Samuel Camille

Samuel Geoffroy Camille (born 2 February 1986) is a Martiniquais footballer who plays as a left back for French club Olympique de Valence.

Samuel Camille
Personal information
Full name Samuel Geoffroy Camille
Date of birth (1986-02-02) 2 February 1986
Place of birth Saint-Denis, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Olympique Valence
Youth career
2004–2005 ASOA Valence
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Lens B 6 (0)
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
National team‡
2019– Martinique 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 May 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2019

He spent his entire professional career in Spain, representing five Segunda División clubs and appearing in 186 matches in the process.

Club career

Born 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 appearing with the reserves. He made his debut with the first team on 24 September 2008, against FC Lorient for the Coupe de la Ligue.

In June 2009, after an unsuccessful trial with Atlético Madrid, 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,[1] and made his first appearance with the main squad on 14 November 2009, playing the full 90 minutes against Real Murcia in a 2–0 home win.[2]

On 8 July 2010, Camille joined fellow Segunda División club Córdoba CF,[3] being first-choice during his only season. He moved to Granada CF afterwards, being immediately loaned to Andalusia neighbours Cádiz CF in Segunda División B.

On 6 August 2012, Camille signed for AD Alcorcón of the second level.[4] After featuring regularly, he moved to fellow league side SD Ponferradina on 16 July 2014.[5]

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.[6]

International career

On 20 May 2019, Camille was named to Martinique's 40-man provisional squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup,[7] being included in the final team on 7 June.[8] He made his debut in the competition the following week, starting in the 0–4 loss against Canada in the first matchday.[9]

References
  1. "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.
  2. "El Rayo acaba con su sequía" [Rayo end their drought] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  3. El Córdoba ficha al lateral zurdo francés Samuel Camille del Rayo Vallecano (Córdoba sign left back Samuel Camille from Rayo Vallecano); Diario AS, 8 July 2010 (in Spanish)
  4. El Alcorcón cerra los fichajes de Samuel Camille y Dani Nieto (Alcorcón close signings of Samuel Camille and Dani Nieto) Archived 29 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Nuevo Fútbol, 6 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. La Ponferradina incorpora al defensa del Alcorcón Camille (Ponferradina add Alcorcón defender Camille); Diario AS, 16 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  6. "El Alcorcón se apunta al liderato tras golear al Recreativo" [Alcorcón take first place after routing Recreativo] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  7. "40-player national team roster – 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup" (PDF). CONCACAF. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  8. "National team roster – 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup" (PDF). CONCACAF. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  9. "Jonathan David scores 2 goals to lead Canadian national team to big Gold Cup win". Los Angeles Daily News. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
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