Yassine Chikhaoui (Arabic: ياسين الشيخاوي; born 21 September 1986) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Tunisian club Étoile du Sahel.
![]() Chikhaoui with FC Zürich in 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Yassine Chikhaoui[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1986-09-21) 21 September 1986 (age 36) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Radès, Tunisia | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Étoile du Sahel | |||||||||||||||
Number | 17 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
ES Radès | ||||||||||||||||
Ariana | ||||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | Étoile du Sahel | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2004–2007 | Étoile du Sahel | 84 | (14) | |||||||||||||
2007–2015 | FC Zürich | 116 | (28) | |||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Al-Gharafa | 14 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2017 | → Al-Ahli (loan) | 10 | (2) | |||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Al-Ahli | 13 | (4) | |||||||||||||
2018– | Étoile du Sahel | 35 | (8) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2006– | Tunisia | 41 | (10) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 14 February 2017 (EST) |
Chikhaoui became captain of Étoile du Sahel at the age of 19. He was the youngest player to take up this role in the club.
He achieved a lot of success with Étoile du Sahel and won the CAF Champions League with them.
Chikhaoui was signed by FC Zürich on a five-year contract on 23 May 2007.
During the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, it was reported that many clubs had scouts present to watch Chikhaoui play.[2][3][4] Unfortunately, after impressing at the African Cup of Nations he was forced to take time out to get a recurring knee problem treated. On 26 April 2009, he completed his recovery by returning to play for the Zurich first team. Weeks later he cemented his comeback with a goal and contributed, as a late substitute, to helping his team win and stay top in the title race.
He was part of the 2013–14 Swiss Cup winning team and afterwards signed a new three-year contract until 2017. In the 2014/2015 season he was appointed as the club's captain.
On 3 August 2015 his transfer to Al-Gharafa Sports Club was announced.[5]
He was called up to the Tunisian national team to participate in the 2006 FIFA World Cup at the age of 19.
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 6 January 2008 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès | ![]() | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
2. | 8 January 2008 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
3. | 4 June 2008 | Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana | ![]() | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2008 Africa Cup of Nations |
4. | 8 June 2013 | Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
5. | 19 November 2014 | Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
6. | 22 January 2015 | Nuevo Estadio de Ebebiyín, Ebebiyín, Equatorial Guinea | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations |
7. | 12 June 2015 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia | ![]() | 1–0 | 8–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
8. | 2–0 | |||||
9. | 3–0 | |||||
10. | 17 November 2015 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Étoile du Sahel
FC Zürich
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