Wissem Ben Yahia (born 9 September 1984) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Club Africain. He represented Tunisia at international level.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wissem ben Yahia [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Tunis, Tunisia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2011 | Club Africain | 231 | (27) |
| 2011–2014 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 83 | (11) |
| 2014–2015 | Gaziantep BB | 33 | (1) |
| 2015–2024 | Club Africain | 23 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2014 | Tunisia | 34 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:13, 24 March 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editIn July 2011, Ben Yahia signed a three-year contract with Turkish Süper Lig side Mersin İdmanyurdu.
In July 2014, he signed a two-year contract with TFF First League side Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyespor.
International career
editHe was part of the Tunisian 2004 Olympic football team who exited in the first round, finishing third in Group C, behind group and gold medal winners Argentina and runners-up Australia.[2] He has also appeared in several friendlies with the Tunisia national football team.
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first.[3]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 June 2009 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia |  Mozambique |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 20 June 2010 | Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan |  Sudan |
1–0 | 6–2 | Friendly |
| 3. | 29 February 2012 | Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia |  Peru |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
References
edit- ^ "Ouissem Karouia" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "Ouissen Ben Yahia Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 14 July 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- ^ "Ben Yahia, Wissem". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
External links
edit- Wissem Ben Yahia at National-Football-Teams.com
- Wissem Ben Yahia – FIFA competition record (archived)
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