Chaïm El Djebali

Chaïm El Djebali
Personal information
Full name Chaïm El Djebali[1]
Date of birth (2004-02-07) 7 February 2004 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth Décines-Charpieu, France
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lyon B
Number 33
Youth career
2011–2013 Vaulx-en-Velin
2013–2015 ES Trinité Lyon
2015–2021 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Lyon B 29 (1)
2024– Lyon 1 (0)
International career‡
2019 France U16 1 (0)
2023– Tunisia U20 9 (1)
2022– Tunisia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:34, 31 May 2023 (UTC)

Chaïm El Djebali (Arabic: شيم الجبالي; born 7 February 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lyon. Born in France, he plays for the Tunisia national team.

Early career

El Djebali is a youth product of the academies of Vaulx-en-Velin, ES Trinité Lyon, and Lyon.[2] He was promoted to their reserves in 2021, and signed his first professional contract with the club on 30 June 2022, tying him to the club until 2025.[3]

Club career

El Djebali made his professional debut on 26 January 2024, replacing Maxence Caqueret at the 79th minute of a 2–3 home defeat against Rennes in a Ligue 1 game.[4]

International career

El Djebali was born in Décines-Charpieu in the suburbs of Lyon, France, to a Tunisian father and Algerian mother. He holds French, Algerian, and Tunisian nationalities.[5]

He represented the France U16s once in 2019.[6] In September 2022, he accepted a call-up to the senior Tunisia national team for a set of friendlies.[7] He made his debut with Tunisia as a late substitute in a 1–0 friendly win over Comoros on 22 September 2022.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyon II 2021–22 Championnat National 2 2 0 — — — 2 0
2022–23 Championnat National 2 19 0 — — — 19 0
2023–24 National 3 8 1 — — — 8 1
Total 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 1
Lyon 2023–24 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Career total 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 1

International

As of match played 22 September 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Tunisia 2022 1 0
Total 1 0

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Tunisia (TUN)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 21. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ Bonnard, Tom (13 June 2020). "OL – Mercato : Chaïm El Djebali intéresserait des grands d'Europe". Olympique & Lyonnais.
  3. ^ "Le prometteur Chaïm El Djebali passe professionel". Actufoot. 30 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Lyon vs. Rennes - 26 January 2024". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  5. ^ https://www.unfp.org/joueur/chaim-el-djebali-24516/
  6. ^ Abdelli, Yanni (28 October 2021). "Jeunes/France : Chaim El Djebali crée la sensation en championnat U19 français".
  7. ^ "OL : Chaïm El Djebali a opté pour la Tunisie !". OneFootball.
  8. ^ JENNY, Hédi (22 September 2022). "Match amical | Tunisie-Comores (Cet après-midi à 15h30) au Stade Omnisports Croissy-sur-Seine - Technique : Se situer…".