Nejmeddin Daghfous (born 1 October 1986) is a former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Daghfous made his debut on the professional league level in the

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for

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on 21 October 2007, coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute in a game against Wehen Wiesbaden. He made his

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debut on 11 May 2013 against

Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V. Mönchengladbach, commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach (), Mönchengladbach () or Gladbach (; abbreviated as Borussia MG, BMG), is a professional Association football, football club based in ...

replacing

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in the 78th minute. In late January 2014, Daghfous signed an 18-month contract with 2. Bundesliga side

VfR Aalen Verein für Rasenspiele 1921 Aalen e.V., known simply as VfR Aalen, is a German football club based in Aalen, Baden-Württemberg. The football team is part of a larger sports club which also offers its members gymnastics, table tennis, and cheer ...

. In June 2017, he left

Würzburger Kickers Würzburger Kickers is a German association football club playing in Würzburg, Bavaria. In pre-World War II football, the club competed briefly at the highest level in the Bezirksliga Bayern, and during the war, in the Gauliga Bayern. Post-war, ...

following their relegation from

and joined

SV Sandhausen Sportverein Sandhausen 1916 e.V., commonly known as simply SV Sandhausen or Sandhausen, is a German association football club that plays in Sandhausen, immediately to the south of Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg. The club's greatest success ...

one a two-year contract with the option of a further year. In June 2019, Daghfous joined

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on a two-year contract. In summer 2022, following his release by

FC Gießen FC Gießen is a German association football club from the city of Giessen and the Watzenborn-Steinberg quarter of the town of Pohlheim, both in Hesse. The club's greatest success has been promotion to the tier four Regionalliga Südwest in 20 ...

, Daghfous retired from playing.

International career

Daghfous was called up to the Tunisia national team for a

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match against

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in September 2016.

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* * Living people 1986 births German people of Tunisian descent Footballers from Kassel Tunisian men's footballers German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Germany men's youth international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players 1. FSV Mainz 05 II players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players SC Paderborn 07 players SC Preußen Münster players VfR Aalen players FC Würzburger Kickers players SV Sandhausen players Kickers Offenbach players FC Gießen players {{germany-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub