Samuel Geoffroy Camille (born 2 February 1986) is a footballer who plays as a left back for French club Olympique de Valence. Born in metropolitan France, he represents Martinique at international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Geoffroy Camille | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Denis, France | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Olympique Valence | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | ASOA Valence | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | Lens B | ||
| 2009 | Rayo Vallecano B | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Rayo Vallecano | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Córdoba | 32 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Granada | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Cádiz (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Alcorcón | 43 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Ponferradina | 36 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Tenerife | 71 | (0) |
| 2019– | Olympique Valence | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Martinique | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2021 | |||
He spent his entire professional career in Spain, representing five Segunda División clubs and appearing in 186 matches in the process.
Club career
editBorn in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Paris, Camille began his senior career with RC Lens, but spent the vast majority of his four-year spell with the reserves. He made his debut with the first team on 24 September 2008, as a 67th-minute substitute in a 3–0 away win against FC Lorient in the third round of the Coupe de la Ligue.[1]
In June 2009, after an unsuccessful trial with Atlético Madrid,[2] Camille signed a contract with Rayo Vallecano also in Spain, being assigned to the reserve team in Tercera División. He was definitely promoted in September,[3] and made his first appearance with the main squad on 14 November 2009, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home victory over Real Murcia.[4]
Camille joined fellow Segunda División club Córdoba CF on 8 July 2010,[5] being first choice in his only season. He moved to Granada CF afterwards, being immediately loaned to Andalusia neighbours Cádiz CF in Segunda División B.[6]
On 6 August 2012, Camille signed with second-division AD Alcorcón.[7] After featuring regularly, he agreed to a deal at SD Ponferradina of the same league on 16 July 2014.[8]
Camille scored his only goal as a professional on 1 September 2013, helping hosts Alcorcón defeat Recreativo de Huelva 3–0 after just a few seconds of taking the field.[9] Before leaving Spain at the age of 33, he also had a three-year spell in the second tier with CD Tenerife.[10]
International career
editOn 20 May 2019, Camille was named to Martinique's 40-man provisional squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[11] being included in the final team on 7 June.[12] He made his debut in the competition the following week, starting in the 4–0 loss against Canada in the first matchday.[13]
Camille also played for the Martinique team in the 2021 Gold Cup, in another group-stage exit.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Football: Jemaa et les Lensois en voulaient plus" [Football: Jemaa and boys from Lens wanted it more]. Ouest-France (in French). 25 September 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ Aguilera, J. M. (12 July 2011). "Camille, otro lateral zurdo que descarta a Raúl López" [Camille, another full-back that brings Raúl López closer to the door]. Diario Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Samuel Camille y Rafa García suben al primer equipo del Rayo Vallecano" [Samuel Camille and Rafa García are promoted to Rayo Vallecano's first team] (in Spanish). Join Futbol. 2 September 2009. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ "El Rayo acaba con su sequía" [Rayo end their drought]. Marca (in Spanish). 14 November 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ "El Córdoba ficha al lateral zurdo francés Samuel Camille del Rayo Vallecano" [Córdoba sign left back Samuel Camille from Rayo Vallecano]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 8 July 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ Vilches, José M. (12 July 2011). "Un refuerzo oficial y cuatro pendientes del sello" [One official signing and four pending approval]. Diario de Cádiz (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ López, Gabi (6 August 2012). "El Alcorcón cerra los fichajes de Samuel Camille y Dani Nieto" [Alcorcón close signings of Samuel Camille and Dani Nieto] (in Spanish). Nuevo Fútbol. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ "La Ponferradina incorpora al defensa del Alcorcón Camille" [Ponferradina add Alcorcón defender Camille]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 16 July 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "El Alcorcón se apunta al liderato tras golear al Recreativo" [Alcorcón take first place after routing Recreativo]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 September 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "El Tenerife ficha al lateral izquierdo francés Camille hasta 2018" [Tenerife sign French left-back Camille until 2018]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 July 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "40-player national team roster – 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup" (PDF). CONCACAF. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "National team roster – 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup" (PDF). CONCACAF. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ Calhoun, Damian (15 June 2019). "Jonathan David scores 2 goals to lead Canadian national team to big Gold Cup win". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
- ^ "Haiti beats Martinique to finish Gold Cup campaign". ESPN. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
External links
edit- Samuel Camille at BDFutbol
- Samuel Camille at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Samuel Camille at National-Football-Teams.com
- Samuel Camille at Soccerway