Ferjani Sassi

Ferjani Sassi (Arabic: فرجاني ساسي; born 18 March 1992) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Gharafa and the Tunisia national team.

Ferjani Sassi
Sassi with Tunisia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Ferjani Sassi[1]
Date of birth (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992
Place of birth Ariana, Tunisia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al-Gharafa
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 CS Sfaxien 78 (8)
2015–2016 Metz 39 (1)
2016–2018 ES Tunis 29 (6)
2018 Al Nassr 8 (0)
2018–2021 Zamalek 64 (12)
2021–2023 Al-Duhail 35 (3)
2023– Al-Gharafa 0 (0)
International career‡
2013– Tunisia 79 (6)
Medal record
Representing  Tunisia
Men's football
FIFA Arab Cup
Runner-up2021 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 November 2022

Club career

Sassi started his career with CS Sfaxien where he won the Tunisian League and CAF Confederation Cup in 2013, then he transferred to French club Metz in 2015. In 2018, he went back to Tunisia to join ES Tunis, then he played for Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, and Zamalek in Egypt.[3]

International career
Sassi in 2017

Sassi played his first international game with the Tunisia senior national team on 8 June 2013, against Sierra Leone (2–2), where he was part of the starting squad and played the entire match.[4]

He was in Tunisia's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, scoring a penalty in Tunisia's opening game against England.[5] Sassi was also deep in controversy after he tackled England striker Harry Kane in the penalty box which outraged England supporters.[6]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Tunisia 201350
201461
2015101
201650
2017100
2018102
2019111
202020
2021130
202271
Total796
Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sassi goal.
List of international goals scored by Ferjani Sassi[7]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
115 October 2014Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia Senegal1–01–02015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
212 June 2015Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia Djibouti4–08–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
31 June 2018Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland Turkey2–12–2Friendly
418 June 2018Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia England1–11–22018 FIFA World Cup
511 July 2019Al Salam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Madagascar1–03–02019 Africa Cup of Nations
614 June 2022Panasonic Stadium Suita, Osaka, Japan Japan2–03–02022 Kirin Cup

Honours

CS Sfaxien

ES Tunis

Zamalek

Al-Duhail

References
  1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Tunisia (TUN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 29. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. "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 19 June 2018.
  3. "OFFICIAL: Zamalek sign Tunisia's Ferjani Sassi from Al Nassr". kingfut.com. 27 July 2018.
  4. "Sierra Leone vs. Tunisia (2:2)". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
  5. Okeleji, Oluwashina (2 June 2018). "Tunisia World Cup squad: Leicester City's Benalouane in 23-man squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  6. "FIFA World Cup 2018: England fans left fuming over Tunisia defender's rugby tackle on Harry Kane, watch video". TimesNowNews.com. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  7. "Ferjani Sassi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
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