# Issam Ben Khémis

Issam Ben Khémis (born 10 January 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National 2 club Bordeaux. Born in France, he played for the Tunisia national team.

## Club career

On 14 May 2016, Ben Khémis made his Ligue 1 debut against Gazélec Ajaccio.
On 15 July 2017, he featured as a trialist for English League One club Doncaster Rovers in their pre-season friendly against Tadcaster Albion, and on 3 August signed for the club on a two-year deal.
His competitive debut was in a 2–0 victory over Hull City in the second round of the EFL Cup on 22 August 2017. That season, he went on to make three appearances in League 1, one in the FA Cup, and 4 in the EFL Trophy where he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win against Sunderland's Under 23 side. He also scored two out of two times in penalty shoot outs in that competition.
The following season he struggled to make the squad, with two cup appearances and in the League he only made the bench, as an unused substitute once. He left Doncaster on 1 January 2019 after his contract was cancelled.
In January 2019, he signed a 2.5 years contract with Stade Tunisien.
In August 2024, Ben Khémis signed for Bordeaux.

## International career

Ben Khémis was born in France to parents of Tunisian descent. He made his debut for the Tunisia national team in a 2-0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification victory over Guinea on 9 October 2016.

## Career Statistics
### Club

    As of match played 7 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Ivry | 2013-14 | CFA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Lorient B | 2013-14 | CFA 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Lorient B | 2014-15 | CFA | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 1 |
| Lorient B | 2015-16 | CFA | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 0 |
| Lorient B | 2016-17 | CFA | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 1 |
| Lorient B | Total | Total | 80 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | 2 |
| Lorient | 2015-16 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Lorient | 2016-17 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Lorient | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2017-18 | League One | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Doncaster Rovers | 2018-19 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Doncaster Rovers | Total | Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Stade Tunisien | 2018-19 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 |
| Stade Tunisien | 2019-20 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 0 |
| Stade Tunisien | 2020-21 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 1 |
| Stade Tunisien | Total | Total | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 46 | 4 |
| Lège-Cap-Ferret [fr] | 2021-22 | National 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Poitiers | 2022-23 | National 3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 1 |
| Angoulême | 2023-24 | National 2 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 2 |
| Bordeaux | 2024-25 | National 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Bordeaux B | 2024-25 | National 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 215 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 227 | 10 |
* ↑ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup, Tunisian Cup
* ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

### International

    As of match played 9 October 2016
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Tunisia | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 1 | 0 |