Ferjani Sassi

Ferjani Sassi
Sassi lining up for Tunisia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Ferjani Sassi
Date of birth (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992
Place of birth Aryanah, Tunisia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Zamalek SC
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 CS Sfaxien 83 (10)
2015–2016 Metz 39 (1)
2016–2018 ES Tunis 39 (7)
2018 Al-Nassr 8 (0)
2018– Zamalek SC 0 (0)
National team‡
2013– Tunisia 43 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 June 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 June 2018

Ferjani Sassi (Arabic: فرجاني ساسي‎; born 18 March 1992) is a Tunisian footballer, who currently plays for Zamalek SC and the Tunisian national team as a defensive midfielder.

International career

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

He was in Tunisia's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia scoring a penalty in Tunisia's opening game against England. [3]

Career statistics

International

As of 28 June 2018[4]
Tunisia
YearAppsGoals
201340
201461
2015101
201650
2017100
201882
Total434

International goals

Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first.[4]
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

Honours

CS Sfaxien

Zamalek SC

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. ↑ "Sierra Leone vs. Tunisia (2:2)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Tunisia World Cup squad: Leicester City's Benalouane in 23-man squad". 2 June 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. 1 2 "Ferjani Sassi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
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