Jasser Khmiri (born 27 July 1997)[2] is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a defender for San Antonio FC in the USL Championship.
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| Full name | Jasser Khmiri[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 July 1997[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tunis, Tunisia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | San Antonio FC | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 33 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Stade Tunisien | 36 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → San Antonio FC (loan) | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | San Antonio FC | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Tunisia | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
In February 2019, Khimiri joined Major League Soccer side Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[3] In doing so he became the first Tunisian player to play in Major League Soccer.[4]
In March 2021, he went on loan to San Antonio FC of the USL Championship for the 2021 season.[5]
Following the 2021 season, Vancouver declined their contract option on Khmiri.[6]
International career edit
He made his national team debut on 9 October 2020 in a friendly against Sudan.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b c "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Tunisia" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 15. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Jasser Khmiri | Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC acquire 21-year-old Tunisian centre back Jasser Khmiri". Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Jasser Khmiri signs for Whitecaps FC to become first Tunisian MLS player". BBC Sport. 2 February 2019.
- ^ "SAN ANTONIO FC ADDS DEFENDER JASSER KHMIRI ON LOAN FROM VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC". San Antonio FC. 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC announce end of season roster decisions | Vancouver Whitecaps". whitecapsfc. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- ^ "Japan v Cameroon game report". ESPN. 9 October 2020.
External links edit
- Jasser Khmiri at Soccerway
- MLS profile
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