| Didier Lamkel Zé | |
| Fullname: | Didier Lamkel Zé[1] |
| Birth Date: | 17 September 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Bertoua, Cameroon |
| Height: | 1.92 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthclubs1: | EFBC |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Lille |
| Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Lille B |
| Caps1: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Niort |
| Caps2: | 55 |
| Goals2: | 10 |
| Years3: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs3: | Niort B |
| Caps3: | 11 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2018–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Antwerp |
| Caps4: | 73 |
| Goals4: | 18 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Clubs5: | → Dunajská Streda (loan) |
| Caps5: | 7 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2022 |
| Clubs6: | → Khimki (loan) |
| Caps6: | 3 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Clubs7: | → Metz (loan) |
| Caps7: | 9 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Years8: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs8: | Kortrijk |
| Caps8: | 10 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2023 |
| Clubs9: | → Wydad Casablanca (loan) |
| Caps9: | 3 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs10: | Hatayspor |
| Caps10: | 16 |
| Goals10: | 3 |
| Years11: | 2024 |
| Clubs11: | → Metz (loan) |
| Caps11: | 11 |
| Goals11: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Cameroon |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 00:41, 3 June 2024 (UTC) |
Didier Lamkel Zé (born 17 September 1996) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
After joining the Lille youth academy from Cameroonian club L'École de Football Brasseries du Cameroun (EFBC), Lamkel Zé progressed through its youth teams.[2] In the summer of 2016, he moved to Chamois Niortais and ended up in the first team. Lamkel Zé made his Ligue 2 debut on 29 July 2016 in the 0–0 draw with RC Lens, 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.
On 24 July 2018, Lamkel Zé joined Belgian First Division A side Antwerp on a four-year deal with the option of a fifth year.[3]
In December 2020, Lamkel Zé was linked to a move to Greek club Panathinaikos to play under former Antwerp manager László Bölöni. To push for the move, Lamkel Zé showed up to training in early January 2021 wearing a shirt of Antwerp's rival, Anderlecht. On 6 January 2021, following a public outrage, Lamkel Zé apologized and issued a public statement re-committing to Antwerp.[4] [5]
On 6 September 2021, Lamkel Zé signed a one-year loan with Fortuna Liga club Dunajská Streda.[6]
On 7 February 2022, Lamkel Zé joined Russian Premier League club Khimki on loan.[7] The loan was terminated early due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
According to the special rules introduced by FIFA 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.[8] On 1 April 2022, Lamkel Zé moved to Metz on loan under those conditions.[9]
On 23 August 2022, Lamkel Zé signed a three-year contract with Kortrijk.[10]
On August 8, 2023, he signed a 2-year contract with Süper Lig club Hatayspor.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lille B | 2015–16 | Championnat de France Amateur 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Niort | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[12] | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 35 | 8 | |||
| Total | 55 | 10 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 62 | 11 | ||||
| Niort B | 2016–17 | Championnat de France Amateur 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Championnat National 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | ||||||
| Antwerp | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[13] | 0 | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 25 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4[14] | 1 | — | 35 | 7 | |||
| 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 24 | 10 | |||
| Total | 73 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 88 | 21 | |||
| Dunajská Streda (loan) | 2021–22 | Slovak Super Liga | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | ||
| Khimki (loan) | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | |||
| Metz (loan) | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||||
| Kortrijk | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Wydad AC (loan) | 2022–23 | Botola | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[15] | 0 | 1[16] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Hatayspor | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 3 | |||
| Metz (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[17] | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 201 | 45 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 229 | 49 | |||
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