Ferjani Sassi
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 18 March 1992 | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Aryanah, Tunisia | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Al Duhail | |||||||||||||||
Number | 13 | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2010–2015 | CS Sfaxien | 83 | (8) | |||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Metz | 39 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2016–2018 | ES Tunis | 39 | (7) | |||||||||||||
2018 | Al Nassr | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2018–2021 | Zamalek | 102 | (16) | |||||||||||||
2021– | Al Duhail | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2013– | Tunisia | 60 | (5) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:18, 1 September 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 July 2019 |
Ferjani Sassi (Arabic: فرجاني ساسي; born 18 March 1992) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al Duhail and the Tunisia national team.
Club career[]
Sassi started his career with CS Sfaxien where he won the Tunisian League and CAF Confederation Cup in 2013, then he transferred to French club Metz in 2015. In 2018, he went back to Tunisia to join ES Tunis, then he played for Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, and Zamalek in Egypt.[2]
International career[]
Sassi played his first international game with the senior national team on 8 June 2013, against Sierra Leone (2–2), where he was part of the starting squad and played the entire match.[3]
He was in Tunisia's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, scoring a penalty in Tunisia's opening game against England.[4] Sassi was also deep in controversy after he tackled England striker Harry Kane in the penalty box which outraged England supporters.[5]
Career statistics[]
International[]
- As of 25 July 2019[6]
Tunisia | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
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2013 | 4 | 0 |
2014 | 6 | 1 |
2015 | 10 | 1 |
2016 | 5 | 0 |
2017 | 10 | 0 |
2018 | 10 | 2 |
2019 | 8 | 1 |
Total | 53 | 5 |
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first.[6]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 15 October 2014 | Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia | Senegal | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
2. | 12 June 2015 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia | Djibouti | 4–0 | 8–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
3. | 1 June 2018 | Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland | Turkey | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
4. | 18 June 2018 | Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia | England | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
5. | 11 July 2019 | Al Salam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Madagascar | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
Honours[]
CS Sfaxien
Zamalek
- Egyptian Premier League 2020–21
- Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup: 2018
- CAF Confederation Cup: 2018–19
- Egypt Cup: 2018–19
- Egyptian Super Cup: 2019–20
- CAF Super Cup: 2020
References[]
- ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "OFFICIAL: Zamalek sign Tunisia's Ferjani Sassi from Al Nassr". kingfut.com. 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Sierra Leone vs. Tunisia (2:2)". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (2 June 2018). "Tunisia World Cup squad: Leicester City's Benalouane in 23-man squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup 2018: England fans left fuming over Tunisia defender's rugby tackle on Harry Kane, watch video". TimesNowNews.com. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Ferjani Sassi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
External links[]
- Ferjani Sassi at Soccerway
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ferjani Sassi. |
- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Aryanah
- Tunisian footballers
- Tunisian expatriate footballers
- Tunisia international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players
- CS Sfaxien players
- FC Metz players
- Espérance Sportive de Tunis players
- Al-Nassr FC players
- Zamalek SC players
- Al-Duhail SC players
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
- Ligue 1 players
- Saudi Professional League players
- Egyptian Premier League players
- Qatar Stars League players
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate footballers in Egypt
- Expatriate footballers in Qatar
- Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
- Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Ligue 2 players