Ali Maâloul (; born 1 January 1990) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club CS Sfaxien and the Tunisia national team.
Club career Maâloul started his career with hometown club CS Sfaxien and became their captain from the 2014–15 season. In the 2015–16 season, he became the top scorer in the league with 14 goals in 20 matches, a record for a defender since none has scored more than nine goals in a season. At CS Sfaxien, he wore the number 10 shirt, unusual for his position.
On 25 July 2016, Maâloul signed a four-year contract with Al Ahly, becoming one of the Egyptian giants' key players on their way to conquering many tournaments. In August 2025, after nine years away, he rejoined CS Sfaxien.
International career On 6 July 2013, Maâloul made his debut Tunisia in a 1–0 loss to Morocco in the 2014 African Nations Championship qualification phase. He also participated in two editions of the Africa Cup of Nations in 2015 and 2017. In the 2015 edition, he played four matches as Tunisia lost in the quarter-finals to hosts Equatorial Guinea in extra time. In the 2017 edition, he played three matches as Tunisia went out again in the quarter-finals, this time to Burkina Faso.
Maâloul also represented Tunisia at the 2016 African Nations Championship, playing three matches. Tunisia continued their quarter-final disappointment by losing to Mali. He also played two matches at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia against England (2–1) and Belgium (5–2).
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCS Sfaxien2008–09Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 12000—00202009–1015020130—3002010–1120100——2012011–1228210——2922012–131310040502212013–14298411231146132014–152332041—2942015–16271600——2716Total15731913346120537Al Ahly2015–16Egyptian Premier League00102000302016–1723140122003932017–181300091102312018–1926810821036102019–2023520104103692020–212353041403462021–2221810121503992022–23258001405245102023–2430003082142Total16335130741126427750Career total320662211071532547387
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsTunisia20131020147020151202016110201711020188020199020204120211112022100202341202420202510Total913
Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Maâloul goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Ali MaâloulNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition19 October 2020Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia2–03–0Friendly216 November 2021Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia3–03–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification324 March 2023Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia2–03–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Honours CS Sfaxien Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2012–13 CAF Confederation Cup: 2013 North African Cup Winners Cup: 2009
Al Ahly Egyptian Premier League: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 Egypt Cup: 2016–17, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23 Egyptian Super Cup: 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2023–24 CAF Champions League: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24 CAF Super Cup: 2021 (May), 2021 (December)
Tunisia FIFA Arab Cup runner-up: 2021 Kirin Cup Soccer: 2022 Individual Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 top goalscorer: 2015–16 CAF Team of the Year: 2017 FIFA Club World Cup top goalscorer: 2023
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Misrconnecnt Ali Maâloul began his football journey in the youth academy of CS Sfaxien. He joined the senior team in 2009 and gradually earned his spot in the starting lineup.