Moataz Zemzemi

Moataz Zemzemi (born 7 August 1999) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Ligue 2 club Niort and the Tunisia national team.

Moataz Zemzemi
Personal information
Full name Moataz Zemzemi
Date of birth (1999-08-07) 7 August 1999
Place of birth Tunis, Tunisia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Niort
Number 7
Youth career
Club Africain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Club Africain 16 (3)
2018–2021 Strasbourg B 23 (7)
2018–2021 Strasbourg 3 (0)
2020 → Club Africain (loan) 3 (0)
2020–2021 → Avranches (loan) 23 (2)
2020 → Avranches B (loan) 1 (0)
2021– Niort 64 (8)
International career‡
2019– Tunisia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:10, 27 August 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Zemzemi started his career with Tunisian side Club Africain. In January 2018, he transferred for Ligue 1 side Strasbourg for a fee of €200,000, signing a three and a half year contract, being described by the club as "one for the future".[1] After playing with the B in Championnat National 3 for the second half of the 2017–18 season, he made his first team debut on 19 August 2018, in the Ligue 1 fixture against Saint-Étienne, coming on as a late substitute.[2]

Zemzemi hit the media spotlight after his involvement in a challenge which left Neymar injured during a Coupe de France match between Strasbourg and Paris Saint-Germain in January 2019.[3][4]

In January 2020, having failed to break through to the first team, Zemzemi was loaned back to his former club, Club Africain, until the end of the 2019–20 season.[5] He returned to Strasbourg in July 2020, with the season still paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic, having played just three matches.[6] In August 2020, Zemzemi joined Championnat National side Avranches on loan for the 2020–21 season.[7]

On 5 August 2021, Zemzemi signed for Ligue 2 club Niort.[8]

International career

He made his debut for Tunisia national team on 7 June 2019 in a friendly against Iraq, as an 86th-minute substitute for Ali Maâloul.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of matches played 1 February 2022.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League National Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Club Africain 2015–16 Ligue 1 410041
2016–17 210021
2017–18 10100101
Total16300163
Strasbourg 2017–18 Ligue 1 000000
2018–19 202040
2019–20 100010
Total302050
Club Africain (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 1 300030
Avranches (loan) 2020–21 National 23200232
Chamois Niortais 2021–22 Ligue 2 182—[lower-alpha 1]182
Career total 63720657
  1. Niort excluded from the 2021–22 Coupe de France

References
  1. "Racing Strasbourg : Zemzemi a signé" (in French). L'Alsace. 31 January 2018.
  2. "Strasbourg vs. Saint-Etienne 1-1". Soccerway. 19 August 2018.
  3. "Zemzemi : «Je n'ai pas fait exprès de blesser Neymar»" (in French). Le Figaro. 24 January 2019.
  4. "PSG : blessé au pied droit, Neymar à l'hôpital pour des examens" (in French). Le Parisien. 23 January 2019.
  5. "Transferts : Moataz Zemzemi (Strasbourg) vers un prêt au Club Africain ?" (in French). L'Équipe. 10 January 2020.
  6. "Club Africain : Fin de prêt de Moataz Zemzemi" (in French). Sport Tunisie Numérique. 2 July 2020.
  7. "US Avranches. Moataz Zemzemi (RC Strasbourg) prêté pour une saison à l'USA" (in French). Ouest France. 13 August 2020.
  8. "Moataz Zemzemi à Niort" [Moataz Zemzemi to Niort] (in French). RC Strasbourg Alsace. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  9. "Tunisia v Iraq game report". ESPN. 7 June 2019.
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