Rayan Salim Nasraoui Soulie (Arabic: ريان نصراوي; born 27 June 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Tunisian club Espoir de Hammam Sousse on loan from Étoile Sportive du Sahel. Born in France, he is a youth international for Tunisia.

Rayan Nasraoui
Personal information
Full name Rayan Salim Nasraoui Soulie[1]
Date of birth (2003-06-27) 27 June 2003 (age 21)[1]
Place of birth France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Espoir de Hammam Sousse
Youth career
Nîmes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Nîmes II 20 (0)
2022–2023 Nîmes 2 (0)
2023– Étoile Sportive du Sahel 0 (0)
2023–Espoir de Hammam Sousse (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2022– Tunisia U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:17, 24 February 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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Nasraoui is a youth product of Nîmes, and worked his way up their youth categories until debuting for their reserves in 2021.[2] He made his professional debut with Nîmes as a late substitute in a 2–1 Ligue 2 loss to Dijon on 22 August 2022.[3]

International career

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Born in France, Nasraoui is of Tunisian descent. He was first called up to the Tunisia U20s for a set of friendlies in September 2022.[4] He represented the Tunisia U20s in their winning campaign at the 2022 UNAF U-20 Tournament.[5] He also made the squad for the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[6]

Style of play

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Nasraoui is primarily a left-back, but can also play as a left winger. He is a defensively solid player who is also a great passer.[2]

Honours

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Tunisia U20

References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Tunisia (TUN)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 21. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "3 معلومات لا تعرفها عن موهبة المنتخب الجديدة ريان النصراوي". Lesportif Magazine. 20 September 2022.
  3. ^ "NÎMES OLYMPIQUE Défaite à Dijon (2-1) : Les réactions du coach, de Tchokounté, De Gevigney et Nasraoui". Objectif Gard.
  4. ^ "Tunisie : Jibril Othman et Rayan Nasraoui appelés en équipe nationale U20". 20 September 2022.
  5. ^ Wane, Amy (14 October 2022). "Tournoi UNAF U20 : la liste de la Tunisie".
  6. ^ "CAN U20 : La Tunisie débute aujourd'hui une nouvelle aventure continentale". www.kawarji.com.
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