Rémy Descamps
 Descamps in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rémy Serge Claude Descamps[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1996[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Marcq-en-Barœul,[2] Nord, France | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lyon | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002 | Verlinghem Football | ||
| 2002–2010 | Lille | ||
| 2010–2011 | Tarbes | ||
| 2011–2013 | Clermont | ||
| 2013–2015 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Paris Saint-Germain B | 59 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Paris Saint-Germain | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Tours (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Clermont (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Clermont B (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Charleroi | 14 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Nantes | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | Lyon | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026 | |||
Rémy Serge Claude Descamps (born 25 June 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Lyon.[4]
Career
Paris Saint-Germain
Descamps joined the Paris Saint-Germain Youth Academy in 2013. In 2016, he reached the UEFA Youth League final with the club’s U19 side. Descamps signed his first professional contract with the Paris Saint-Germain senior side in May 2016.[5]
In January 2018, Descamps was loaned to Ligue 2 side Tours.[5] He made his debut for Tours in a 2–1 Coupe de France away win to Chartres on 6 January 2018, playing the full 90 minutes.[6] During his loan spell, he made 21 appearances for the club in all competitions.[5] On 21 August 2018, Descamps signed a three-year contract extension with Paris Saint-Germain, before being loaned to Clermont for a season without an option to buy.[5]
Charleroi
In August 2019, Descamps signed for Charleroi, replacing Rémy Riou, who was transferred away to Caen.[7]
Nantes
On 23 June 2021, Descamps joined returned to France to sign for Ligue 1 club Nantes. He penned a three-year deal at the club.[8] Descamps played an important role in Nantes' 2021–22 Coupe de France winning campaign, keeping 4 out of 5 clean sheats in the road to the final, and being decisive in both penalty shootouts against Sochaux in the Round of 64 and Monaco in the semi-finals.[9] Despite these performances, he did not play in the final as the coach preferred to start the first choice goalkeeper Alban Lafont.[10]
Lyon
On 23 August 2024, Descamps joined Ligue 1 fellow Lyon as a free agent, signing a three-year contract.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 August 2026[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain B | 2015–16 | CFA | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | CFA | 25 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | National 2 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tours (loan) | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Clermont (loan) | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| Clermont B (loan) | 2018–19 | National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Charleroi | 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Nantes | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Lyon | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2026–27 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 135 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 0 | ||
- 1 2 Appearance in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Paris Saint-Germain U19
- Championnat National U19: 2015–16
- UEFA Youth League runner-up: 2015–16
Nantes
References
- ↑ "Rémy Serge Claude Descamps". Verif. Altares-D&B. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- 1 2 "Rémy Descamps". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ↑ "Rémy Descamps". FC Nantes. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022.
- 1 2 Rémy Descamps at Soccerway
- 1 2 3 4 "Descamps signs new contract with Paris Saint-Germain before being loaned to Clermont Foot 63". psg.fr. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ↑ "Chartres vs. Tours - 6 January 2018 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ↑ Blouard, Vincent (8 August 2019). "Rémy Descamps (PSG) signe à Charleroi: ce qu'il faut savoir sur le nouveau gardien des Zèbres" [Rémy Descamps (PSG) signs at Charleroi: what needs to be known about the new goalkeeper of the Zebras.]. L'avenir.net (in French). Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ↑ "Official | Remy Descamps joins Nantes from Charleroi | Get French Football News". www.getfootballnewsfrance.com. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "FC Nantes. De Sochaux à Monaco, Rémy Descamps, roi des tirs au but" (in French). Ouest France. 3 March 2024.
- 1 2 "COUPE DE FRANCE 2021 - 2022 - FINALE". fff.fr. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ↑ "Rémy Descamps rejoint l'Olympique Lyonnais pour 3 ans" (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 23 August 2024.
External links
- Rémy Descamps at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Rémy Descamps – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Nord (French department)
- French men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Lille OSC players
- Tarbes Pyrénées Football players
- Clermont Foot 63 players
- Paris Saint-Germain FC players
- Tours FC players
- Royal Charleroi SC players
- FC Nantes players
- Olympique Lyonnais players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 1 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Belgian Pro League players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- 21st-century French sportsmen