Saîf-Eddine Khaoui
Saîf-Eddine Khaoui, also translated as Saifeddine Khaoui (Arabic: سيف الدين خاوي; born 27 April 1995) is a Tunisian[3] professional footballer who plays for Olympique de Marseille and the Tunisia national team, as a midfielder.[4]
Khaoui playing for Tunisia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Saîfeddine Khaoui[1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 April 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Paris,[2] France | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Marseille | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2014 | Tours | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Tours B | 23 | (10) |
2014–2016 | Tours | 39 | (4) |
2016– | Marseille | 9 | (0) |
2016– | Marseille II | 8 | (2) |
2017–2018 | → Troyes (loan) | 32 | (5) |
2018–2019 | → Caen (loan) | 25 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2015 | Tunisia U21 | 1 | (1) |
2018– | Tunisia | 17 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:26, 17 July 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:41, 17 November 2020 (UTC) |
Career
Tours
Khaoui is a youth exponent from Tours FC. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 14 February 2014 against FC Istres in a 1–0 away loss.[5] Khaoui spent three years in the Tours system.
Marseille
On 18 June 2016, Tours confirmed that they had reached an agreement with Marseille for the sale of Khaoui.[6] He made his league debut on 14 August 2016 in a 0–0 draw with Toulouse FC replacing Florian Thauvin at halftime.[7]
Troyes loan
On 26 July 2017, having spent only a month at Marseille, Khaoui was sent out on loan to Troyes. He made his debut on 5 August 2017 in a 1–1 draw with Rennes.[8]
Caen loan
On 31 August 2018, the last day of the 2018 transfer window, Khaoui joined Stade Malherbe Caen on loan for the 2018–19 season.[9]
International career
He was called up by the Tunisia U21 squad, and scored in his debut against Nigeria U21.[10] He was called up to the Tunisia Olympic team for their matches in 2016.[11]
Khaoui made his senior debut for the Tunisia national football team in a friendly 1–0 win over Iran on 23 March 2018.[12]
In June 2018 he was named in Tunisia's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[13][14]
Personal life
Khaoui was born and raised in France to parents of Tunisian descent.
Career statistics
International goals
- Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first.[15]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 15 November 2019 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia | Libya | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
2. | 3–1 | |||||
3. | 9 October 2020 | Sudan | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
4. | 17 November 2020 | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Tanzania | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
- "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- "Saîf-Eddine Khaoui". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- (in French) La FTF a eu l'accord de 7 joueurs binationaux on tunisie-foot.com
- Saîf-Eddine Khaoui at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- "Istres vs. Tours – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- (in French) "Saïf Khaoui va s'engager avec l'Olympique de Marseille". Tours Football Club (in French). 18 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- "Olympique Marseille vs. Toulouse – 14 August 2016 – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- "Troyes vs. Rennes – 5 August 2017 – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- "L'OM prête Saîf-Eddine Khaoui à Caen". L'Équipe (in French). 31 August 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- Football.Tunisien.page on facebook.com
- (in French) Sélection Nationale Olympique : Maher Kanzari convoque 29 Joueurs on ftf.org.tn
- "Internationals (Sky Sports)". SkySports.
- Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- Okeleji, Oluwashina (2 June 2018). "Tunisia World Cup squad: Leicester City's Benalouane in 23-man squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- "Saîf-Eddine Khaoui". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 14 July 2018.