Moataz Zemzemi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Moataz Zemzemi | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Tunis, Tunisia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Niort | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| 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– | Niort | 77 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Tunisia | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:10, 27 August 2021 (UTC) | |||
Moataz Zemzemi (born 7 August 1999) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Ligue 2 club Niort 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
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]
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.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of matches played 1 February 2022.
| 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 | ||
- ^ Niort excluded from the 2021–22 Coupe de France
References
- ^ "Racing Strasbourg : Zemzemi a signé" (in French). L'Alsace. 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Strasbourg vs. Saint-Etienne 1-1". Soccerway. 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Zemzemi : «Je n'ai pas fait exprès de blesser Neymar»" (in French). Le Figaro. 24 January 2019.
- ^ "PSG : blessé au pied droit, Neymar à l'hôpital pour des examens" (in French). Le Parisien. 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Transferts : Moataz Zemzemi (Strasbourg) vers un prêt au Club Africain ?" (in French). L'Équipe. 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Club Africain : Fin de prêt de Moataz Zemzemi" (in French). Sport Tunisie Numérique. 2 July 2020.
- ^ "US Avranches. Moataz Zemzemi (RC Strasbourg) prêté pour une saison à l'USA" (in French). Ouest France. 13 August 2020.
- ^ "Moataz Zemzemi à Niort" [Moataz Zemzemi to Niort] (in French). RC Strasbourg Alsace. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Tunisia v Iraq game report". ESPN. 7 June 2019.
External links
- Moataz Zemzemi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Moataz Zemzemi at Soccerway
