Rémy Serge Claude Descamps (born 25 June 1996) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for ] club Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon.

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. In January 2018, Descamps was loaned to

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side

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. He made his debut for Tours in a 2–1

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away win to

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on 6 January 2018, playing the full 90 minutes. During his loan spell, he made 21 appearances for the club in all competitions. 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.

Charleroi

In August 2019, Descamps signed for

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, replacing

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, who was transferred away to

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Nantes

On 23 June 2021, Descamps joined returned to France to sign for

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club

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. He penned a three-year deal at the club. Descamps played an important role in

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winning campaign, keeping 4 out of 5 clean sheats in the road to the final, and being decisive in both penalty shootouts against

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in the Round of 64 and

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in the semi-finals. Despite these performances, he did not play in the final as the coach preferred to start the first choice goalkeeper

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Lyon

On 23 August 2024, Descamps joined

fellow Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon as a free agent, signing a three-year contract.

Career statistics

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain U19 *

Championnat National U19 The Championnat National U19 is the highest tier of under-19 football in France. Organized by the French Football Federation, it is contested by 56 clubs that are split into 4 groups. History In 2009, the ''Championnat National 18 ans'' of Fra ...

: 2015–16 *

UEFA Youth League The UEFA Youth League is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) since 2013. In its current format, it is contested by the under-19 teams of the clubs competing in the UEFA Champions Le ...

runner-up: 2015–16 Nantes *

: 2021–22

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Descamps, Rémy 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 players Paris Saint-Germain FC players Tours FC players Royal Charleroi S.C. players FC Nantes players Olympique Lyonnais players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 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