There’s news coming through that Newcastle United have made their first signing of the season, and he’s 16 year-old striker Olivier Kemen.
Olivier Kemen – 16 year-old striker form FC Metz
The 16 year-old has signed from FC Metz and he turns 17 next month, and will be part of the Youth Academy at Newcastle and the Development squad – we assume.
He’s already played three times for the French U17 side, and previously played for the France U16 side, and we are trying to find out more about him.
Here’s an interview the lad gave on Foot Mercado last December:
“I started football at age 8, in La Garenne-Colombes *. Then, at age 14, I went to the Elite 14 in ACBB ** and at the end of the season, I got recruited by FC Metz.”
“I had other proposals, such as Lyon, but the project of FC Metz has seduced me. Today I am doing my third year at FC Metz. I play midfield. I take my athletic strength to reach a certain power.”
“I’m not clumsy with the ball and try to improve in its use. Alex Song is a player I like a lot because it is very powerful and it is good on the ball with a good view of the game.”
“The distance from my family and school and sporting requirements were sometimes a difficult challenge to overcome.” ” It was not easy.” “The structure, coaches, educators, Director, Head of Studies, helped me to move forward.”
“But today, I really feel good progress and be on the right track. The atmosphere at the center is positive. I have the soul of a leader I am trying to implement on the ground.”
“I help new and I’m listening to the experienced players. “For now, I’m had a very good start, I play 19 national, I meet the requirements of the coach and it allowed me to taste the joys of the France team .”
“I would like to sign a professional contract at the end of the season and continue my progress, and of course proudly wear the blue jersey. I think the FC Metz has a very good fan following, more than 7,000 spectators average is not bad.”
“A lot of clubs in L2 would love to be this busy – I know I’m still young, but I feel I am able to meet this challenge “
* La Garenne-Colombes is a community in the northwestern suburbs of Paris.
** Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt or A.C.B.B. is a French sports club based in the suburbs of Paris in the commune of Boulogne-Billancourt.
*** The Coupe Gambardella (Gambardella Cup) is a French football cup competition held between the U-19s of the French football clubs, organized by the French Football Federation.
16 year-old Olivier Kemen – smile you’re on Candid Camera
And he says in the above interview he’s a midfielder and likes Alex Song, the former Arsenal player who is now at Barcelona, but he’s down as a striker everywhere we have found information on him.
Olivier will quickly find out that Newcastle have a much bigger and more passionate fan base than FC Metz, and it looks like he’s signed his first professional contract at Newcastle, rather than at Metz.
Let’s hope Olivier can be a big success at Newcastle, and we need some young players coming through to the Newcastle first team – we assume we’ll soon hear something official on this maybe tomorrow.
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108 comments so far
woodsee
Jun 16, 2013 at 11:22 PM
Comment #81Barrass son ,if you aint got a sense of humour supportin the toon,you will end up in the nuthouse
yo-yo
Jun 16, 2013 at 11:22 PM
Comment #82Come on lads at least we really do know now how ambitious Ashley is for the club – the jury is out no longer.
gonufc (not Arf' bad)
Jun 16, 2013 at 11:23 PM
Comment #83@hotdog – I can only guess that Kinnear, in his excitement about getting given a job by his mate, has jumped the gun and rung up sky for some attention.
Ludicrous situation in every way.
woodsee
Jun 16, 2013 at 11:24 PM
Comment #84Anyway it all adds up now,isnt Kinnear that puppet on the Wonga adverts
nick_9
Jun 16, 2013 at 11:26 PM
Comment #85Thank god we did not sack Pardew because i’ve seen little suggestion that Ashley is a good judge of character when it comes to hiring football managers, i dread to think who he would have appointed…… probably joe kinnear. Things just aren’t the same anymore under this lot
Graeme
Jun 16, 2013 at 11:26 PM
Comment #86I would imagine the backlash from this will reverberate for some time to come.
The players potentially about to sign will run a mile, disillusionment will hit our current players and Pardew will be even less effective than he was last season.
The fans?? Well, they have 2 choices – turn up, like muppets, as usual – or just stay away. If the home fans do not turn up for the first 4 or 5 games of the season, it will cost Ashley an absolute fortune. He will have no choice but to re-think his actions!!
santonthenewmaldini
Jun 16, 2013 at 11:30 PM
Comment #87What is happning!!???I have just woke up from a heavy night of bouncing to the Stone Roses in Glasgow to wake up to this shit??!?!
The only thing that could stand in good stead is people slating Kinnears record in management well Graham Carr was hardly a great manager either but makes a good scout!!I actually think Kinnear could be the buffer between finance and football that we need ?
Pardew to say what he needs , Carr to find it , Kinnear to speed up the process rather than have Llambas offer silly bids could be a dream team? I am being optimistic maybe i am still wasted??!
A 17 year old striker that we have signed well lets hope that we dont waste his career like Abeid’s loan him out right away!!
I have a funny feeling that next season we will announce a decent signing by next weekend but could also mean that we have sold someone as well……
Taking the Papiss
Jun 16, 2013 at 11:30 PM
Comment #88And some people thought we’d get Rafa Benitez….at least I have been vindicated on that front!!!
woodsee
Jun 16, 2013 at 11:30 PM
Comment #89The plot thickens,Joes first signing will Charles Insomnia
Toon-Prodigy
Jun 16, 2013 at 11:32 PM
Comment #90This regime never ceases to amaze do they?
