Yassine Chikhaoui

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Yassine Chikhaoui
Chikhaoui with FC Zürich in 2007
Personal information
Full name Yassine Chikhaoui[1]
Date of birth (1986-09-21) 21 September 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Radès, Tunisia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
ES Radès
Ariana
2002–2004 Étoile du Sahel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Étoile du Sahel 84 (14)
2007–2015 FC Zürich 116 (28)
2015–2017 Al-Gharafa 14 (1)
2017 → Al-Ahli (loan) 10 (2)
2017–2018 Al-Ahli 13 (4)
2018–2023 Étoile du Sahel 35 (8)
International career‡
2006–2021 Tunisia 42 (10)
Medal record
Representing  Tunisia
Men's football
FIFA Arab Cup
Runner-up 2021 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 14 February 2017 (EST)

Yassine Chikhaoui (Arabic: ياسين الشيخاوي; born 21 September 1986) is a former Tunisian professional footballer who last played as an attacking midfielder for Tunisian club Étoile du Sahel.

Club career[edit]

Étoile du Sahel[edit]

Chikhaoui became captain of Étoile du Sahel at the age of 19. He was the youngest player to take up this role in the club.

He achieved a lot of success with Étoile du Sahel and won the CAF Champions League with them.

FC Zürich[edit]

Chikhaoui was signed by FC Zürich on a five-year contract on 23 May 2007.

During the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, it was reported that many clubs had scouts present to watch Chikhaoui play.[3][4][5] Unfortunately, after impressing at the African Cup of Nations he was forced to take time out to get a recurring knee problem treated. On 26 April 2009, he completed his recovery by returning to play for the Zurich first team. Weeks later he cemented his comeback with a goal and contributed, as a late substitute, to helping his team win and stay top in the title race.

He was part of the 2013–14 Swiss Cup-winning team and afterwards signed a new three-year contract until 2017. In the 2014–2015 season, he was appointed as the club's captain.

Al-Gharafa[edit]

On 3 August 2015, Chikhaoui's transfer to Al-Gharafa Sports Club was announced.[6]

International career[edit]

Chikhaoui was called up to the Tunisian national team to participate in the 2006 FIFA World Cup at the age of 19.

Career statistics[edit]

Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chikhaoui goal.
List of international goals scored by Yassine Chikhaoui[7]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 January 2008 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia  Zambia 1–2 1–2 Friendly
2 8 January 2008 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia  Zambia 1–0 1–0 Friendly
3 4 June 2008 Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana  Cameroon 2–2 2–3 2008 Africa Cup of Nations
4 8 June 2013 Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia  Botswana 2–1 2–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5 19 November 2014 Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia  Egypt 1–1 2–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6 22 January 2015 Estadio de Ebibeyin, Ebibeyin, Equatorial Guinea  Zambia 1–1 2–1 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
7 12 June 2015 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia  Djibouti 1–0 8–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8 2–0
9 3–0
10 17 November 2015 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia  Mauritania 2–1 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[edit]

Étoile du Sahel

FC Zürich

Individual

Personal life[edit]

Yassian is a practicing Muslim and was known to hold a prayer rug with him whenever he goes with the team

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Tunisia" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Tunisia" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 15. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  3. ^ "African Cup of Nations Talent Scout: Yassine Chikhaoui".
  4. ^ "Transfer targets: Five stars to watch at the Africa Cup of Nations".
  5. ^ "Yassine Chikhaoui is Killing it at FC Zurich".
  6. ^ "Chikhaoui leaves for Al-Gharafa". FC Zürich website (in German). 3 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Chikhaoui, Yassine". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  8. ^ "استفتاء وكالة تونس إفريقيا للأنباء – ياسين الشيخاوي أفضل لاعب تونسي لعام 2014". UNAF: Union Nord Africaine de Football (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Gashi footballeur de l'année 2014". Le Matin (in French). 2 February 2015. ISSN 1018-3736. Retrieved 16 September 2023.

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