Selim Ben Djemia (born 29 January 1989) is a professional

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who plays for Spanish club

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as a defender. Born in France, he represented

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at international level.

Club career

In 2007, Ben Djemia joined Italian side

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at the age of 18. On 23 June 2010,

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club

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decided not to buy him outright; on the next day, he went to

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on loan with option to co-own the player as part of Robert Gucher's deal. On 8 February 2017, Ben Djemia signed with Bulgarian club

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. On 10 February 2018, in the last day before the end of the transfer window for unattached players, Ben Djemia signed with

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club

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, on a 6-month deal.

International career

Ben Djemia was named in

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's international squad for their friendly match against

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on 28 May 2014, in which he made his debut in their 1–0 win.

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* * * 1989 births Living people People from Thiais French sportspeople of Tunisian descent French men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Serie B players Genoa CFC players Calcio Padova players Frosinone Calcio players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 3 players Red Star F.C. players Stade Lavallois players Liga I players FC Petrolul Ploiești players FC Astra Giurgiu players FC Dunărea Călărași players Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players CS Sfaxien players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players FC Vereya players Super League Greece players PAS Lamia 1964 players Segunda División B players CD Don Benito players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Spain French expatriate sportspeople in Italy French expatriate sportspeople in Romania French expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia French expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria French expatriate sportspeople in Greece French expatriate sportspeople in Spain Tunisia men's international footballers 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players Footballers from Val-de-Marne {{Tunisia-footy-bio-stub