Fakhreddine Ben Youssef


Fakhreddine Ben Youssef is a Tunisian footballer who plays as a striker for US Monastir.

Club career

Ben Youssef started his career playing for CS Sfaxien, in which he was loaned out to Metz. He then played for ES Tunis, before joining Saudi club Al-Ettifaq. He later had chosen to terminate his contract with his team Al-Ettifaq. In January 2020, he joined Egyptian club Al-Ismaily, then he rejoined them in November after being a free agent since summer, before moving to the newly founded Pyramids FC in 2021.

International career

Ben Youssef was a member of the Tunisian squad at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
In June 2018, he was named in Tunisia's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He scored an equalizer in Tunisia's last group stage match against Panama. This goal was the 2,500th goal in FIFA World Cup history.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
130 December 2012Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates2–02–1Friendly
28 June 2013National Stadium, Freetown, Sierra Leone2–22–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
310 September 201430 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt1–01–02015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
412 June 2015Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia6–18–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
528 May 2018Estádio Municipal, Braga, Portugal2–22–2Friendly
628 June 2018Mordovia Arena, Saransk, Russia1–12–12018 FIFA World Cup