Didier Lamkel Zé (born 17 September 1996) is a Cameroonian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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, on loan from Turkish club

Hatayspor Hatayspor Kulübü, known as Atakaş Hatayspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional football club located in Antakya, Hatay Province. History Hatayspor was founded on 23 July 1967. In July 2020, the team achieved promotion to t ...

Club career

Chamois Niortais

After joining the

Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Pref ...

youth academy from Cameroonian club L'École de Football Brasseries du Cameroun (EFBC), Lamkel Zé progressed through its youth teams. In the summer of 2016, he moved to

Chamois Niortais Chamois Niortais Football Club (often referred to as ''Les Chamois'', Chamois Niortais, or simply Niort) is a French association football club based in the commune of Niort, in the Deux-Sèvres department of western France. It was founded in 1 ...

and ended up in the first team. Lamkel Zé made his

Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by Balkrishna Industries, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions ...

debut on 29 July 2016 in the 0–0 draw with

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, coming on as a substitute for Romain Grange late in the match. He scored his first senior goal the following week, the equaliser in a 1–1 draw with

Stade Lavallois Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club (), also referred to as Stade Laval or simply Laval, is a French association football club based in Laval in western France. The club was formed on 17 July 1902 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second l ...

Royal Antwerp

On 24 July 2018, Lamkel Zé joined

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side

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

on a four-year deal with the option of a fifth year. In December 2020, Lamkel Zé was linked to a move to

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club

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

to play under former Antwerp manager

László Bölöni László Bölöni ( ro, Ladislau Bölöni; born 11 March 1953) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Ligue 2 club Metz. He is best known for his time at Sporting CP as a manager where he introduced C ...

. To push for the move, Lamkel Zé showed up to training in early January 2021 wearing a shirt of Antwerp's rival,

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. On 6 January 2021, following a public outrage, Lamkel Zé apologized and issued a public statement re-committing to Antwerp.

Loan to Dunajská Streda

On 6 September 2021, Lamkel Zé signed a one-year loan with

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club

Dunajská Streda Dunajská Streda (; hu, Dunaszerdahely; german: Niedermarkt; he, דונהסרדהיי) is a town located in southern Slovakia ( Trnavský kraj). Dunajská Streda is the most culturally significant town in the Žitný ostrov area. The town has a p ...

Loan to Khimki

On 7 February 2022, Lamkel Zé joined

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club

Khimki Khimki ( rus, Химки, p=ˈxʲimkʲɪ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, 18.25 kilometres northwest of central Moscow, and immediately beyond the Moscow city boundary. History Origins and formation Khimki was initially a railway station tha ...

on loan. The loan was terminated early due to the

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Loan to Metz

According to the special rules introduced by

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due to the war, foreign players with Russian clubs were allowed to sign a short-term contract with non-Russian clubs outside of the transfer window. On 1 April 2022, Lamkel Zé moved to

on loan under those conditions.

Kortrijk

On 23 August 2022, Lamkel Zé signed a three-year contract with

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Hatayspor

On August 8, 2023, he signed a 2-year contract with

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club

Career statistics

Honours

Antwerp *

Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (french: link=no, Coupe de Belgique; nl, Beker van België []; german: link=no, Belgischer Fußballpokal) is the main Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgia ...

: 2019–20 Belgian Cup, 2019–20

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lamkel Ze, Didier 1996 births Living people Belgian Pro League players Botola players Cameroon men's international footballers Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Cameroonian men's footballers Chamois Niortais F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Morocco Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Slovakia FC DAC 1904 Dunajská Streda players FC Khimki players FC Metz players Hatayspor footballers K.V. Kortrijk players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Lille OSC players Men's association football midfielders People from Bertoua Royal Antwerp F.C. players Russian Premier League players Slovak First Football League players Wydad AC players