Issam Jebali ( ar, عصام الجبالي; born 25 December 1991) is a Tunisian professional

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who plays as a

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or a winger for

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club Gamba Osaka and the Tunisia national team.

Club career

Jebali signed with Värnamo in 2015 before signing with

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in July 2016. In August 2018 he signed for Rosenborg. In January 2019 he signed for Al-Wehda. Al-Wehda and Jebali received criticism from Rosenborg as a response to Al-Wehda appearing to announce the signing of Jebali before a deal with Rosenborg was actually finalised. On 30 July 2019, it was confirmed that Jebali had joined Danish Superliga club Odense Boldklub on a three-year contract. In September 2020, he scored four goals in three matches, and his performances led to him being named as the Danish Superliga Player of the Month. On 5 January 2023, Jebali officially joined Japanese side Gamba Osaka for an estimated transfer fee of 7.5 milion Danish krones (around one million

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), signing a three-year contract with the club.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

Honours

Tunisia * Kirin Cup:

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Individual * Superliga Player of the Month: September 2020

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jebali, Issam 1991 births Living people Tunisian men's footballers Tunisian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Tunisia men's international footballers People from Béja Governorate 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players 2022 FIFA World Cup players Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Superettan players Allsvenskan players Saudi Pro League players Eliteserien players Danish Superliga players Étoile Sportive du Sahel players ES Zarzis players IFK Värnamo players IF Elfsborg players Rosenborg BK players Al Wehda FC players Odense Boldklub players Gamba Osaka players Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Japan