Camel Meriem

Camel Meriem

Personal information
Date of birth	18 October 1979 (1979-10-18) (age 32)
Place of birth	Montbéliard, France
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Nice
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1997–2002	Sochaux	82	(9)
2002–2005	Bordeaux	83	(10)
2003–2004	→ Marseille (loan)	45	(7)
2005–2009	Monaco	153	(32)
2010	Aris	4	(0)
2010–2011	Arles-Avignon	32	(2)
2011–	Nice	0	(0)
National team‡
2004–2005	France	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:24, 19 June 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 29, 2006

Camel Meriem (Arabic: كامل مريم‎; born 18 October 1979 in Montbéliard) is a French footballer of Algerian origin who currently plays for French club OGC Nice in Ligue 1.

Club career

Meriem began his career with Sochaux where he played 82 games and scored eight goals in five years. After the end of the 2001/2002 season, he signed for Bordeaux. He played three season with Bordeaux, representing his team in another 82 games, scoring eight goals before playing in the 2003/2004 season on loan for Marseille, for whom he played in the 2004 UEFA Cup Final. After the end of the season 2003/2004 he returned to Bordeaux before signing in August 2005 for Monaco. After 110 games and eight goals in four seasons he was in the summer of 2009 released from AS Monaco. He became a free agent and joined Bolton Wanderers F.C. on trial on 14 October 2009.^[1] On 26 October 2009 it was revealed that Meriem was now training and having talks with Sam Allardyce at Blackburn Rovers in a deal that could see him joining the Lancashire based club until the end of the 2009–2010 Premier League season.^[2] He returned to Rovers for a second round of trials, however the trial was terminated early when Meriem picked up a knee injury. He returned to Rovers just after the new year (2009–2010) for a third trial and talks over a deal to join the club. On 5 February 2010 free of any contractual relationship, the French midfielder has signed a new conract with Aris Saloniki, he was without a club since last June after the experience at Monaco, the player has signed with the Greek club for a year and a half. On 24 June 2010 his club Aris Thessaloniki resigned his contract and released the French midfielder into the free agent pool.^[3] On 9 August, Meriem signed a one-year contract plus an option for another year with newly promoted Ligue 1 club AC Arles-Avignon. He left AC Arles-Avignon in June 2011 on a free transfer and OGC Nice.

International career

He earned his first national cap on November 17, 2004 against Poland in a 0–0 draw. He is a playmaker well known for his vision and precision passing.

Personal life

His brother is FC Tournai midfielder Samir Meriem.

Honours

• FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
  • French second division (2001)
• FC Girondins de Bordeaux
  • French League Cup (2002)

External links

• (English) Arles-Avignon.com

References

1. ^ Bolton testet Meriem
2. ^ Camel joins Blackburn Rovers for a trial/talks
3. ^ Λύση της συνεργασίας με τον Καμέλ Μεριέμ

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Name	Meriem, Camel
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Date of birth	18 October 1979
Place of birth	Montbéliard, France
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