Syam Ben Youssef

Syam Ben Youssef
Ben Youssef with Tunisia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Syam Habib Ben Youssef[1]
Date of birth (1989-03-31) 31 March 1989
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Kasımpaşa
Number 5
Youth career
1995–2004 US Traminots Marseille
2004–2009 Bastia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Bastia 4 (0)
2009–2011 ES Tunis 27 (3)
2012 Leyton Orient 9 (0)
2012–2015 Astra Giurgiu 67 (3)
2015–2017 Caen 35 (3)
2017– Kasımpaşa 26 (1)
National team‡
2008–2009 Tunisia U-20 8 (0)
2010– Tunisia 44 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:35, 13 May 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 June 2018

Syam Habib Ben Youssef (Tunisian Arabic: صيام بن يوسف‎; born 31 March 1989) is a Tunisian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Turkish club Kasımpaşa.

Club career

Born in Marseille, Ben Youssef passed by the Union sportif des traminots Marseille and the training center of SC Bastia.[2] He joined ES Tunis on a two-year contract on 12 August 2009,[3] he made his professional debut in the Tunisian championship on 12 September 2009, against CS Sfaxien (4–0) at Stade 7 November, and scored his first goal. On 14 December, he received his first convocation with the national team.

After playing few months in 2012 in England at Leyton Orient,[4] he signed to FC Astra Giurgiu in Romania, where he remained three seasons, won 2013–14 Cupa României and discovered European competitions.[5]

On 29 June 2015, free of any contract with the Romanian club, he committed for three seasons to SM Caen, he played his first match in Ligue 1 on 22 August against OGC Nice. He scored his first goal in the fifth day against Troyes AC.

On 5 July 2017, he agreed with the SM Caen to cancel his contract and joined the Turkish club Kasımpaşa SK for three seasons.

International career

With the National team he started in 2010, collecting 30 appearances. He played his first African Cup in 2015, he participated also in 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

On 17 November 2015, he scored his first goal with the Tunisian team in the second round of the 2018 World Cup qualification against Mauritania.

In May 2018 he was named in Tunisia’s preliminary 29 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[6] He was selected in the final 23.[7] His goal for Tunisia against Panama was the 2500th scored in history of soccer World Cup.

Career statistics

International

As of 28 June 2018[8]
Tunisia
YearAppsGoals
201320
201490
2015121
201640
2017120
201850
Total441

International goals

Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first.[8]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 November 2015Stade 7 November, Radès, Tunisia Mauritania1–02–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

ES Tunis
Astra Giurgiu

References

  1. 1 2 "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Fiche de – Tunisie Ligue 1 2009/2010". www.kawarji.com (in French). Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Actualité Tunisie : News et info de la Tunisie – Radio Mosaique". www.mosaiquefm.net (in French). Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "O's Sign Defender Leacock". Leyton Orient F.C. 14 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Şi Astrei îi plac tunisienii!". Ziarul Prahova. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced?". Goal.com. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  7. ↑ Okeleji, Oluwashina (2 June 2018). "Tunisia World Cup squad: Leicester City's Benalouane in 23-man squad". BBC Sport.
  8. 1 2 "Syam Ben Youssef". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
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