Derek Decamps
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Derek Romain Rancois Decamps | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sandnes Ulf | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1998 | A.C. Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2005 | AS Cannes | ||
| 2005–2006 | Aris | 20 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | PAS Giannina | 33 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Lorca Deportiva | 19 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Alcorcón | 6 | (1) |
| 2009 | Santa Eulàlia | 12 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Ajax Cape Town | 35 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | FK Haugesund | 19 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | SCO Angers | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Sarpsborg 08 (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2014– | Sandnes Ulf | 30 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 20, 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 10, 2006 | |||
Derek Decamps aka Derek (born 2 May 1985 in Paris, France) is a French football player who plays in the Norwegian Tippeligaen for Sandnes Ulf.
Career
Decamps began playing football with AS Cannes, and moved to Greece to play for Aris Thessaloniki F.C. and PAS Giannina F.C. in the Greek Superleague.
He moved to Spain and played for Lorca Deportiva CF[1] and AD Alcorcón in the Spanish Segunda División B.[2]
On 15 August 2009 the 24-year-old French defender has left Spanish club Santa Eulàlia of the Spanish Segunda División B to join South African side Ajax Cape Town.[3] In 2010/11 season he played a big part in Ajax's successful league campaign in which Ajax finished 2nd after only managing a draw in the last home game. A win would have won the championship for the Cape Town side.
On 27 June 2011, the Norwegian club FK Haugesund announced that they had signed Decamps on a one-year contract.[4] After one year Decamps was a regular starter for Haugesund in Tippeligaen, and the club wanted to renew his contract, but Decamps chose to move home to his family in France when his contract expired on 31 July 2012.[5] In August 2013 he signed a loan contract with Sarpsborg 08 out the season.
In January 2014 he moved to the Norwegian Tippeliga club, Sandnes Ulf.
Position
His usual demarcation is Defender.
References
- ^ Lorca Desportiva Profile
- ^ "DEREK DESCAMPS PROCEDE DEL LORCA" (in Spanish). marca.com. 7 September 2008.
- ^ Ajax sign French defender
- ^ "Decamps klar for Haugesund". Norwegian News Agency (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ "Haugesund signerer ny spiss - men en midtstopper forlater "araberne"". TV2 Sporten (in Norwegian). tv2.no. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
External links
- 1985 births
- Living people
- French footballers
- AS Cannes players
- Aris Thessaloniki F.C. players
- PAS Giannina F.C. players
- Lorca Deportiva footballers
- AD Alcorcón footballers
- Ajax Cape Town F.C. players
- FK Haugesund players
- Sarpsborg 08 FF players
- Sandnes Ulf players
- Tippeligaen players
- Norwegian First Division players
- French expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- French expatriates in Spain
- Expatriate soccer players in South Africa
- French expatriates in South Africa
- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- French expatriates in Norway