Änis Ben-Hatira

Änis Ben-Hatira (born 18 July 1988) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Karlsruher SC. Between 2012 and 2016 he made 12 appearances for the Tunisia national team scoring one goal.

Änis Ben-Hatira

Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-07-18) 18 July 1988
Place of birth	West Berlin, West Germany
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Karlsruher SC
Number	32
Youth career
1994–1995	Reinickendorfer Füchse
1995–2003	Hertha BSC
2003–2006	Tennis Borussia Berlin
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2011	Hamburger SV II	51	(16)
2007–2011	Hamburger SV	29	(3)
2009	→ MSV Duisburg (loan)	13	(2)
2009–2010	→ MSV Duisburg (loan)	16	(1)
2011–2016	Hertha BSC	70	(14)
2011–2016	Hertha BSC II	5	(2)
2016	Eintracht Frankfurt	9	(1)
2016–2017	SV Darmstadt 98	11	(1)
2017	Gaziantepspor	14	(2)
2017–2018	Espérance Tunis	8	(1)
2019–2020	Budapest Honvéd	20	(4)
2020–	Karlsruher SC	6	(1)
National team^‡
2007–2008	Germany U19	8	(4)
2007–2008	Germany U20	6	(0)
2009–2010	Germany U21	9	(1)
2012–2016	Tunisia	12	(1)
Honours Men's football Representing  Germany UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 2009 Sweden
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:00, 4 February 2017 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Berlin, Ben-Hatira started his football career playing for local club Reinickendorfer Füchse before moving to TeBe Berlin, where he spent most of his youth. Following a spell at Hertha BSC, he was signed by Hamburger SV.[1]

Ben-Hatira made his Bundesliga debut on 24 February 2007 against Eintracht Frankfurt, coming on as a substitute for Mehdi Mahdavikia.[2] He made his first Bundesliga start against Wolfsburg on 1 April 2007.[3] Hamburg extended his contract until 2012.[4] On 1 February 2009, he joined MSV Duisburg on a loan until 30 June 2009[5] and was subsequently loaned out to MSV Duisburg for another season.

In July 2010, Ben-Hatira joined West Ham United on trial,[6] making his debut on 28 July when he played for 64 minutes in a 2–0 win against MK Dons.[7] However, he did not sign for West Ham and remained in Hamburg for the following season. On the final day of the 2011 summer transfer window, Ben-Hatira returned to Hertha BSC.[8] He moved to Eintracht Frankfurt on 1 February 2016.[9]

Ben-Hatira signed for SV Darmstadt 98 on 22 August 2016.[10] He was released on 25 January 2017 by mutual agreement and due to alleged connections he has with Düsseldorf based organization Ansaar International, which has been described by the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia's internal intelligence agency as being "tightly interwoven in the Salafist movement".[11]

On 1 February 2017, Ben-Hatira joined Süper Lig side Gaziantepspor on a contract until June, with the option of a further year.[12]

After dissolving his contract with Gaziantepspor in July 2017, he joined Tunisian club Espérance Tunis in September 2017.

He joined Hungarian side Budapest Honvéd FC in February 2019[13] where he scored his first goal on 23 February 2019 against MTK Budapest FC.

On 31 January 2020, Ben-Hatira joined Karlsruher SC on a deal until the end of the 2019–20 season.[14]

International career

After playing for several German international youth sides, Ben-Hatira was first called up for the Tunisian national football team on 21 February 2012.[15] Eight days later, he made his debut for Tunisia in a friendly match against Peru.

He scored his first goal against Guinea in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification on 9 October 2016 in the 79th minute.

