Hazem Haj Hassen (born 15 February 1996) is a Tunisian professional

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who plays as a forward for

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Career

Club

Haj Hassen's career started in the youth of

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, before he made the move to French football to join Ligue 1 club

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. He originally featured for the club's reserves in Championnat de France Amateur (twenty-three appearances, one goal during 2014–15 & 2015–16) before making his first-team debut on 10 February 2016 in a

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defeat to Nantes. He left Bordeaux in July 2016 and was without a club until January 2017 when he rejoined

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side Étoile du Sahel. He made his debut for the club on 15 February in a league defeat versus EO Sidi Bouzid.

International

Haj Hassen represented Tunisia at U17 level, he scored one goal (vs.

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) in four appearances at the

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in the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haj Hassen, Hazem 1996 births Living people People from Sousse Tunisian footballers Tunisian expatriate footballers Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in France Association football forwards Ligue 1 players Championnat National 2 players Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Étoile Sportive du Sahel players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Tunisian people of Algerian descent Tunisia youth international footballers