Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (; born 23 June 1991) is a Tunisian footballer who plays as a striker for Stade Tunisien.
Club career Ben Youssef started his career playing for CS Sfaxien, in which he was loaned out to Metz. He then played for ES Tunis, before joining Saudi club Al-Ettifaq. He later had chosen to terminate his contract with his team Al-Ettifaq. In January 2020, he joined Egyptian club Al-Ismaily, then he rejoined them in November after being a free agent since summer, before moving to the newly founded Pyramids FC in 2021.
International career Ben Youssef was a member of the Tunisian squad at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
In June 2018, he was named in Tunisia's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He scored an equalizer in Tunisia's last group stage match against Panama. This goal was the 2,500th goal in FIFA World Cup history.
Career statistics Club
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCS Sfaxien2011–12Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 114300—1432012–1320111—2122013–1426400—443082014–1513500—852110Total731311001298623Metz2014–15Ligue 16000—60Metz B2014–15CFA20—20ES Tunis2015–16Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 119811—1121102016–1710500—1052017–1812400—121245Total411711001325520Al-Ettifaq2017–18Saudi Professional League8400—842018–1919112—203Total275120000287Career totals149353400251117750
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsTunisia20123120131012014812015612016002017702018122201910Total476
Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ben Youssef goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Fakhreddine Ben YoussefNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 30 December 2012 Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 2–0 2–1 Friendly2 8 June 2013 National Stadium, Freetown, Sierra Leone 2–2 2–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification3 10 September 2014 30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt 1–0 1–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification4 12 June 2015 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia 6–1 8–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification5 28 May 2018 Estádio Municipal, Braga, Portugal 2–2 2–2 Friendly6 28 June 2018 Mordovia Arena, Saransk, Russia 1–1 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup
References
External links
CSS.org.tn fcmetz.com e-s-tunis.com