Mehdi Ben Slimane

Mahdi Ben Slimane (Arabic: مهدي بن سليمان‎) (born 1 January 1974)[2] is a Tunisian former professional football forward.[3]

Mehdi Ben Slimane
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-01-01) 1 January 1974
Place of birth Le Kram, Tunisia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 AS Marsa
1996–1997 Marseille 19 (0)
1997–2001 SC Freiburg 72 (11)
2000 → Borussia M'gladbach (loan) 5 (0)
2001 → Al-Nassr (loan)
2002 Club Africain
National team
1994–1998 Tunisia[1] 34 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Having begun his career at AS Marsa in his native country he moved to France in 1996 to play for Olympique de Marseille. After just one season at the club, he joined 2. Bundesliga side SC Freiburg whom helped to promotion to the Bundesliga. He spent half a season on loan each at Borussia Mönchengladbach (in 2000) and club Al-Nassr (in 2001) before leaving Freiburg and returning to Tunisia, where he spent a season and half at Club Africain.

At international level, he played for the Tunisia national team and was a member of squad at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 1996 African Cup of Nations, and the 1998 African Cup of Nations.

Club career

In February 2000, Ben Slimane scored a brace for SC Freiburg contributing to 2–0 win against SSV Ulm.[4]

International career

Ben Slimane participated at the 1998 African Cup of Nations scoring twice for the Tunisian national team, one goal each against DR Congo on 12 February and against Togo on 16 February.[5]

Together with Freiburg teammate Zoubeir Baya, he represented his country at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[6][7]

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
129 November 1995Stade Chedli Zouiten, Tunis Burkina Faso3–03–0Friendly
22 June 1996Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali City Rwanda3–11–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
37 August 1997Stade El Menzah, Tunis Zambia1–03–11997 LG Cup
412 February 1998Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso DR Congo1–02–11998 Africa Cup of Nations
516 February 1998Stade Municipal, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Togo2–13–11998 Africa Cup of Nations
616 October 1999Stade El Menzah, Tunis United Arab Emirates1–01–0Friendly

References
  1. Mehdi Ben Slimane at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. "Ben Slimane, Mehdi" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  3. "Mahdi Ben Slimane". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  4. "Zwei Tore von Ben Slimane". Der Spiegel (in German). 5 February 2000. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. Courtney, Barrie. "African Nations Cup 1998 - Final Tournament Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. "The Tunisia Squad". BBC News & Sport. 3 May 1998. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  7. "France '98: A Team By Team Guide". The Independent. 6 June 1998. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
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