Fakhreddine Ben Youssef

In this article, the surname is Ben Youssef, not Youssef.

Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
Ben Youssef lining up with Tunisia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Fakhreddine Ben Youssef[1]
Date of birth (1991-06-23) 23 June 1991[1]
Place of birth Tunis, Tunisia
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Al-Masry
Number 28
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 CS Sfaxien 73 (13)
2015 → Metz (loan) 6 (0)
2015 → Metz B (loan) 2 (0)
2015–2018 ES Tunis 41 (17)
2018–2020 Al-Ettifaq 27 (5)
2020–2021 Al-Ismaily 34 (13)
2021–2023 Pyramids 45 (7)
2023–2025 Al-Masry 43 (8)
International career
2012–2019 Tunisia 47 (6)
Medal record
Representing  Tunisia
Men's football
FIFA Arab Cup
Runner-up 2021 Qatar
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 March 2025

Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (Arabic: فَخْر الدِّين بْن يُوسُف; born 23 June 1991) is a Tunisian footballer who plays as a striker for Egyptian Premier League club Al-Masry.

Club career

Ben Youssef started his career playing for CS Sfaxien, in which he was loaned out to Metz. He then played for ES Tunis, before joining Saudi club Al-Ettifaq. He later had chosen to terminate his contract with his team Al-Ettifaq. In January 2020, he joined Egyptian club Al-Ismaily, then he rejoined them in November after being a free agent since summer, before moving to the newly founded Pyramids FC in 2021.[3]

International career

Ben Youssef was a member of the Tunisian squad at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[4]

In June 2018, he was named in Tunisia's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[5][6] He scored an equalizer in Tunisia's last group stage match against Panama. This goal was the 2,500th goal in FIFA World Cup history.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 17 July 2019[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CS Sfaxien 2011–12 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 14 3 0 0 — 14 3
2012–13 20 1 1 1 — 21 2
2013–14 26 4 0 0 — 4 4 30 8
2014–15 13 5 0 0 — 8 5 21 10
Total 73 13 1 1 0 0 12 9 86 23
Metz 2014–15 Ligue 1 6 0 0 0 — 6 0
Metz B 2014–15 CFA 2 0 — 2 0
ES Tunis 2015–16 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 19 8 1 1 — 1 1 21 10
2016–17 10 5 0 0 — 10 5
2017–18 12 4 0 0 — 12 1 24 5
Total 41 17 1 1 0 0 13 2 55 20
Al-Ettifaq 2017–18 Saudi Professional League 8 4 0 0 — 8 4
2018–19 19 1 1 2 — 20 3
Total 27 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 28 7
Career totals 149 35 3 4 0 0 25 11 177 50

International

As of 17 July 2019[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Tunisia 2012 3 1
2013 10 1
2014 8 1
2015 6 1
2016 0 0
2017 7 0
2018 12 2
2019 1 0
Total 47 6
Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ben Youssef goal.
List of international goals scored by Fakhreddine Ben Youssef[9]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 30 December 2012 Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates  Iraq 2–0 2–1 Friendly
2 8 June 2013 National Stadium, Freetown, Sierra Leone  Sierra Leone 2–2 2–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 10 September 2014 30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Egypt 1–0 1–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4 12 June 2015 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia  Djibouti 6–1 8–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5 28 May 2018 Estádio Municipal, Braga, Portugal  Portugal 2–2 2–2 Friendly
6 28 June 2018 Mordovia Arena, Saransk, Russia  Panama 1–1 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup

References

  1. ^ a b "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 10 June 2018.
  2. ^ "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Tunisia" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 15. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  3. ^ "OFFICIAL: Fakhreddine Ben Youssef rejoins Ismaily". kingfut.com. 15 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Two cut as Tunisia settle on final squad". Eurosport. 10 January 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  5. ^ Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  6. ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (2 June 2018). "Tunisia World Cup squad: Leicester City's Benalouane in 23-man squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Tunisia striker Ben Youssef on redemption and their historic day". Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  8. ^ Fakhreddine Ben Youssef at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Fakhreddine Ben Youssef". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
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