Syam Habib Ben Youssef ( aeb, صيام الحبيب بن يوسف; born 31 March 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a
centre-back
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for club
Caen
Caen (, ; nrf, Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (), while its functional urban area has 470,000,Tunisia national team from 2010 to 2019, scoring two goals in forty-eight caps.
Club career
Bastia
Born in Marseille, Ben Youssef passed by the Union sportif des traminots Marseille and the training center of SC Bastia.
ES Tunis
He joined ES Tunis on a two-year contract on 12 August 2009, he made his professional debut in the Tunisian championship on 12 September 2009, against CS Sfaxien (4–0) at
Stade 7 November
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, and scored his first goal. On 14 December, he received his first convocation with the national team.
Leyton Orient
In 2012 Ben Youssef played for English club Leyton Orient,
2013–14 Cupa României
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and discovered European competitions.
Caen
On 29 June 2015, free of any contract with the Romanian club, Ben Youssef committed for three seasons to
Caen
Caen (, ; nrf, Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (), while its functional urban area has 470,000,Ligue 1
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on 22 August against
OGC Nice
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. He scored his first goal in the fifth day against Troyes AC.
Kasımpaşa
On 5 July 2017, he agreed with Caen to cancel his contract and joined the Turkish club Kasımpaşa for three seasons.
Denizlispor
Ben Youssef moved to Turkish club Denizlispor in 2020.
CFR Cluj
On 4 November 2020, Ben Youssef joined Romanian club CFR Cluj.
Beroe
In February 2022, Ben Youssef signed with
Bulgarian First League
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club Beroe. He left Beroe at the end of the season.
Return to Caen
On 1 July 2023, Ben Youssef returned to Caen, signing a one-year contract with the club.
International career
With the Tunisia Ben Youssef started in 2013. He played his first African Cup in
2015
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, he participated also in
2017 Africa Cup of Nations
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Mauritania
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.
In June 2018 he was named in Tunisia’s 23-man squad for the
2018 FIFA World Cup
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in Russia.
Career statistics
:''Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ben Youssef goal.''
Honours
ES Tunis
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CAF Champions League
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2011
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2010–11
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Cupa României
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Supercupa României
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The competition started off in 1994, ...
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2014
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2020–21
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Supercupa României
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The competition started off in 1994, ...
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2020
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