Sayfallah Ltaief

Sayfallah Ltaief (Arabic: سيف الله لطيف; born 22 April 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Winterthur, on loan from Basel. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Tunisia national team.

Sayfallah Ltaief
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000
Place of birth Zürich, Switzerland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Winterthur
Number 42
Youth career
Zürich
2015–2017 Kosova Zürich
2017–2018 Zürich
2018–2020 Winterthur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Winterthur 72 (8)
2022– Basel 6 (0)
2022– Basel U21 4 (0)
2023– → Winterthur (loan) 15 (1)
International career‡
2022– Tunisia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:26, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Career

Ltaief is a product of the youth academies of Zürich, Kosova Zürich, and Winterthur.[2] He began his senior career in the Swiss Challenge League with Winterthur in 2020. On 9 June 2022, he transferred to Swiss Super League club Basel.[3] He made his professional debut with Basel in a 1–1 Swiss Super League tie against his former club Winterthur on 16 July 2022.[4]

On 5 December 2022, Ltaief agreed to return back to Winterthur on loan for the second half of the 2022–23 season.[5]

International career

Ltaief was born in Switzerland and is of Tunisian descent.[2] He was called up to represent the Tunisia U22s in 2022, and also had training sessions with the senior national team in preparation for the 2022 Kirin Cup.[6] He made his debut with Tunisia as a late substitute in a 1–0 friendly win over Comoros on 22 September 2022.[7]

Honours

Winterthur

References
  1. "Sayfallah Ltaief". FC Basel. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. Germany, Verlagshaus Jaumann. "FC Basel: Sayfallah Ltaief zum FC Basel - Verlagshaus Jaumann". www.verlagshaus-jaumann.de.
  3. "Der FCB holt auch noch Sayfallah Ltaief von Winterthur". 4-4-2.com. 9 June 2022.
  4. "Winterthurs grosser Abend – Und dann wird es in der Festhütte plötzlich surreal". Der Bund.
  5. "SAYFALLAH LTAIEF LEIHWEISE ZUM FC WINTERTHUR" (in German). FC Basel. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  6. Dubach, Matthias (27 May 2022). "Winti-Dribbler Ltaief rückt zur Nati ein". Blick.
  7. JENNY, Hédi (22 September 2022). "Match amical | Tunisie-Comores (Cet après-midi à 15h30) au Stade Omnisports Croissy-sur-Seine - Technique : Se situer…".
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