Issam Jebali (Arabic: عصام الجبالي; born 25 December 1991) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for J1 League club Gamba Osaka and the Tunisia national team.[2]

Issam Jebali
Personal information
Full name Issam Jebali[1]
Date of birth (1991-12-25) 25 December 1991 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Majaz al Bab, Tunisia
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
Gamba Osaka
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Étoile du Sahel 40 (3)
2012–2013Zarzis (loan) 8 (2)
2015–2016 Värnamo 41 (11)
2016–2018 Elfsborg 59 (20)
2018–2019 Rosenborg 7 (3)
2019 Al-Wehda 13 (3)
2019–2023 OB 92 (27)
2023– Gamba Osaka 32 (5)
International career
2018– Tunisia 13 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:50, 7 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 December 2022, 13:50 (UTC)

Club career

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Jebali signed with Värnamo in 2015 before signing with Elfsborg in July 2016.[3] In August 2018 he signed for Rosenborg.[4] In January 2019 he signed for Al-Wehda.[5] Al-Wehda and Jebali received criticism from Rosenborg as a response to Al-Wehda appearing to announce the signing of Jebali before a deal with Rosenborg was actually finalised.[6]

On 30 July 2019, it was confirmed that Jebali had joined Danish Superliga club Odense Boldklub on a three-year contract.[7] In September 2020, he scored four goals in three matches, and his performances led to him being named as the Danish Superliga Player of the Month.[8]

On 5 January 2023, Jebali officially joined Japanese side Gamba Osaka for an estimated transfer fee of 7.5 million Danish krones (around one million euros), signing a three-year contract with the club.[9][10][11]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 13 November 2022[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
IFK Värnamo 2015 Superettan 26 5 1 0 27 5
2016 15 6 3 0 18 6
Total 41 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 11
IF Elfsborg 2016 Allsvenskan 15 7 0 0 15 7
2017 29 10 2 1 31 11
2018 15 3 4 2 19 5
Total 59 20 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 23
Rosenborg 2018 Eliteserien 7 3 1 0 5 2 13 5
Al-Wehda 2018–19 Saudi Pro League 13 3 1 0 14 3
OB 2019–20 Superliga 19 3 1 0 5 0 25 3
2020–21 30 10 3 1 33 11
2021–22 25 10 5 1 30 11
2022–23 13 4 1 0 14 4
Total 92 27 10 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 107 29
Gamba Osaka 2023 J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 207 64 22 5 0 0 5 2 5 0 239 71

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 June 2022 Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan   Chile 1–0 2–0 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer
2. 14 June 2022 Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan   Japan 3–0 3–0

Honours

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Tunisia

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Tunisia (TUN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 29. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b Issam Jebali at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. ^ "SvenskaFans".
  4. ^ "Issam Jebali klar for Rosenborg".
  5. ^ "الوحدة يعلن وصول التونسي عصام الجبالي.. اليوم".
  6. ^ "Her poserer Jebali for ny klubb – Rosenborg reagerer". 27 January 2019.
  7. ^ OB henter Issam Jebali, ob.dk, 30 July 2019
  8. ^ a b Margren, Sara (4 October 2020). "OB-bomber kåret til månedens spiller". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Issam Jebali er solgt til Gamba Osaka". www.ob.dk (in Danish). 5 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  10. ^ "イッサム ジェバリ選手 オーデンセ ボルドクルブ(デンマーク)より完全移籍加入のお知らせ". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). 5 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  11. ^ Porse, Kristian (3 January 2023). "Avis: Issam Jebali får tre år i Gamba Osaka". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 9 January 2023.