Mouez Hassen ( ar, معز حسن; born 5 March 1995) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
goalkeeper
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for
Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
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side
Club Africain. Born in France, he plays for the
Tunisia national team.
Early life
Hassen was born in
Fréjus, Var.
Career
Nice
Hassen made his
Ligue 1 debut on 25 September 2013 in a 2–0 away defeat against
FC Nantes
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.
Southampton
On 31 January 2017, Hassen signed a five-month loan deal with
Southampton
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, where he was re-united with his former manager,
Claude Puel
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, although he made no appearances for the club.
Châteauroux
Hassen joined
Châteauroux
Châteauroux (; ; oc, Chasteurós) is the capital city of the French department of Indre, central France and the second-largest town in the province of Berry, after Bourges. Its residents are called ''Castelroussins'' () in French.
Climate
...
on loan on 9 July 2017.
Cercle Brugge
On 1 November 2019, Hassen signed a one-season contract with a one-season extension option with
Belgian First Division A club
Cercle Brugge
Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging () is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges. Cercle have played in the Belgian Pro League since the 2003–04 season, having previously spent several years in the Belgian Second Divisi ...
.
Club Africain
On 9 September 2021 he joined Tunisian club
Club Africain.
International career
Hassen made his debut for
Tunisia
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keeping a clean sheet in an international friendly against
Costa Rica on 27 March 2018 at the
Allianz Riviera in Nice.
In June 2018, it was revealed that Hassen had faked being injured during two international
friendly matches against
Portugal
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and
Turkey
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to allow teammates to eat food mid-game and break their fast during the month of
Ramadan.
In June 2018, he was named in Tunisia's 23-man
squad for the
2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Southampton
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EFL Cup runner-up:
2016–17
References
External links
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1995 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Fréjus
French footballers
France youth international footballers
France under-21 international footballers
Tunisian footballers
Tunisia international footballers
Association football goalkeepers
OGC Nice players
Southampton F.C. players
LB Châteauroux players
Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players
Stade Brestois 29 players
Club Africain players
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Belgian First Division A players
2018 FIFA World Cup players
2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
French expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Belgium
Expatriate footballers in England
French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
French expatriate sportspeople in England
French sportspeople of Tunisian descent
Footballers from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
2022 FIFA World Cup players