Änis Ben-Hatira (born 18 July 1988) is a Tunisian professional

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who plays as an

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. Between 2012 and 2016 he made 12 appearances for the Tunisia national team scoring one goal.

Club career

Born in

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, Ben-Hatira started his football career playing for local club Reinickendorfer Füchse before moving to

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, where he spent most of his youth. Following a spell at Hertha BSC, he was signed by

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. Ben-Hatira made his

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debut on 24 February 2007 against

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, coming on as a substitute for

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. He made his first Bundesliga start against

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on 1 April 2007. Hamburg extended his contract until 2012. On 1 February 2009, he joined

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on a loan until 30 June 2009 and was subsequently loaned out to MSV Duisburg for another season. In July 2010, Ben-Hatira joined

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on trial, making his debut on 28 July when he played for 64 minutes in a 2–0 win against

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. However, he did not sign for West Ham and remained in Hamburg for the following season. On the final day of the 2011 summer transfer window, Ben-Hatira returned to Hertha BSC. He moved to

on 1 February 2016. Ben-Hatira signed for SV Darmstadt 98 on 22 August 2016. He was released on 25 January 2017 by mutual agreement and due to alleged connections he has with

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based organization Ansaar International, which has been described by the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia's internal intelligence agency as being "tightly interwoven in the Salafist movement". On 1 February 2017, Ben-Hatira joined

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side

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on a contract until June, with the option of a further year. After dissolving his contract with Gaziantepspor in July 2017, he joined Tunisian club Espérance Tunis in September 2017. He joined Hungarian side

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in February 2019 where he scored his first goal on 23 February 2019 against

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. On 31 January 2020, Ben-Hatira joined

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on a deal until the end of the 2019–20 season. He played in Greece for AEL until May 2021.

International career

After playing for several German international youth sides, Ben-Hatira was first called up for the Tunisia national team on 21 February 2012. Eight days later, he made his debut for Tunisia in a

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against

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. He scored his first goal against Guinea in

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on 9 October 2016 in the 79th minute.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ben-Hatira goal.''

Honours

Hertha BSC *

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Germany U21 *

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: 2009

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ben-Hatira, Anis 1988 births Living people Footballers from Berlin German footballers Tunisian footballers Association football midfielders Tunisia international footballers Germany under-21 international footballers Germany youth international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Süper Lig players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf players Tennis Borussia Berlin players Hamburger SV II players Hamburger SV players Hertha BSC players Hertha BSC II players MSV Duisburg players Eintracht Frankfurt players SV Darmstadt 98 players Gaziantepspor footballers Espérance Sportive de Tunis players Budapest Honvéd FC players Karlsruher SC players Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. players Berliner AK 07 players players German people of Tunisian descent German expatriate footballers Tunisian expatriate footballers Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Hungary Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate footballers in Greece Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Greece German Salafis