Issam Jemâa

Issam Jemâa
Personal information
Date of birth	28 January 1984 (age 37)
Place of birth	Gabès, Tunisia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1995–2003	CO Mednine
Senior career*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Issam Jemâa (Arabic: عصام جمعة‎; born 28 January 1984 in Gabès) is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He started his footballing career for Espérance Sportive de Tunis, and was later signed by French side Lens. Also a Tunisian international since 2005, he is the all-time leading scorer of the Tunisia national team.

International career[]

Jemâa was called up to the 2006 World Cup, but was later forced out from the squad due to injury. He was also called up to the Tunisian national team squad for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana and the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Contintental		Total		Ref.
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Ref.
Lens	2005–06	Ligue 1	6	0	0	0	1	0	9	4	15	4	^[1]^[2]
	2006–07	Ligue 1	27	3	3	1	1	1	9	4	40	9	^[1]^[2]
	2008–09	Ligue 2	26	5	0	0	3	2	0	0	29	7	^[1]^[2]
	2009–10	Ligue 1	29	7	4	2	0	0	0	0	33	9	^[1]^[2]
	2010–11	Ligue 1	26	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	28	5	^[1]^[2]
	Total		114	20	8	3	6	3	14	5	142	31	–
Caen (loan)	2007–08	Ligue 1	21	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	22	3	^[1]^[2]
Auxerre	2011–12	Ligue 1	7	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	2	^[1]^[2]
Brest	2011–12	Ligue 1	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2	^[1]^[2]
Kuwait SC		Kuwait Premier League	14	11					10	9	24	20	^[3]^[4]
		Kuwait Premier League	24	16					13	16	37	32	^[3]^[4]
	Total		38	27					23	25	61	52	–
Al-Sailiya SC	2014–15	Qatar Stars League	25	11							25	11	^[2]
	2015–16	Qatar Stars League	1	0							1	0	^[2]
	Total		26	11							26	11	–
Dubai CSC		UAE Second Division	11	12							11	12	^[3]
		UAE Second Division	13	12							13	12	^[3]
	Total		24	24							24	24	–
Career total			240	89							293	125	–

International goals[]

Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first.^[5]

List of international goals scored by Issam Jemâa
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	3 September 2005	Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi	Kenya	2–0	2–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
2.	30 May 2006	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès	Belarus	3–0	3–0	2006 LG Cup (Tunisia)
3.	7 February 2007	Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat	Morocco	1–1	1–1	Friendly
4.	24 March 2007	Stade Linité, Victoria	Seychelles	1–0	3–0	2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
5.	24 March 2007	Stade Linité, Victoria	Seychelles	2–0	3–0	2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
6.	24 March 2007	Stade Linité, Victoria	Seychelles	3–0	3–0	2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
7.	2 June 2007	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès	Seychelles	1–0	4–0	2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
8.	16 June 2007	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès	Mauritius	1–0	2–0	2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
9.	17 November 2011	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès	Namibia	2–0	2–0	Friendly
10.	23 January 2008	Tamale Stadium, Tamale	Senegal	1–0	2–2	2008 Africa Cup of Nations
11.	7 June 2008	Stade Linité, Victoria	Seychelles	1–0	2–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
12.	21 June 2008	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès	Burundi	2–0	2–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
13.	14 October 2008	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	France	1–0	1–3	Friendly
14.	28 March 2009	Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi	Kenya	2–1	2–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
15.	11 October 2009	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès	Kenya	4–0	1–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
16.	30 May 2010	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès	France	1–0	1–1	Friendly
17.	20 June 2010	Al Merreikh Stadium, Omdurman	Sudan	4–0	6–2	Friendly
18.	20 June 2010	Al Merreikh Stadium, Omdurman	Sudan	5–0	6–2	Friendly
19.	11 August 2010	Stade Nacional, N'Djamena	Chad	2–0	3–1	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
20.	4 September 2010	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès	Malawi	1–0	2–2	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
21.	4 September 2010	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès	Malawi	2–0	2–2	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
22.	10 October 2010	Stade de Kégué, Lomé	Togo	1–0	2–1	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
23.	5 June 2011	Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse	Chad	1–0	5–0	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
24.	5 June 2011	Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse	Chad	3–0	5–0	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
25.	5 June 2011	Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse	Chad	5–0	5–0	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
26.	10 August 2011	Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir	Mali	4–2	4–2	Friendly
27.	27 January 2012	Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville	Niger	2–1	2–1	2012 Africa Cup of Nations
28.	27 May 2012	Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir	Rwanda	4–1	5–1	Friendly
29.	2 June 2012	Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir	Equatorial Guinea	1–1	3–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
30.	9 June 2012	Estádio da Várzea, Praia	Cape Verde	2–1	2–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
31.	15 August 2012	Széktói Stadion, Kecskemét	Iran	2–2	2–2	Friendly
32.	30 December 2012	Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Iraq	1–0	2–1	Friendly
33.	13 January 2013	Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Ghana	1–0	2–4	Friendly
34.	13 January 2013	Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Ghana	2–0	2–4	Friendly
35.	14 August 2013	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès	Congo	2–0	3–0	Friendly
36.	14 August 2013	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès	Congo	3–0	3–0	Friendly

Honours[]

Lens

UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2005^[6]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Issam JEMAA - Football : la fiche de Issam JEMAA (Al-Saïliya Doha)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 8 March 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Issam Jemâa » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Issam Jemâa at National-Football-Teams.com
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Issam Jemâa - Retired". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
^ Imed Kilani. "Issam Jemaa – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
^ "Lens 3-1 Cluj (Aggregate: 4 - 2)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2020.

External links[]

Career history, stats and pictures of Issam Jemâa

[lequipe-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Issam JEMAA - Football : la fiche de Issam JEMAA (Al-Saïliya Doha)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 8 March 2019.

[wf-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Issam Jemâa » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

[nft-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Issam Jemâa at National-Football-Teams.com

[fd-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Issam Jemâa - Retired". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

[5] Imed Kilani. "Issam Jemaa – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 October 2012.

[6] "Lens 3-1 Cluj (Aggregate: 4 - 2)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2020.

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-01-28) 28 January 1984 (age 37)
Place of birth	Gabès, Tunisia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1995–2003	CO Mednine
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2005	Espérance	49	(17)
2005–2011	Lens	114	(20)
2007–2008	→ Caen (loan)	21	(3)
2011–2012	Auxerre	7	(2)
2012	→ Brest (loan)	10	(2)
2012–2014	Kuwait SC	38	(27)
2014–2015	Al-Sailiya	26	(11)
2016–2017	Dubai CSC	24	(24)
Total		289	(106)
National team
2005–2014	Tunisia	84	(36)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only