 Ben Youssef lining up with Tunisia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Fakhreddine Ben Youssef[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1991[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tunis, Tunisia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Al-Masry | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Al-Ettifaq | 27 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Al-Ismaily | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Al-Ismaily | 30 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Pyramids | 36 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Al-Masry | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012– | Tunisia | 47 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:14, 20 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:48, 17 July 2019 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (Arabic: فخر الدين بن يوسف; born 23 June 1991) is a Tunisian footballer who plays as a striker for Egyptian Premier League club Al-Masry and the Tunisia national team.
Club career
Ben Youssef started his career playing for CS Sfaxien, in which he was loaned out to Metz. He then played for ES Tunis, before joining Saudi club Al-Ettifaq. He later had chosen to terminate his contract with his team Al-Ettifaq. In January 2020, he joined Egyptian club Al-Ismaily, then he rejoined them in November after being a free agent since summer, before moving to the newly founded Pyramids FC in 2021.[3]
International career
Ben Youssef was a member of the Tunisian squad at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[4]
In June 2018, he was named in Tunisia's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[5][6] 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.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 17 July 2019[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CS Sfaxien | 2011–12 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | |||
| 2012–13 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 21 | 2 | |||||
| 2013–14 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 4 | 30 | 8 | |||
| 2014–15 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 5 | 21 | 10 | |||
| Total | 73 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 86 | 23 | ||
| Metz | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Metz B | 2014–15 | CFA | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| ES Tunis | 2015–16 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | |
| 2016–17 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 5 | |||||
| 2017–18 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | 24 | 5 | |||
| Total | 41 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 55 | 20 | ||
| Al-Ettifaq | 2017–18 | Saudi Professional League | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 4 | |||
| 2018–19 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 20 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | ||
| Career totals | 149 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 177 | 50 | ||
International
- As of 17 July 2019[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 2012 | 3 | 1 |
| 2013 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 6 | |
- Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ben Youssef goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 December 2012 | Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |  Iraq |
2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 8 June 2013 | National Stadium, Freetown, Sierra Leone |  Sierra Leone |
2–2 | 2–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 10 September 2014 | 30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Egypt |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4 | 12 June 2015 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia |  Djibouti |
6–1 | 8–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 5 | 28 May 2018 | Estádio Municipal, Braga, Portugal |  Portugal |
2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 6 | 28 June 2018 | Mordovia Arena, Saransk, Russia |  Panama |
1–1 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
References
- ^ a b "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Tunisia" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 15. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "OFFICIAL: Fakhreddine Ben Youssef rejoins Ismaily". kingfut.com. 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Two cut as Tunisia settle on final squad". Eurosport. 10 January 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (2 June 2018). "Tunisia World Cup squad: Leicester City's Benalouane in 23-man squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Tunisia striker Ben Youssef on redemption and their historic day".
- ^ Fakhreddine Ben Youssef at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Fakhreddine Ben Youssef". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fakhreddine Ben Youssef.
- Fakhreddine Ben Youssef at Soccerway
- CSS.org.tn
- fcmetz.com
- e-s-tunis.com
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