Amine Chermiti
Tunisian footballer (born 1987)
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Mohamed Amine Chermiti (Arabic: أمين الشرميطي محمد; born 26 December 1987) is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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Chermiti with Hertha BSC in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amine Chermiti[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 December 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Sfax, Tunisia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2005 | JS Kairouan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Kairouan | 10 | (12) |
| 2006–2008 | Étoile Sahel | 37 | (20) |
| 2008–2010 | Hertha BSC | 10 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Ittihad Jeddah (loan) | 14 | (7) |
| 2010–2015 | FC Zürich | 110 | (30) |
| 2016 | Gazélec Ajaccio | 9 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Al Arabi | 28 | (16) |
| 2017–2019 | ES Sahel | 30 | (7) |
| 2019 | Al-Fayha | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Mumbai City | 16 | (6) |
| Total | 271 | (98) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005–2007 | Tunisia U-21 | 10 | (7) |
| 2007–2015 | Tunisia | 39 | (6) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 04:39, 4 October 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 November 2017 | |||
Club career
Chermiti was mentioned as one of the African players of the year due to his performance in the African Champions League, where he scored eight goals in the tournament. He is credited for Étoile Sahel's superb performance in the CAF Champions League.
On 6 August 2008, he officially transferred to Hertha BSC[2] and played his first match for them the following day in the first round of the German Cup. On 11 August 2009, Chermiti was loaned to Saudi Arabian top club Al-Ittihad for one year[3] and returned on 30 June 2010.[4]
On 5 July 2010, Chermiti signed a four-year contract with FC Zürich[5] until summer 2014.
On 29 January 2016, Chermiti signed with Gazélec Ajaccio on a one-year contract, with an option for a further year.[6]
He then signed for Saudi Arabian club Al-Fayha in January 2019, and played seven games in the season without scoring.
In August 2019, he signed for Indian Super League club Mumbai City FC. He started in their opening game, and scored the winning goal in a 1–0 victory against Kerala Blasters.
International career
He was a member of the Tunisia national football team.[7]
Personal life
Chermiti's cousin Youssef Chermiti is a Portuguese professional footballer.[8]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chermiti goal.[7]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 June 2007 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia |  Seychelles | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 20 August 2008 | Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia |  Angola | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 9 January 2010 | Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia |  Gambia | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 4 | 21 January 2010 | Estádio Nacional da Tundavala, Lubango, Angola |  Cameroon | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2010 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 5 | 10 October 2010 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo |  Togo | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 6 | 9 January 2012 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |  Sudan | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
