Fabien Bachir Camus (born 28 February 1985) is a footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Born in France, he has played for the Tunisia national team.

Fabien Camus
Personal information
Full name Fabien Bachir Camus[1]
Date of birth (1985-02-28) 28 February 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Arles, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Arles-Avignon
2000–2002 Montpellier
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Marseille B
2003–2005 Marseille 2 (0)
2005–2009 Charleroi 100 (10)
2009–2015 Genk 104 (12)
2012–2013Troyes (loan) 32 (7)
2014–2015Évian (loan) 19 (0)
2015Évian B (loan) 7 (0)
2015–2016 Troyes 35 (5)
2016–2018 Antwerp 18 (5)
2018 YR KV Mechelen 5 (0)
2018–2019 Montélimar
International career
2009–2015 Tunisia 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:42, 17 July 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:38, 17 July 2019 (UTC)

Club career edit

Camus joined Montpellier HSC at the age of 15. Two years later, he was remarked by a scout and taken to sign a contract with another French team Olympique de Marseille. Until he was 18, he played in the reserves, but after a while, he was promoted to the main team and he played several Ligue 1 matches.

He scored his first goal in the Belgian Jupiler League on 30 September 2005 against Club Brugge.

He had a great 2006–07 season, which raised the attention of major European clubs like Bayer Leverkusen, PSG, AS Monaco or Spartak Moscow and Panathinaikos.[2]

In the summer of 2009, Camus signed a four-year deal with K.R.C. Genk. He joined French Ligue 1 side Évian in July 2014, signing a one-year loan deal.

In the summer of 2016, Camus signed a four-year deal with Royal Antwerp F.C.

In January 2018, Camus signed till the end of the season with YR KV Mechelen.

In December 2018, he signed with UMS Montélimar.[3] He left the club again at the end of the season.[4]

International career edit

Camus was called to the Tunisia national football team in February 2009.[1]

Fraud edit

In October 2018, midfielder Camus was charged and detained as part of an anti-corruption investigation.[5]

In November 2018, Camus, who had been locked up since October, was to be released from prison. The at that time club-less player was suspected of belonging to a criminal organization and of money laundering. He returned to the south of France.[6]

Career statistics edit

International edit

As of matches played on 17 July 2019[7]
Tunisia national team
Year Apps Goals
2009 1 0
2010 0 0
2011 0 0
2012 0 0
2013 1 0
2014 0 0
2015 1 1
Total 3 1

Honours edit

References edit

  1. ^ "OM1899 tout sur l'OM". OM1899. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Fabien Camus (Charleroi) weer in beeld bij Genk". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). 5 June 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Fabien Camus signe à l'US Montélimar". ledauphine.com. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  4. ^ L’UMS libère 4 joueurs séniors, umsfoot-montelimar.fr, 25 June 2019
  5. ^ "Fraudes dans le foot belge : Fabien Camus devient le premier joueur écroué dans l'enquête". lequipe.fr. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Fabien Camus, l'envers du décor". rfi.fr. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  7. ^ Fabien Camus at National-Football-Teams.com

External links edit