Sébastien Schemmel

Sébastien Schemmel (born 2 June 1975) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender, most notably for AS Nancy, Metz and West Ham United.

Career Schemmel was born in Nancy. He played for his hometown club of AS Nancy for 5 seasons, helping them to promotion to Ligue 1 in 1999. His performances earned him a transfer to fellow Ligue 1 club Metz. After a promising start to his Metz career Schemmel was dropped from the first team after an incident in December 2000 when he insulted two journalists, who later lodged a formal complaint with police. This culminated in Metz president Carlo Molinari had describing Schemmel as "phenomenally unstable." The following season saw a downturn in form, perhaps caused by family problems. He left West Ham for Portsmouth in 2003. He scored once during his spell with Portsmouth, in a 2–1 win over Blackpool in the FA Cup.

After being released by Portsmouth in December 2004, he joined Le Havre AC for the rest of the season and played eight games.