Fakhreddine Ben Youssef

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 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Al-Ettifaq
Number 99
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 CS Sfaxien 73 (13)
2015 → Metz (loan) 6 (0)
2015 → Metz B (loan) 2 (0)
2015–2018 ES Tunis 41 (17)
2018– Al-Ettifaq 9 (4)
National team‡
2012– Tunisia 42 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:20, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 June 2018

Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (Arabic: فخر الدين بن يوسف‎; born 23 June 1991) is a Tunisian football forward. He currently plays for Al-Ettifaq and the Tunisian national team. He was a member of the Tunisian squad at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations,[2] and he currently has more than 40 caps for his country.

International career

In May 2018 he was named in Tunisia’s preliminary 29 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[3] He was selected in the final 23.[4] 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.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 31 August 2018[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CS Sfaxien2011–12Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 14300—143
2012–13 20111—212
2013–14 26400—44308
2014–15 13500—852110
Total 731311001298623
Metz2014–15Ligue 1 6000—60
Metz B2014–15Championnat de France Amateur 20—20
ES Tunis2015–16Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 19811—112110
2016–17 10500—105
2017–18 12400—121245
Total 411711001325520
Al-Ettifaq2017–18Saudi Professional League 8400—84
2018–19 1000—10
Total 9400000094
Career totals 131342200251115847

International

As of 28 June 2018[7]
Tunisia
YearAppsGoals
201231
2013101
201481
201561
201600
201770
201882
Total426

International goals

Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first.[7]
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. 1 2 "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Two cut as Tunisia settle on final squad". Eurosport. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced? | Goal.com". Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Tunisia World Cup squad: Leicester City's Benalouane in 23-man squad". 2 June 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. ↑ "Tunisia striker Ben Youssef on redemption and their historic day".
  6. ↑ Fakhreddine Ben Youssef at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Fakhreddine Ben Youssef". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
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