Samuel Camille
Personal information
Full name Samuel Geoffroy Camille
Date of birth (1986-02-02) 2 February 1986 (age 38)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 July 2021

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.

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 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

On 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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "El Rayo acaba con su sequía" [Rayo end their drought]. Marca (in Spanish). 14 November 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "La Ponferradina incorpora al defensa del Alcorcón Camille" [Ponferradina add Alcorcón defender Camille]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 16 July 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "40-player national team roster – 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup" (PDF). CONCACAF. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  12. ^ "National team roster – 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup" (PDF). CONCACAF. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "Haiti beats Martinique to finish Gold Cup campaign". ESPN. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

External links

Martinique squad – 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Martinique squad – 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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