Mohamed Amine Ben Amor (Arabic: محمد أمين بن عمر; born 3 May 1992) is a Tunisian professional who plays as a midfielder for Étoile du Sahel and the Tunisia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Sousse, Tunisia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) |
Defensive midfielder Centre midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Étoile du Sahel | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Étoile du Sahel | 60 | (2) |
| 2018 | → Al-Ahli (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2019 | Tunisia | 34 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:02, 17 July 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:03, 17 July 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBen Amor was born in Sousse, Tunisia, and started his career at Étoile Sportive du Sahel in 2014 under Faouzi Benzarti. During his spell there, he was a fan favourite despite being one of the youngest players in the team. He scored 2 goals with his team in 60 appearances. He was decisive in deciding many titles for his team like 2015 CAF Confederation Cup, Tunisian League, and Tunisian Cup.
International career
editHis success with his team led him to the Tunisian national team for the first time by coach Georges Leekens on 15 June 2015 against Morocco in 2016 African Nations Championship qualification. He scored his first goal against Niger in the group stage of this competition so that Tunisia reached the quarter-finals.
Had been injured just before the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations held in Gabon, which prevented him from participating in the first game against Senegal, where Tunisia was defeated (0-2). He returned in the match Algeria and contributed significantly to the qualification of his team for the quarter-finals of the competition and was selected as one of the best players of the tournament with the testimony of many football analysts.
He made a big contribution to making his team closer to qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia after striking a ball which hit the Congolese player Wilfred Moke and entered the net in Kinshasa before scoring a goal against Guinea in Conakry. In June 2018 he was named in Tunisia’s 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[2][3]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of 28 June 2018[4]
| Tunisia | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11 | 1 |
| 2017 | 10 | 1 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 30 | 2 |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first.[4]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26 January 2016 | Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda |  Niger |
4–0 | 5–0 | 2016 African Nations Championship |
| 2. | 7 October 2017 | Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea |  Guinea |
3–1 | 4–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
editES Sahel
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (2 June 2018). "Tunisia World Cup squad: Leicester City's Benalouane in 23-man squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Mohamed Amine Ben Amor". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
External links
edit- Mohamed Amine Ben Amor at Soccerway
- Profile at coaching-foot.com
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