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Yassine Chikhaoui

Chikhaoui with FC Zürich in 2007

Personal information

Full name

Yassine Chikhaoui

Date of birth

21 September 1986 (age 37)

Place of birth

Radès, Tunisia

Height

1.89 m

Playing position

Attacking midfielder

Club information

Current club

Étoile du Sahel

Number

Youth career

ES Radès

Ariana

2002–2004

Étoile du Sahel

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps^†

(Gls)^†

2004–2007

Étoile du Sahel

(14)

2007–2015

FC Zürich

116

(28)

2015–2017

Al-Gharafa

(1)

2017

→ Al-Ahli (loan)

(2)

2017–2018

Al-Ahli

(4)

2018–

Étoile du Sahel

(8)

National team^‡

2006–

Tunisia

(10)

Honours

Men's football

Representing Tunisia
FIFA Arab Cup
Runner-up	2021 Qatar

Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 14 February 2017 (EST)

Yassine Chikhaoui (Arabic: ياسين الشيخاوي; born 21 September 1986) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Tunisian club Étoile du Sahel.

Club career
International career
Career statistics
Honours
Personal life
See also

Club career

Étoile du Sahel

Chikhaoui became captain of Étoile du Sahel at the age of 19. He was the youngest player to take up this role in the club.

He achieved a lot of success with Étoile du Sahel and won the CAF Champions League with them.

FC Zürich

Chikhaoui was signed by FC Zürich on a five-year contract on 23 May 2007.

During the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, it was reported that many clubs had scouts present to watch Chikhaoui play. Unfortunately, after impressing at the African Cup of Nations he was forced to take time out to get a recurring knee problem treated. On 26 April 2009, he completed his recovery by returning to play for the Zurich first team. Weeks later he cemented his comeback with a goal and contributed, as a late substitute, to helping his team win and stay top in the title race.

He was part of the 2013–14 Swiss Cup winning team and afterwards signed a new three-year contract until 2017. In the 2014/2015 season he was appointed as the club's captain.

Al-Gharafa Sports Club

On 3 August 2015 his transfer to Al-Gharafa Sports Club was announced.

International career

He was called up to the Tunisian national team to participate in the 2006 FIFA World Cup at the age of 19.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chikhaoui goal.

List of international goals scored by Yassine Chikhaoui
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	6 January 2008	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia	Zambia	1–2	1–2	Friendly
2	8 January 2008	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia	Zambia	1–0	1–0	Friendly
3	4 June 2008	Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana	Cameroon	2–2	2–3	2008 Africa Cup of Nations
4	8 June 2013	Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia	Botswana	2–1	2–1	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5	19 November 2014	Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia	Egypt	1–1	2–1	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6	22 January 2015	Estadio de Ebibeyin, Ebibeyin, Equatorial Guinea	Zambia	1–1	2–1	2015 Africa Cup of Nations
7	12 June 2015	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia	Djibouti	1–0	8–1	2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8				2–0
9				3–0
10	17 November 2015	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia	Mauritania	2–1	2–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification