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
The Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (; ar, الرابطة المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم) was previously called the Tunisian National Championship between 1956 and 1994. is the top division football tournament in Tunisia und ...
side
Club Africain
Club Africain ( ar, النادي الإفريقي) is a Tunisian football club based in Tunis that competes in the Tunisian Championship. It fields several sports teams, including football, handball, basketball, swimming and volleyball. The foot ...
. Born in France, he plays for the
Tunisia national team.
Early life
Hassen was born in
Fréjus
Fréjus (; ) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 54,458.
It neighbours Saint-Raphaël, effectively forming one urban agglomeration. The north of ...
, Var.
Career
Nice
Hassen made his
Ligue 1
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debut on 25 September 2013 in a 2–0 away defeat against
FC Nantes
Football Club de Nantes (; Gallo: ''Naunnt''), commonly referred to as FC Nantes or simply Nantes (), is a French professional football club based in Nantes in Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 April 1943, during World War II, a ...
.
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
Claude Jacques Puel (; born 2 September 1961) is a French football manager and former player. He spent his entire playing career with Monaco, before becoming manager of the club, leading them to the league title in his first full season in char ...
, 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
Ch ...
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
The Belgian Pro League,(officially the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons with Jupiler), is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since the 2020–21 season and reduced to 16 team ...
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 Divisio ...
.
Club Africain
On 9 September 2021 he joined Tunisian club
Club Africain
Club Africain ( ar, النادي الإفريقي) is a Tunisian football club based in Tunis that competes in the Tunisian Championship. It fields several sports teams, including football, handball, basketball, swimming and volleyball. The foot ...
.
International career
Hassen made his debut for
Tunisia
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keeping a clean sheet in an international friendly against
Costa Rica
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on 27 March 2018 at the
Allianz Riviera
Allianz Riviera (also known as the Stade de Nice due to UEFA and FIFA sponsorship regulations) is a multi-use stadium in Nice, France, used mostly for football matches of host OGC Nice and also for occasional home matches of rugby union club To ...
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
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.
In June 2018, he was named in Tunisia's 23-man
squad
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for the
2018 FIFA World Cup
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in Russia.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Southampton
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EFL Cup
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runner-up:
2016–17
References
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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