulf.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Derek Romain Rancois Decamps | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sandnes Ulf | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1998 | Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2005 | Cannes | ||
| 2005–2006 | Aris | 20 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | PAS Giannina | 33 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Lorca Deportiva | 19 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Alcorcón | 6 | (1) |
| 2009 | Santa Eulàlia | 12 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Ajax Cape Town | 35 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Haugesund | 19 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Angers | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Sarpsborg 08 (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2014– | Sandnes Ulf | 30 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 July 2006 | |||
Career edit
Born in Paris, France, Decamps began playing football with AS Cannes, and moved to Greece to play for Aris Thessaloniki F.C. and PAS Giannina F.C. in the Greek Superleague.
He moved to Spain and played for Lorca Deportiva CF[1] and AD Alcorcón in the Spanish Segunda División B.[2]
On 15 August 2009, the 24-year-old French defender left his Spanish club Santa Eulàlia of the Spanish Segunda División B to join South African side Ajax Cape Town.[3] In the 2010–11 season he played a big part in Ajax's successful league campaign in which Ajax finished 2nd after only managing a draw in the last home game. A win would have won the championship for the Cape Town side.
On 27 June 2011, the Norwegian club FK Haugesund announced that they had signed Decamps on a one-year contract.[4] After one year Decamps was a regular starter for Haugesund in Tippeligaen, and the club wanted to renew his contract, but Decamps chose to move home to his family in France when his contract expired on 31 July 2012.[5] In August 2013 he signed a loan contract with Sarpsborg 08 for the season.
In January 2014 he returned to the Tippeligaen joining Sandnes Ulf.
References edit
- ^ Lorca Desportiva Profile Archived 2 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "DEREK DESCAMPS PROCEDE DEL LORCA" (in Spanish). marca.com. 7 September 2008.
- ^ Ajax sign French defender Archived 18 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Decamps klar for Haugesund". Norwegian News Agency (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ "Haugesund signerer ny spiss - men en midtstopper forlater "araberne"". TV2 Sporten (in Norwegian). tv2.no. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
External links edit
- Derek Decamps at BDFutbol
- Video album on Vimeo