Fakhreddine Ben Youssef

Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (Arabic: فخر الدين بن يوسف; born 23 June 1991) is a Tunisian footballer, who currently plays for Al-Ismaily. He plays for Tunisian national team as a Striker.

Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
Youssef lining up with Tunisia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-06-23) 23 June 1991[1]
Place of birth Tunis, Tunisia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Al-Ismaily
Number 28
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 CS Sfaxien 73 (13)
2015Metz (loan) 6 (0)
2015Metz B (loan) 2 (0)
2015–2018 ES Tunis 41 (17)
2018–2020 Al-Ettifaq 27 (5)
2020 Al-Ismaily 5 (3)
2020– Al-Ismaily 0 (0)
National team
2012– Tunisia 47 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:52, 17 July 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:48, 17 July 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Ben Youssef started his career playing for CS Sfaxien, in which he was loaned out to Metz. He then played for ES Tunis, before joining Saudi club Al-Ettifaq. He later had chosen to terminate his contract with his team Al-Ettifaq. In January 2020, he joined Egyptian club Al-Ismaily, then he rejoined them in November after being a free agent since summer.[2]

International career

Ben Youssef was a member of the Tunisian squad at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[3]

In June 2018, he was named in Tunisia’s 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[4][5] He scored an equalizer in Tunisia's last group stage match against Panama. This goal was the 2,500th goal in FIFA World Cup history.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 17 July 2019[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CS Sfaxien2011–12Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 14300143
2012–13 20111212
2013–14 2640044308
2014–15 13500852110
Total 731311001298623
Metz2014–15Ligue 1 600060
Metz B2014–15CFA 2020
ES Tunis2015–16Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 19811112110
2016–17 10500105
2017–18 12400121245
Total 411711001325520
Al-Ettifaq2017–18Saudi Professional League 840084
2018–19 19112203
Total 275120000287
Career totals 149353400251117750

International

As of 17 July 2019[8]
Tunisia
YearAppsGoals
201231
2013101
201481
201561
201600
201770
2018122
201910
Total476

International goals

Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first.[8]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.30 December 2012Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Iraq2–02–1Friendly
2.8 June 2013National Stadium, Freetown, Sierra Leone Sierra Leone2–22–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.10 September 201430 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Egypt1–01–02015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4.12 June 2015Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia Djibouti6–18–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.28 May 2018Estádio Municipal, Braga, Portugal Portugal2–22–2Friendly
6.28 June 2018Mordovia Arena, Saransk, Russia Panama1–12–12018 FIFA World Cup

References

  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. "OFFICIAL: Fakhreddine Ben Youssef rejoins Ismaily". kingfut.com. 15 November 2020.
  3. "Two cut as Tunisia settle on final squad". Eurosport. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  4. Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  5. Okeleji, Oluwashina (2 June 2018). "Tunisia World Cup squad: Leicester City's Benalouane in 23-man squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  6. "Tunisia striker Ben Youssef on redemption and their historic day".
  7. Fakhreddine Ben Youssef at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  8. "Fakhreddine Ben Youssef". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 14 July 2018.


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