Ferjani Sassi

Ferjani Sassi (Arabic: فرجاني ساسي‎; born 18 March 1992) ia a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Zamalek and the Tunisia national team. He is also one of the best midfielders in Africa.

Ferjani Sassi
Sassi with Tunisia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992
Place of birth Aryanah, Tunisia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Zamalek SC
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 CS Sfaxien 83 (8)
2015–2016 Metz 39 (1)
2016–2018 ES Tunis 39 (7)
2018 Al Nassr 8 (0)
2018– Zamalek 75 (13)
National team‡
2013– Tunisia 57 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:18, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 July 2019

Club career

Sassi started his career with CS Sfaxien where he won the Tunisian League and CAF Confederation Cup in 2013, then he transferred to French club Metz in 2015. In 2018, he went back to Tunisia to join ES Tunis, then he played for Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, and Zamalek in Egypt.[2]

International career
Sassi in 2017

Sassi played his first international game with the senior national team on 8 June 2013, against Sierra Leone (2–2), where he was part of the starting squad and played the entire match.[3]

He was in Tunisia's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, scoring a penalty in Tunisia's opening game against England.[4] Sassi was also deep in controversy after he tackled England striker Harry Kane in the penalty box which outraged England supporters.[5]

Career statistics

International
As of 25 July 2019[6]
Tunisia
YearAppsGoals
201340
201461
2015101
201650
2017100
2018102
201981
Total535

International goals
Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first.[6]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 October 2014Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia Senegal1–01–02015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.12 June 2015Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia Djibouti4–08–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.1 June 2018Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland Turkey2–12–2Friendly
4.18 June 2018Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia England1–11–22018 FIFA World Cup
5.11 July 2019Al Salam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Madagascar1–03–02019 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

CS Sfaxien

Zamalek

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. "OFFICIAL: Zamalek sign Tunisia's Ferjani Sassi from Al Nassr". kingfut.com. 27 July 2018.
  3. "Sierra Leone vs. Tunisia (2:2)". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  4. Okeleji, Oluwashina (2 June 2018). "Tunisia World Cup squad: Leicester City's Benalouane in 23-man squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  5. "FIFA World Cup 2018: England fans left fuming over Tunisia defender's rugby tackle on Harry Kane, watch video". TimesNowNews.com. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  6. "Ferjani Sassi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
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