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Moataz Zemzemi
Personal information
Full name	Moataz Zemzemi
Date of birth	7 August 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Tunis, Tunisia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Club Africain
Number	11
Youth career
	Club Africain
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2017	Club Africain
2018–2021	Strasbourg B
2018–2021	Strasbourg
2020	→ Club Africain (loan)
2020–2021	→ Avranches (loan)
2020	→ Avranches B (loan)
2021–2024	Niort
2024–	Club Africain
International career‡
2019–	Tunisia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 June 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:10, 27 August 2021 (UTC)

Moataz Zemzemi (Arabic: معتز زمزمي; born 7 August 1999) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 side Club Africain and the Tunisia national team.

Club career

Zemzemi started his career with Tunisian side Club Africain. In January 2018, he transferred for Ligue 1 side Strasbourg for a fee of €200,000, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract, being described by the club as "one for the future".^[1] After playing with the B in Championnat National 3 for the second half of the 2017–18 season, he made his first team debut on 19 August 2018, in the Ligue 1 fixture against Saint-Étienne, coming on as a late substitute.^[2]

Zemzemi hit the media spotlight after his involvement in a challenge which left Neymar injured during a Coupe de France match between Strasbourg and Paris Saint-Germain in January 2019.^[3]^[4]

In January 2020, having failed to break through to the first team, Zemzemi was loaned back to his former club, Club Africain, until the end of the 2019–20 season.^[5] He returned to Strasbourg in July 2020, with the season still paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic, having played just three matches.^[6] In August 2020, Zemzemi joined Championnat National side Avranches on loan for the 2020–21 season.^[7]

On 5 August 2021, Zemzemi signed for Ligue 2 club Niort.^[8] On 20 July 2024, he returned to Club Africain.^[9]

International career

He made his debut for Tunisia national team on 7 June 2019 in a friendly against Iraq, as an 86th-minute substitute for Ali Maâloul.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 1 February 2022.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	Division	League		National Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Club Africain	2015–16	Ligue 1	4	1	0	0	4	1
	2016–17		2	1	0	0	2	1
	2017–18		10	1	0	0	10	1
	Total		16	3	0	0	16	3
Strasbourg	2017–18	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2018–19		2	0	2	0	4	0
	2019–20		1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		3	0	2	0	5	0
Club Africain (loan)	2019–20	Ligue 1	3	0	0	0	3	0
Avranches (loan)	2020–21	National	23	2	0	0	23	2
Chamois Niortais	2021–22	Ligue 2	18	2	—^[a]		18	2
Career total			63	7	2	0	65	7

^ Niort excluded from the 2021–22 Coupe de France

References

^ "Racing Strasbourg : Zemzemi a signé" (in French). L'Alsace. 31 January 2018.
^ "Strasbourg vs. Saint-Etienne 1-1". Soccerway. 19 August 2018.
^ "Zemzemi : «Je n'ai pas fait exprès de blesser Neymar»" (in French). Le Figaro. 24 January 2019.
^ "PSG : blessé au pied droit, Neymar à l'hôpital pour des examens" (in French). Le Parisien. 23 January 2019.
^ "Transferts : Moataz Zemzemi (Strasbourg) vers un prêt au Club Africain ?" (in French). L'Équipe. 10 January 2020.
^ "Club Africain : Fin de prêt de Moataz Zemzemi" (in French). Sport Tunisie Numérique. 2 July 2020.
^ "US Avranches. Moataz Zemzemi (RC Strasbourg) prêté pour une saison à l'USA" (in French). Ouest France. 13 August 2020.
^ "Moataz Zemzemi à Niort" [Moataz Zemzemi to Niort] (in French). RC Strasbourg Alsace. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
^ "Football : Moataz Zemzemi s'engage avec le Club Africain Tunis". lanouvellerepublique.fr (in French). 20 July 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
^ "Tunisia v Iraq game report". ESPN. 7 June 2019.

External links

Moataz Zemzemi at National-Football-Teams.com
Moataz Zemzemi at Soccerway

[11] Niort excluded from the 2021–22 Coupe de France

[1] "Racing Strasbourg : Zemzemi a signé" (in French). L'Alsace. 31 January 2018.

[2] "Strasbourg vs. Saint-Etienne 1-1". Soccerway. 19 August 2018.

[3] "Zemzemi : «Je n'ai pas fait exprès de blesser Neymar»" (in French). Le Figaro. 24 January 2019.

[4] "PSG : blessé au pied droit, Neymar à l'hôpital pour des examens" (in French). Le Parisien. 23 January 2019.

[5] "Transferts : Moataz Zemzemi (Strasbourg) vers un prêt au Club Africain ?" (in French). L'Équipe. 10 January 2020.

[6] "Club Africain : Fin de prêt de Moataz Zemzemi" (in French). Sport Tunisie Numérique. 2 July 2020.

[7] "US Avranches. Moataz Zemzemi (RC Strasbourg) prêté pour une saison à l'USA" (in French). Ouest France. 13 August 2020.

[8] "Moataz Zemzemi à Niort" [Moataz Zemzemi to Niort] (in French). RC Strasbourg Alsace. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

[9] "Football : Moataz Zemzemi s'engage avec le Club Africain Tunis". lanouvellerepublique.fr (in French). 20 July 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.

[10] "Tunisia v Iraq game report". ESPN. 7 June 2019.

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