Salim Khelifi (born 26 January 1994) is a professional

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who plays as a midfielder for Melbourne Victory in the

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, on loan from

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. Born in Switzerland, he was a youth international for Switzerland before representing the Tunisia national team.

Club career

Lausanne-Sport

Khelifi made his professional debut on 6 August 2012 for

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against Servette in a

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match. He scored his first league goal for the club on 17 November 2012 in a 3–0 home win against Thun.

Eintracht Braunschweig

In January 2014 Khelifi joined Eintracht Braunschweig, who played in the Bundesliga at the time. He made his debut in the Bundesliga on 3 May 2014, replacing

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in the 88th minute of Braunschweig's home game against FC Augsburg.

FC Zürich

On 21 June 2018, Khelifi signed a three-year contract with Swiss side

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. On 23 August 2019, Khelifi joined Holstein Kiel on a season-long loan deal with an option to make the deal permanent. On 21 May 2022, Zürich announced that Khelifi's contract will not be extended.

Perth Glory

In September 2022, Khelifi joined Australian

club

on a one-year contract. In December 2022, his contract was extended for another two seasons. In January 2024, Khelifi was loaned to Melbourne Victory for the remainder of the 2023-24 A-League. Perth Glory confirmed that it was not their decision to accept the loan offer, but they were instructed to do so by the

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(APL). Perth Glory was in administration at the time as attempts were made to find a buyer for the club, and they were also blocked from signing any new players or extending any loans.

International career

Khelifi debuted for the Tunisia national team in a 1–0 friendly win over

Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...

on 6 September 2019.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Khelifi, Salim 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Winterthur Footballers from the canton of Zürich Swiss people of Tunisian descent Tunisian men's footballers Swiss men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Tunisia men's international footballers Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers Switzerland men's youth international footballers Swiss Super League players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players FC Lausanne-Sport players Eintracht Braunschweig players Eintracht Braunschweig II players FC Zürich players Holstein Kiel players Perth Glory FC players Melbourne Victory FC players Swiss expatriate men's footballers Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Swiss Promotion League players