Moataz Zemzemi

Moataz Zemzemi
Personal information
Full name Moataz Zemzemi
Date of birth (1999-08-07) 7 August 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Tunis, Tunisia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Club Africain
Number 11
Youth career
Club Africain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Club Africain 16 (3)
2018–2021 Strasbourg B 23 (7)
2018–2021 Strasbourg 3 (0)
2020 → Club Africain (loan) 3 (0)
2020–2021 → Avranches (loan) 23 (2)
2020 → Avranches B (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2024 Niort 88 (9)
2024– Club Africain 0 (0)
International career‡
2019– Tunisia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:10, 27 August 2021 (UTC)

Moataz Zemzemi (Arabic: معتز زمزمي; born 7 August 1999) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 side Club Africain and the Tunisia national team.

Club career

Zemzemi started his career with Tunisian side Club Africain. In January 2018, he transferred for Ligue 1 side Strasbourg for a fee of €200,000, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract, being described by the club as "one for the future".[1] After playing with the B in Championnat National 3 for the second half of the 2017–18 season, he made his first team debut on 19 August 2018, in the Ligue 1 fixture against Saint-Étienne, coming on as a late substitute.[2]

Zemzemi hit the media spotlight after his involvement in a challenge which left Neymar injured during a Coupe de France match between Strasbourg and Paris Saint-Germain in January 2019.[3][4]

In January 2020, having failed to break through to the first team, Zemzemi was loaned back to his former club, Club Africain, until the end of the 2019–20 season.[5] He returned to Strasbourg in July 2020, with the season still paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic, having played just three matches.[6] In August 2020, Zemzemi joined Championnat National side Avranches on loan for the 2020–21 season.[7]

On 5 August 2021, Zemzemi signed for Ligue 2 club Niort.[8] On 20 July 2024, he returned to Club Africain.[9]

International career

He made his debut for Tunisia national team on 7 June 2019 in a friendly against Iraq, as an 86th-minute substitute for Ali Maâloul.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 1 February 2022.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League National Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Club Africain 2015–16 Ligue 1 4 1 0 0 4 1
2016–17 2 1 0 0 2 1
2017–18 10 1 0 0 10 1
Total 16 3 0 0 16 3
Strasbourg 2017–18 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 2 0 2 0 4 0
2019–20 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 3 0 2 0 5 0
Club Africain (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 1 3 0 0 0 3 0
Avranches (loan) 2020–21 National 23 2 0 0 23 2
Chamois Niortais 2021–22 Ligue 2 18 2 —[a] 18 2
Career total 63 7 2 0 65 7
  1. ^ Niort excluded from the 2021–22 Coupe de France

References

  1. ^ "Racing Strasbourg : Zemzemi a signé" (in French). L'Alsace. 31 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Strasbourg vs. Saint-Etienne 1-1". Soccerway. 19 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Zemzemi : «Je n'ai pas fait exprès de blesser Neymar»" (in French). Le Figaro. 24 January 2019.
  4. ^ "PSG : blessé au pied droit, Neymar à l'hôpital pour des examens" (in French). Le Parisien. 23 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Transferts : Moataz Zemzemi (Strasbourg) vers un prêt au Club Africain ?" (in French). L'Équipe. 10 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Club Africain : Fin de prêt de Moataz Zemzemi" (in French). Sport Tunisie Numérique. 2 July 2020.
  7. ^ "US Avranches. Moataz Zemzemi (RC Strasbourg) prêté pour une saison à l'USA" (in French). Ouest France. 13 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Moataz Zemzemi à Niort" [Moataz Zemzemi to Niort] (in French). RC Strasbourg Alsace. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Football : Moataz Zemzemi s'engage avec le Club Africain Tunis". lanouvellerepublique.fr (in French). 20 July 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Tunisia v Iraq game report". ESPN. 7 June 2019.