Yassine Chikhaoui ( ar, ياسين الشيخاوي; born 21 September 1986) is a Tunisian professional

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who plays as an

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for Tunisian club

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Club career

Étoile du Sahel

Chikhaoui became captain of

at the age of 19. He was the youngest player to take up this role in the club. He achieved a lot of success with Étoile du Sahel and won the CAF Champions League with them.

FC Zürich

Chikhaoui was signed by FC Zürich on a five-year contract on 23 May 2007. During the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, it was reported that many clubs had scouts present to watch Chikhaoui play. Unfortunately, after impressing at the African Cup of Nations he was forced to take time out to get a recurring knee problem treated. On 26 April 2009, he completed his recovery by returning to play for the Zurich first team. Weeks later he cemented his comeback with a goal and contributed, as a late substitute, to helping his team win and stay top in the title race. He was part of the

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winning team and afterwards signed a new three-year contract until 2017. In the 2014/2015 season he was appointed as the club's captain.

Al-Gharafa Sports Club

On 3 August 2015 his transfer to Al-Gharafa Sports Club was announced.

International career

He was called up to the Tunisian national team to participate in the

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at the age of 19.

Career statistics

International

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

Honours

Étoile du Sahel *

Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 The Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (; ar, الرابطة المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم) was previously called the Tunisian National Championship between 1956 and 1994. is the top division football tournament in Tunisia und ...

: 2006–07 FC Zürich * Swiss Super League: 2008–09 Individual * Tunisian Footballer of the Year: 2006

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1986 births Living people Tunisian footballers 2006 FIFA World Cup players Étoile Sportive du Sahel players FC Zürich players Al-Gharafa SC players Al Ahli SC (Doha) players Tunisia international footballers 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players Association football forwards Association football midfielders Tunisian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Swiss Super League players 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players {{Tunisia-footy-bio-stub