Ouissem Belgacem

Ouissem Belgacem (Arabic: وسام بالقاسم; born 1988) is a French former high-performance athlete and writer of Tunisian origin. He played football for Toulouse FC from the ages of 13 to 18 years old. He published his first autobiographical novel, Adieu ma honte, in 2021. Belgacem often raises awareness about homophobia in the field of football, which he had to leave to live his sexuality freely. Narrative autobiography award, at the Prix du roman gay 2021.