Saber Khalifa ( ar, صابر خليفة; born 14 October 1986) is a Tunisian international

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who plays for Club Africain as a winger and striker.

Club career

Born in

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, Khalifa has played in Tunisia, Libya and France for Stade Gabèsien, Espérance, Hammam-Lif, Al-Ahly. He joined French club Evian Thonon Gaillard in 2011, and in 2013 he was a finalist in the

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when his side lost 2–3 to Bordeaux. On 7 August 2013, Khalifa was linked with a move to

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fra ...

, and he signed a four-year contract 2 days later. He stayed one season, playing 28 league matches and scoring once. On 26 July 2014, Khalifa was loaned to Club Africain with an option to buy included in the deal. In June 2016 Kalifa was linked with a move to

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to play for

Al-Shahania Sports Club Al Shahaniya Sports Club ( ar, نادي الشحانية الرياضي), is a Qatari sports club based in Al-Shahaniya, a town 20 km from the capital Doha. Founded in 1998, the most prominent team of the club is the football team which pla ...

but this move eventually fell through. He spent time on loan with

Kuwait SC Kuwait Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الكويت الرياضي) is a Kuwaiti professional football club based in Kuwait City. The football team has won Kuwaiti Premier League 17 times. Kuwait SC also has over 50 trophies in Kuwaiti Club foot ...

in 2018. On 14 January 2019,

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has signed Khalfia for one seasons from Club Africain.

International career

Khalifa made his senior international debut for

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in 2010 against

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and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. He was a member of Tunisia's squad at both the

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Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. Khalifa was recalled to the national team squad in October 2013, having been suspended for the previous month. In December 2014 he was named as part of Tunisia's provisional squad for the 2015 African Cup of Nations. He was named in Tunisia's final 23-man squad for the

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Career statistics

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first.''

Personal life

Upon signing with Marseille in August 2013, Khalifa's name was accidentally rendered as "''Khlifa''". In a video for Marseille's WebTV, he attributed this spelling mistake to the misconceived pronunciation of his name when he arrived in France.

References

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