Ferjani Sassi (Arabic: فرجاني ساسي; born 18 March 1992) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al Duhail and the Tunisia national team.
![]() Sassi with Tunisia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1992-03-18) 18 March 1992 (age 30) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Aryanah, Tunisia | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Al Duhail | |||||||||||||||
Number | 13 | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2010–2015 | CS Sfaxien | 83 | (8) | |||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Metz | 39 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2016–2018 | ES Tunis | 39 | (7) | |||||||||||||
2018 | Al Nassr | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2018–2021 | Zamalek | 102 | (16) | |||||||||||||
2021– | Al Duhail | 24 | (4) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2013– | Tunisia | 75 | (6) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:18, 1 September 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022 |
Sassi started his career with CS Sfaxien where he won the Tunisian League and CAF Confederation Cup in 2013, then he transferred to French club Metz in 2015. In 2018, he went back to Tunisia to join ES Tunis, then he played for Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, and Zamalek in Egypt.[2]
Sassi played his first international game with the senior national team on 8 June 2013, against Sierra Leone (2–2), where he was part of the starting squad and played the entire match.[3]
He was in Tunisia's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, scoring a penalty in Tunisia's opening game against England.[4] Sassi was also deep in controversy after he tackled England striker Harry Kane in the penalty box which outraged England supporters.[5]
Tunisia | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2013 | 4 | 0 |
2014 | 6 | 1 |
2015 | 10 | 1 |
2016 | 5 | 0 |
2017 | 10 | 0 |
2018 | 10 | 2 |
2019 | 11 | 1 |
2020 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | 13 | 0 |
2022 | 4 | 1 |
Total | 75 | 6 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 15 October 2014 | Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
2. | 12 June 2015 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia | ![]() | 4–0 | 8–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
3. | 1 June 2018 | Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
4. | 18 June 2018 | Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
5. | 11 July 2019 | Al Salam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
6. | 14 June 2022 | Panasonic Stadium Suita, Osaka, Japan | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 Kirin Cup |
CS Sfaxien
ES Tunis
Tunisian League: 2017
Zamalek
Al-Duhail SC – current squad | |
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