Ferjani Sassi
Sassi with Tunisia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Ferjani Sassi[1]
Date of birth (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Ariana, Tunisia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al-Gharafa
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 CS Sfaxien 78 (8)
2015–2016 Metz 39 (1)
2016–2018 ES Tunis 29 (6)
2018 Al Nassr 8 (0)
2018–2021 Zamalek 64 (12)
2021–2023 Al-Duhail 35 (3)
2023– Al-Gharafa 0 (0)
International career‡
2013– Tunisia 79 (6)
Medal record
Representing  Tunisia
Men's football
FIFA Arab Cup
Runner-up 2021 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 November 2022

Ferjani Sassi (Arabic: فرجاني ساسي; born 18 March 1992) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Al-Gharafa 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.[3]

International career

Sassi in 2017

Sassi played his first international game with the Tunisia 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.[4]

He was in Tunisia's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, scoring a penalty in Tunisia's opening game against England.[5] Sassi was also deep in controversy after he tackled England striker Harry Kane in the penalty box which outraged England supporters.[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Tunisia 2013 5 0
2014 6 1
2015 10 1
2016 5 0
2017 10 0
2018 10 2
2019 11 1
2020 2 0
2021 13 0
2022 7 1
Total 79 6
Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sassi goal.
List of international goals scored by Ferjani Sassi[7]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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
6 14 June 2022 Panasonic Stadium Suita, Osaka, Japan  Japan 2–0 3–0 2022 Kirin Cup

Honours

CS Sfaxien

ES Tunis

Zamalek

Al-Duhail

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Tunisia (TUN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 29. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "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 19 June 2018.
  3. ^ "OFFICIAL: Zamalek sign Tunisia's Ferjani Sassi from Al Nassr". kingfut.com. 27 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Sierra Leone vs. Tunisia (2:2)". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  5. ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (2 June 2018). "Tunisia World Cup squad: Leicester City's Benalouane in 23-man squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Ferjani Sassi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 July 2018.

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