Syam Habib Ben Youssef (Tunisian Arabic: صيام الحبيب بن يوسف; born 31 March 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 2 club Caen. Born in France, he played for the Tunisia national team from 2010 to 2019, scoring two goals in forty-eight caps.
_(cropped).jpg) Ben Youssef with Tunisia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Syam Habib Ben Youssef[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Caen | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2007 | US Traminots Marseille | ||
| 2007–2008 | Bastia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Bastia | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | ES Tunis | 27 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Leyton Orient | 9 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Astra Giurgiu | 67 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Caen | 35 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Caen B | 5 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Kasımpaşa | 73 | (4) |
| 2020 | Denizlispor | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | CFR Cluj | 7 | (0) |
| 2022 | Beroe | 13 | (0) |
| 2022 | Quevilly-Rouen B | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Quevilly-Rouen | 27 | (1) |
| 2023– | Caen | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Tunisia U20 | 8 | (0) |
| 2010–2019 | Tunisia | 48 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 July 2019 | |||
Club career edit
Bastia edit
Born in Marseille, Ben Youssef passed by the Union sportif des traminots Marseille and the training center of SC Bastia.[2]
ES Tunis edit
He joined ES Tunis on a two-year contract on 12 August 2009,[3] he made his professional debut in the Tunisian championship on 12 September 2009, against CS Sfaxien (4–0) at Stade 7 November, and scored his first goal. On 14 December, he received his first convocation with the national team.
Leyton Orient edit
In 2012 Ben Youssef played for English club Leyton Orient,[4]
Astra Giurgiu edit
He signed to Astra Giurgiu in Romania, where he remained three seasons, won 2013–14 Cupa României and discovered European competitions.[5]
Caen edit
On 29 June 2015, free of any contract with the Romanian club, Ben Youssef committed for three seasons to Caen, he played his first match in Ligue 1 on 22 August against OGC Nice. He scored his first goal in the fifth day against Troyes AC.
Kasımpaşa edit
On 5 July 2017, he agreed with Caen to cancel his contract and joined the Turkish club Kasımpaşa for three seasons.
Denizlispor edit
Ben Youssef moved to Turkish club Denizlispor in 2020.
CFR Cluj edit
On 4 November 2020, Ben Youssef joined Romanian club CFR Cluj.[6]
Beroe edit
In February 2022, Ben Youssef signed with Bulgarian First League club Beroe.[7] He left Beroe at the end of the season.[8]
Return to Caen edit
On 1 July 2023, Ben Youssef returned to Caen, signing a one-year contract with the club.[9]
International career edit
With the Tunisia Ben Youssef started in 2013. He played his first African Cup in 2015, he participated also in 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.
On 17 November 2015, he scored his first goal with the Tunisian team in the second round of the 2018 World Cup qualification against Mauritania.
In June 2018 he was named in Tunisia’s 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[10][11]
Career statistics edit
- As of 17 July 2019[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 48 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ben Youssef goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 November 2015 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia |  Mauritania |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 22 March 2019 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia |  Eswatini |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours edit
ES Tunis
- CAF Champions League: 2011
- Tunisian Ligue 1: 2009–10, 2010–11
- Tunisian Cup: 2010–11
Astra Giurgiu
CFR Cluj
References edit
- ^ 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 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Fiche de – Tunisie Ligue 1 2009/2010". www.kawarji.com (in French). Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Actualité Tunisie : News et info de la Tunisie – Radio Mosaique". www.mosaiquefm.net (in French). Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "O's Sign Defender Leacock". Leyton Orient F.C. 14 January 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Şi Astrei îi plac tunisienii!". Ziarul Prahova. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ Mihaitalazarica (4 November 2020). "BUN VENIT, SYAM BEN YOUSSEF!" (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ ""Берое" привлече Бен Юсеф". beroe.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Сиам Бен Юсеф с равносметка за престоя си в Берое". topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "SYAM BEN YOUSSEF DE RETOUR AU SM CAEN" (in French). Stade Malherbe Caen. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (2 June 2018). "Tunisia World Cup squad: Leicester City's Benalouane in 23-man squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Syam Ben Youssef". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "FOTO&VIDEO | CFR Cluj a câștigat Supercupa României!" [PHOTO&VIDEO | CFR Cluj won the Romanian Supercup!] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
External links edit
- Syam Ben Youssef at Soccerway
- Syam Ben Youssef at National-Football-Teams.com