Salim Khelifi

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Salim Khelifi
Salim Khelifi (L), Muhamed Demiri (R) - Lausanne Sport vs. FC Thun - 22.10.2011 (cropped).jpg
Khelifi in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-01-26) 26 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Lausanne, Switzerland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Melbourne Victory
Number 23
Youth career
2002–2007 Bex
2007–2009 Vevey-Sports
2009 Bex
2009–2011 Lausanne-Sport
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2013 Lausanne-Sport 76 (6)
2014–2015 Eintracht Braunschweig II 6 (1)
2014–2018 Eintracht Braunschweig 86 (11)
2018–2022 Zürich 41 (5)
2020–2022 Zürich II 9 (6)
2019–2020 → Holstein Kiel (loan) 9 (0)
2022– Perth Glory 24 (3)
2024– → Melbourne Victory (loan) 8 (0)
International career‡
2010–2011 Switzerland U17 14 (2)
2011–2013 Switzerland U19 18 (2)
2013–2016 Switzerland U21 11 (1)
2019 Tunisia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:30, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2020

Salim Khelifi (born 26 January 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Melbourne Victory in the A-League Men, on loan from Perth Glory. Born in Switzerland, he was a youth international for Switzerland before representing the Tunisia national team.

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Club career

Lausanne-Sport

Khelifi made his professional debut on 6 August 2012 for Lausanne-Sport against Servette in a Swiss Super League match. He scored his first league goal for the club on 17 November 2012 in a 3–0 home win against Thun.

Eintracht Braunschweig

In January 2014 Khelifi joined Eintracht Braunschweig, who played in the Bundesliga at the time. [2] He made his debut in the Bundesliga on 3 May 2014, replacing Karim Bellarabi in the 88th minute of Braunschweig's home game against FC Augsburg. [3]

FC Zürich

On 21 June 2018, Khelifi signed a three-year contract with Swiss side FC Zürich. [4]

On 23 August 2019, Khelifi joined Holstein Kiel on a season-long loan deal with an option to make the deal permanent. [5]

On 21 May 2022, Zürich announced that Khelifi's contract will not be extended. [6]

Perth Glory

In September 2022, Khelifi joined Australian A-League Men club Perth Glory on a one-year contract. [7] In December 2022, his contract was extended for another two seasons. [8]

In January 2024, Khelifi was loaned to Melbourne Victory for the remainder of the 2023-24 A-League. Perth Glory confirmed that it was not their decision to accept the loan offer, but they were instructed to do so by the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). [9] Perth Glory was in administration at the time as attempts were made to find a buyer for the club, and they were also blocked from signing any new players or extending any loans. [10]

International career

Khelifi debuted for the Tunisia national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Mauritania on 6 September 2019. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Salim Khelifi". Melbourne Victory. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Braunschweig packt Khelifi aus" (in German). kicker.de. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Match report". soccerway.com. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Der FC Zürich verpflichtet Mittelfeldspieler Salim Khelifi". fcz.ch. 21 June 2018. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Salim Khelifi kommt von FC Zürich nach Holstein Kiel" (in German). Holstein Kiel. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Four expiring contracts will not be renewed". FC Zürich. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  7. ↑ Morgan, Gareth (15 September 2022). "Glory swoop for Tunisian international winger". Perth Glory .
  8. ↑ Morgan, Gareth (30 December 2022). "ALM Squad Update: Khelifi signs new deal, Azubel departs". Perth Glory .
  9. ↑ "Khelifi departs club on loan". Perth Glory FC . 19 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "A-League Men: Perth Glory say Australian Professional Leagues behind decision for them to loan Salim Khelifi". The West Australian . 19 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Tunisia vs. Mauritania - 6 September 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
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