Just when your looking forward to an eventful summer, after a horrific season. Expecting some good re-building and hoping lessons have been learnt from, BANG!!
In comes the next bombshell and latest gamble, coupled with the latest disgraceful PR disaster.
How much more..
If we are aiming for stability, how about actually keeping the club stable for more than 10 minutes instead of rocking the foundations with monumental decisions.
Ahh, my heart.. You have to laugh, you just got to.. As painful as it is.
scout
Jun 16, 2013 at 11:33 PM
Comment #91Probably got a bet with someone that he can make 100 million from selling players
gonufc (not Arf' bad)
Jun 16, 2013 at 11:34 PM
Comment #92@woodsee – just like last time you mean?
stuart no9
Jun 16, 2013 at 11:36 PM
Comment #93graeme —– the problem we have at newcastle is – since last year when idiots fell for the 10 year tickets deal , they would feel robbed if they boycotted a few games, so instead of looking at the bigger picture and sacraficing a few games to make the club better ” in the future” they would rather watch crap all season so they dont lose a minute of the quality footy on offer – pathetic.
hotdog
Jun 16, 2013 at 11:39 PM
Comment #94Well I’m off to bed. Lets hope the club release a statement saying Joe has gone a bit mental. Or Joe phones sky in the morning and tells them ” we’ll you lot wrote a load of cra*p when I was at Newcastle, I thought I’d feed you some more”
Barras
Jun 16, 2013 at 11:41 PM
Comment #95@woodsee
I totally agree. Mike Ashley may be in the pharmaceutical business. This would explain why he is so determined to push all Newcastle United fans to the nearest psychiatric ward.
Toon-Prodigy
Jun 16, 2013 at 11:52 PM
Comment #96Oh,
And best of luck to this young lad. Welcome to Newcastle!
Toon-Prodigy
Jun 16, 2013 at 11:53 PM
Comment #97*Hollywood
rossrich
Jun 16, 2013 at 11:53 PM
Comment #98Already set my mind on relegation next season. At least that way I can get the puffy eyes and the pain of disaster out of the way before the season starts đ
toonluvva
Jun 16, 2013 at 11:53 PM
Comment #99Does Ashley have a cunning plan?
He appoints a real gobsh!te (IMO) in Joke InHere.
Joke InHere really pi$$es Pardew off, forcing him to resign. Bingo! no need to pay out 7 years of contract. Ashley and Pardew will come to some sort of compromise, but it’ll be way less than he could have got.
Ashley sacks Joke InHere when the inevitable slide starts, having only to pay a max of 3 years wages.
Drinks all round I think Dekka.
Thats the good news, having got shot of Joke and Pardew, he brings back a dwarf to manage the team.
manxpie
Jun 16, 2013 at 11:56 PM
Comment #100stuartno9 plz stop with ya boycott crap!!
tell me when its happened before under all the crap thats happened in ashleys n halls reign??
and then tell me where its happened at other football clubs?
and then actually worked?
lesh
Jun 17, 2013 at 12:06 AM
Comment #101And still nowt about this on the NUFC website, neither confirmation nor denial. Has Joe jumped the gun?
NUFCarter
Jun 17, 2013 at 12:12 AM
Comment #102So joe kinnear has come in thinking he’s boss. I can see it now director? Nah he will get down on that training and tell Pardew what he should do better, you will see him on the bench at matches giving all the players tips on how to play the game, he will Make the substitutions and he will he inviting Ashley and llambias over for dinner. He’s gonna be all over NUFC every aspect of it, and I actually feel it a bit sorry for him.
I can imagine he’s thinking the fans love that he’s back and everyone feels sorry for him.
I will be absolutely gutted if/when Pardew gets sacked because it is guaranteed that kinnear will step in and take charge. Guaranteed!
NUFCarter
Jun 17, 2013 at 12:13 AM
Comment #103*actually feel a bit sorry for Pardew not him.
Mister Tuff
Jun 17, 2013 at 12:14 AM
Comment #104toonluvva @99 -already suggested that as as cunning plan earlier on. Hows’ about this for cunning plan -version 2.
Fat Joe has said he is responsible for hiring and firing. Get the idiot to come in and then sell some of our best players -then when the slide starts everybody can blame him.
NUFCarter
Jun 17, 2013 at 12:16 AM
Comment #105Toon Luva
Absolutely spot on!!
Is that dwarf going to be Dennis wise?
NUFCarter
Jun 17, 2013 at 12:21 AM
Comment #106At least because we’ve got joe as director of football before the window means we are definetely going to be buying some players this summer. Doesn’t it?
Mister Tuff
Jun 17, 2013 at 12:22 AM
Comment #107Joe and his new assistant (yet to be announced) pictured celebrating their good fortune.
http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00598/more_280x390_598623a.jpg
elpaso_geordie
Jun 17, 2013 at 12:26 AM
Comment #108most annoying thing for me is Kinnear insistence that we didn’t take to him as he wasn’t a Geordie ………. no mate its cos your incompetent
boils me pi$$