Issam Jebali (; 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.
Club career
On 9 February 2015, Jebali was announced at Värnamo on a two year contract.
On 18 July 2016, Jebali was announced at Elfsborg on a three and a half year contract. On 23 March 2017, he signed a new four year contract with the club through the 2021 season.
On 8 August 2018, Jebali was announced at Rosenborg on a four year contract, after scoring 5 goals and registering 5 assists with Elfsborg.
In January 2019, Jebali signed for Al-Wehda. 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.
On 30 July 2019, it was confirmed that Jebali had joined Danish Superliga club Odense Boldklub on a three-year contract.OB henter Issam Jebali, ob.dk, 30 July 2019 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.
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. He was named the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two MVP after helping his club secure the title with a 1–0 victory over Al-Nassr in the final on 16 May 2026.
International career
Jebali was called up to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations after Firas Ben Larbi withdrew due to injury.
During the Kirin Cup, Jebali scored his first international goal against Chile on 10 June 2022, scoring in the 89th minute.
Jebali was called up to the Tunisia squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueDomestic CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsIFK Värnamo2015Superettan26510———275201615630———186Total411140———4511IF Elfsborg2016Allsvenskan15700———1572017291021———3111201815342———195Total592063———6523Rosenborg2018Eliteserien7310—52—135Al-Wehda2018–19Saudi Pro League13310———143OB2019–20Danish Superliga19310——502532020–21301031———33112021–22251051———30112022–2313410———144Total9227102——5010729Gamba Osaka2023J1 League2951040——34520241823100——213Total4774140——558Career total2547126640525029479
International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 10 June 2022 Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan 1–0 2–0 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer 2. 14 June 2022 Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan 3–0 3–0
Honours Gamba Osaka AFC Champions League Two: 2025–26
Tunisia Kirin Cup Soccer: 2022
Individual Superliga Player of the Month: September 2020 Kirin Cup Soccer top scorer: 2022 AFC Champions League Two MVP: 2025–26
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