Wissem Ben Yahia

Wissem Ben Yahia (born Ouissem Ben Yahia; 9 September 1984) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Club Africain and the Tunisia national football team.

Wissem Ben Yahia
Ben Yahia with Club Africain in 2009
Personal information
Full name Ouissem Ben Yahia[1]
Date of birth (1984-09-09) 9 September 1984
Place of birth Paris, France[2]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Club Africain
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2011 Club Africain 231 (27)
2011–2014 Mersin İdmanyurdu 77 (8)
2014–2015 Gaziantep BB 31 (1)
2015– Club Africain 77 (13)
National team‡
2006– Tunisia 36 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 July 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:13, 24 March 2020 (UTC)

Club career

In July 2011, Ben Yahia signed a three-year contract with Turkish Süper Lig side Mersin İdmanyurdu.

In July 2014, he signed a two-year contract with TFF First League side Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyespor.

International career

He was part of the Tunisian 2004 Olympic football team who exited in the first round, finishing third in Group C, behind group and gold medal winners Argentina and runners-up Australia.[3] He has also appeared in several friendlies with the Tunisia national football team.

International goals
Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first.[4]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 June 2009Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia Mozambique1–02–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.20 June 2010Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan Sudan1–06–2Friendly
3.29 February 2012Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia Peru1–01–1Friendly

References
  1. "Ouissem Ben Yahia" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  2. "Wissem Ben Yahia". Worldfootball. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  3. "Ouissen Ben Yahia Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 14 July 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  4. "Ben Yahia, Wissem". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 April 2017.


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