Änis Ben-Hatira

Änis Ben-Hatira (born 18 July 1988) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder who plays for Greek Super League club AEL. Between 2012 and 2016 he made 12 appearances for the Tunisia national team scoring one goal.

Änis Ben-Hatira
Ben-Hatira in July 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-07-18) 18 July 1988
Place of birth West Berlin, West Germany
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 AEL
Number 10
Youth career
1994–1995 Reinickendorfer Füchse
1995–2003 Hertha BSC
2003–2006 Tennis Borussia Berlin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2011 Hamburger SV II 51 (16)
2007–2011 Hamburger SV 29 (3)
2009 → MSV Duisburg (loan) 13 (2)
2009–2010 → MSV Duisburg (loan) 16 (1)
2011–2016 Hertha BSC 70 (14)
2011–2016 Hertha BSC II 5 (2)
2016 Eintracht Frankfurt 9 (1)
2016–2017 Darmstadt 98 11 (1)
2017 Gaziantepspor 14 (2)
2017–2018 Espérance Tunis 8 (1)
2019–2020 Budapest Honvéd 20 (4)
2020 Karlsruher SC 11 (1)
2021– AEL 1 (0)
National team‡
2007–2008 Germany U19 8 (4)
2007–2008 Germany U20 6 (0)
2009–2010 Germany U21 9 (1)
2012–2016 Tunisia 12 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:00, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:00, 4 February 2017 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Berlin, Ben-Hatira started his football career playing for local club Reinickendorfer Füchse before moving to TeBe Berlin, where he spent most of his youth. Following a spell at Hertha BSC, he was signed by Hamburger SV.[1]

Ben-Hatira made his Bundesliga debut on 24 February 2007 against Eintracht Frankfurt, coming on as a substitute for Mehdi Mahdavikia.[2] He made his first Bundesliga start against Wolfsburg on 1 April 2007.[3] Hamburg extended his contract until 2012.[4] On 1 February 2009, he joined MSV Duisburg on a loan until 30 June 2009[5] and was subsequently loaned out to MSV Duisburg for another season.

In July 2010, Ben-Hatira joined West Ham United on trial,[6] making his debut on 28 July when he played for 64 minutes in a 2–0 win against MK Dons.[7] However, he did not sign for West Ham and remained in Hamburg for the following season. On the final day of the 2011 summer transfer window, Ben-Hatira returned to Hertha BSC.[8] He moved to Eintracht Frankfurt on 1 February 2016.[9]

Ben-Hatira signed for SV Darmstadt 98 on 22 August 2016.[10] He was released on 25 January 2017 by mutual agreement and due to alleged connections he has with Düsseldorf based organization Ansaar International, which has been described by the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia's internal intelligence agency as being "tightly interwoven in the Salafist movement".[11]

On 1 February 2017, Ben-Hatira joined Süper Lig side Gaziantepspor on a contract until June, with the option of a further year.[12]

After dissolving his contract with Gaziantepspor in July 2017, he joined Tunisian club Espérance Tunis in September 2017.

He joined Hungarian side Budapest Honvéd FC in February 2019[13] where he scored his first goal on 23 February 2019 against MTK Budapest FC.

On 31 January 2020, Ben-Hatira joined Karlsruher SC on a deal until the end of the 2019–20 season.[14]

International career

After playing for several German international youth sides, Ben-Hatira was first called up for the Tunisian national football team on 21 February 2012.[15] Eight days later, he made his debut for Tunisia in a friendly match against Peru.

He scored his first goal against Guinea in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification on 9 October 2016 in the 79th minute.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played on 30 January 2021.[16][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamburger SV II2005–06Regionalliga Nord 142——142
2006–07Regionalliga Nord 115——115
2007–08Regionalliga Nord 132——132
2008–09Regionalliga Nord 10——10
2010–11Regionalliga Nord 127——127
Total5116——5116
Hamburger SV2006–07Bundesliga 50000050
2007–08Bundesliga 30000030
2008–09Bundesliga 20001[lower-alpha 1]030
2009–10Bundesliga 00001[lower-alpha 2]010
2010–11Bundesliga 18300—183
2011–12Bundesliga 1000—10
Total2930020313
MSV Duisburg (loan)2008–092. Bundesliga 13200—132
2009–102. Bundesliga 16120—181
Total29320—313
Hertha BSC2011–12Bundesliga 163202[lower-alpha 3]1204
2012–132. Bundesliga 18412—196
2013–14Bundesliga 21310—223
2014–15Bundesliga 15410—164
2015–16Bundesliga 0000—00
Total701452217717
Hertha BSC II2011–12Regionalliga Nord 20——20
2015–16Regionalliga Nordost 32——32
Total52——52
Eintracht Frankfurt2015–16Bundesliga 91002[lower-alpha 4]0111
Darmstadt 982016–17Bundesliga 11100—111
Gaziantepspor2016–17Süper Lig 14200—142
Espérance Tunis2017–18Tunisian Ligue 1 8100—81
Budapest Honvéd2018–19NB I 12310—133
2019–20NB 1 8100—81
Total20410—214
Karlsruher SC2019–202. Bundesliga 11100—111
AE Larissa2020–21Super League Greece 1000—10
Career Total25848626127051
  1. Appearance in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup.
  2. One appearance in 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.
  3. Two appearances in 2011–12 Bundesliga play-offs
  4. Two appearances in 2015–16 Bundesliga play-offs

International
As of 4 February 2017.[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Tunisia 201260
201320
201400
201520
201621
201700
Total121

International goals
As of 4 February 2017. Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first.[16]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
19 October 2016Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia Guinea2–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Hertha BSC

International

Germany U21

References
  1. "HSV: Ben-Hatira". Archived from the original on 21 December 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  2. "Hamburg SV 3 - 1 Eintracht Frankfurt". ESPNsoccernet. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  3. "Hamburg SV 1-0 VfL Wolfsburg". ESPNsoccernet. 1 April 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  4. "Ben-Hatira bis 2012 beim HSV". Bundesliga. Sport1. 23 May 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
  5. "Albert Streit kommt als Leihgabe zum HSV" (in German). Welt Online. 1 February 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  6. "New faces on show in West Ham win". SportingLife.com. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  7. "MK Dons 0-2 West Ham United FT". Whufc.com. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  8. "Änis Ben-Hatira kommt vom HSV" [Änis Ben-Hatira comes from HSV]. official website (in German). Hertha BSC. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  9. "Änis Ben-Hatira wechselt zu Eintracht Frankfurt" [Änis Ben-Hatira moves to Eintracht Frankfurt] (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  10. "Änis Ben-Hatira à Darmstadt" (in French). lequipe.fr. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  11. "Bundesliga: Islamic-organization dispute forces Ben-Hatira out of Darmstadt". DW. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  12. "Änis Ben-Hatira Gaziantepspor'dada" (in Turkish). Gaziantepspor. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  13. Wagih, Ahmed (15 February 2019). "Tunisia duo Ben-Hatira, Mohsni seal moves abroad". Kingfut. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  14. "KSC verpflichtet Änis Ben-Hatira" (in German). Karlsruher SC. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  15. "Tunisie : Nouioui et Ben Hatira convoqués" [Tunisia : Nouioui and Ben-Hatira are called up] (in French). 365 Foot. 21 February 2012.
  16. "Änis Ben-Hatira profile". Soccerway. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  17. "Änis Ben-Hatira » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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