Gradignan's consecutive scorer Imén Ben Kacem

At just 28 years old, Imén Ben Kacem has a rich past in football, but his path has not been a straight one. She started with the boys of the Floirac club at the age of five, but stopped playing for seven years before starting again with Bastidienne at the age of seventeen. La Bordelaise played in D2 for Portet-sur-Garonne, near Toulouse, after playing consecutively for clubs in Bassens, Talence and Mérignac-Arlac during the 2018-2019 season.

Therefore, it is in Haute-Garonne that the youngster finds his game at a high level, playing seven games, including four as a starter. The opponents are especially fierce in the games against Nancy, Strasbourg Vauban and Saint-Etienne. She has been working as a freelancer for Bassens for three months, but the COVID-19 period has given her new opportunities. Imén is training in Gradignan to stay in shape and recover for the 2021-2022 season.

centerpiece

It is at the club beloved by coach Soraya Boukeloua that Imén Ben Kacem's career takes off, making the Bordeaux striker a mainstay of the Gradignan team and one of the most successful center forwards in Region 1 Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Clearly, Imén has had some good talks with his club FC Gradignan since joining in 2021. The striker is no stranger to good results for the club, with her scoring goals and performing well. Indeed, there is no denying that Gradignan grew up around the presence of his title-winning star player. That means they won the Region 1 championship title in 2022, only to lose to Grand Calais in the playoffs to advance to D2 at the end of the season. , the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Cup in 2023 and finally the Gironde Cup in 2023 and 2024.

“Grow your club”

This season too, Imén Ben Kacem has been causing a stir in R1, scoring no less than 11 goals in the league, including four against Pôle Palois and two at Montmorillon. To this he must add three goals in the Coupe de France. One was scored from a penalty kick against the formation of D2, Albi-Marssac (1-4) in the first federal round. Currently, Gradignan is ranked in the first part (6th) despite having games to play and is still in contention for a place in D2 alongside big names in the group such as Girondins de Bordeaux, Bergerac and Mérignac. Arrak.

Imén Ben Kacem wants to be ambitious and decisive for the rest of the season. “My goal is to bring Gradignan to a good level. So I stayed here because I knew there was a way to make that happen. We will work harder for the second part of the season. “. One thing is certain: January will be a real turning point in Gradignan's season with the match against Limoges on December 12 and, above all, the double clash against Girondins de Bordeaux on January 19 and 26 It's up to Imén Ben Kacem and her team to pull out all the stops.

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Gradignan (6/16 points) – Limoges (8/9 points), this Sunday January 12th at 3pm at the Saint-Géry Stadium in Gradignan.