Wissem Ben Yahia

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Wissem Ben Yahia
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Personal information
Full name Wissem ben Yahia [1]
Date of birth (1984-09-09) 9 September 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Tunis, Tunisia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfield
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2011 Club Africain 231 (27)
2011–2014 Mersin İdmanyurdu 83 (11)
2014–2015 Gaziantep BB 33 (1)
2015–2024 Club Africain 23 (12)
International career‡
2006–2014 Tunisia 34 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:13, 24 March 2020 (UTC)

Wissem Ben Yahia (born 9 September 1984) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Club Africain. He represented Tunisia at international level.

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Club career

In July 2011, Ben Yahia signed a three-year contract with Turkish Süper Lig side Mersin İdmanyurdu.

In July 2014, he signed a two-year contract with TFF First League side Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyespor.

International career

He was part of the Tunisian 2004 Olympic football team who exited in the first round, finishing third in Group C, behind group and gold medal winners Argentina and runners-up Australia. [2] He has also appeared in several friendlies with the Tunisia national football team.

International goals

Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first. [3]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 June 2009 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1–02–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.20 June 2010 Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 1–06–2 Friendly
3.29 February 2012 Stade El Menzah, Tunis, TunisiaFlag of Peru (state).svg  Peru 1–01–1Friendly

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References

  1. ↑ "Ouissem Karouia" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ouissen Ben Yahia Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 14 July 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  3. ↑ "Ben Yahia, Wissem". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 April 2017.


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