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]

Saîf-Eddine Khaoui
Khaoui playing for Tunisia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Saîfeddine Khaoui[1]
Date of birth (1995-04-27) 27 April 1995
Place of birth Paris,[2] France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Marseille
Number 24
Youth career
0000–2014 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 12 (2)
* 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 11:29, 17 July 2019 (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
As of 17 July 2019[15]
Tunisia
YearAppsGoals
201890
201932
Total122

International goals
Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first.[15]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 November 2019Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia Libya2–04–12021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.3–1

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. "Saîf-Eddine Khaoui". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  3. (in French) La FTF a eu l'accord de 7 joueurs binationaux on tunisie-foot.com
  4. Saîf-Eddine Khaoui at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  5. "Istres vs. Tours – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  6. (in French) "Saïf Khaoui va s'engager avec l'Olympique de Marseille". Tours Football Club (in French). 18 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  7. "Olympique Marseille vs. Toulouse – 14 August 2016 – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  8. "Troyes vs. Rennes – 5 August 2017 – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  9. "L'OM prête Saîf-Eddine Khaoui à Caen". L'Équipe (in French). 31 August 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  10. Football.Tunisien.page on facebook.com
  11. (in French) Sélection Nationale Olympique : Maher Kanzari convoque 29 Joueurs on ftf.org.tn
  12. "Internationals (Sky Sports)". SkySports.
  13. Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  14. Okeleji, Oluwashina (2 June 2018). "Tunisia World Cup squad: Leicester City's Benalouane in 23-man squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  15. "Saîf-Eddine Khaoui". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 14 July 2018.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.