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 September 2017.[16]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup[lower-alpha 1]		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hamburger SV II	2005–06	Regionalliga Nord	14	2	—		—		—		0	0	14	2
	2006–07		11	5	—		—		—		0	0	11	5
	2007–08		13	2	—		—		—		0	0	13	2
	2008–09		1	0	—		—		—		0	0	1	0
	2009–10		0	0	—		—		—		0	0	0	0
	2010–11		12	7	—		—		—		0	0	12	7
	2011–12		0	0	—		—		—		0	0	0	0
	Total		51	16	—		—		—		0	0	51	16
Hamburger SV	2006–07	Bundesliga	5	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	5	0
	2007–08		3	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	3	0
	2008–09		2	0	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	0	0	3	0
	2009–10		0	0	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	0	0	1	0
	2010–11		18	3	0	0	—		—		0	0	18	3
	2011–12		1	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	1	0
	Total		29	3	0	0	—		2	0	0	0	31	3
MSV Duisburg (loan)	2008–09	2. Bundesliga	13	2	0	0	—		—		0	0	13	2
	2009–10		16	1	2	0	—		—		0	0	18	1
	Total		29	3	2	0	—		—		0	0	31	3
Hertha BSC	2011–12	Bundesliga	16	3	2	0	—		—		2[lower-alpha 4]	1	20	4
	2012–13	2. Bundesliga	18	4	1	2	—		—		0	0	19	6
	2013–14	Bundesliga	21	3	1	0	—		—		0	0	22	3
	2014–15		15	4	1	0	—		—		0	0	16	4
	2015–16		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0	0	0
	Total		70	14	5	2	—		—		2	1	77	17
Hertha BSC II	2011–12	Regionalliga Nord	2	0	—		—		—		0	0	2	0
	2012–13	Regionalliga Nordost	0	0	—		—		—		0	0	0	0
	2013–14		0	0	—		—		—		0	0	0	0
	2014–15		0	0	—		—		—		0	0	0	0
	2015–16		3	2	—		—		—		0	0	3	2
	Total		5	2	—		—		—		0	0	5	2
Eintracht Frankfurt	2015–16	Bundesliga	9	1	—		—		—		2[lower-alpha 5]	0	11	1
SV Darmstadt 98	2016–17	Bundesliga	11	1	0	0	—		—		0	0	11	1
Gaziantepspor	2016–17	Süper Lig	14	2	—		—		—		0	0	14	2
Career total			218	42	7	2	—		2	0	4	1	231	45

1. Includes the DFB-Pokal and Turkish Cup
2. One appearance in 2008–09 UEFA Cup
3. One appearance in 2009–10 UEFA Europa League
4. Two appearances in 2011–12 Bundesliga play-offs
5. Two appearances in 2015–16 Bundesliga play-offs

International

As of 4 February 2017.[16]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Tunisia
	2012	6	0
	2013	2	0
	2014	0	0
	2015	2	0
	2016	2	1
	2017	0	0
Total		12	1

International goals

As of 4 February 2017. Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first.[16]

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 October 2016	Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia	Guinea	2–0	2–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Hertha BSC

• 2. Bundesliga: 2012–13

International

Germany U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2009

References

1. "HSV: Ben-Hatira". Archived from the original on 21 December 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
2. "Hamburg SV 3 - 1 Eintracht Frankfurt". ESPNsoccernet. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
3. "Hamburg SV 1-0 VfL Wolfsburg". ESPNsoccernet. 1 April 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
4. "Ben-Hatira bis 2012 beim HSV". Bundesliga. Sport1. 23 May 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
5. "Albert Streit kommt als Leihgabe zum HSV" (in German). Welt Online. 1 February 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
6. "New faces on show in West Ham win". SportingLife.com. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
7. "MK Dons 0-2 West Ham United FT". Whufc.com. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
8. "Änis Ben-Hatira kommt vom HSV" [Änis Ben-Hatira comes from HSV]. official website (in German). Hertha BSC. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
9. "Änis Ben-Hatira wechselt zu Eintracht Frankfurt" [Änis Ben-Hatira moves to Eintracht Frankfurt] (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
10. "Änis Ben-Hatira à Darmstadt" (in French). lequipe.fr. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
11. "Bundesliga: Islamic-organization dispute forces Ben-Hatira out of Darmstadt". DW. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
12. "Änis Ben-Hatira Gaziantepspor'dada" (in Turkish). Gaziantepspor. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
13. Wagih, Ahmed (15 February 2019). "Tunisia duo Ben-Hatira, Mohsni seal moves abroad". Kingfut. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
14. "KSC verpflichtet Änis Ben-Hatira" (in German). Karlsruher SC. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
15. "Tunisie : Nouioui et Ben Hatira convoqués" [Tunisia : Nouioui and Ben-Hatira are called up] (in French). 365 Foot. 21 February 2012.
16. "Änis Ben-Hatira profile". Soccerway. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.

External links

• Änis Ben-Hatira at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Änis Ben-Hatira at Soccerway