Ferjani Sassi
Tunisian footballer (born 1992)
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Ferjani Sassi (Arabic: فرجاني ساسي; born 18 March 1992) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Al-Gharafa and the Tunisia national team.
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Sassi with Tunisia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ferjani Sassi[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ariana, Tunisia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Gharafa | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Al Ain | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | CS Sfaxien | 78 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Metz | 39 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | ES Tunis | 29 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Al Nassr | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Zamalek | 64 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Al-Duhail | 35 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Al-Gharafa | 53 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
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| 2013– | Tunisia | 101 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:56, 3 January 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Sassi started his career with CS Sfaxien where he won the Tunisian League and CAF Confederation Cup in 2013, then he transferred to French club Metz in 2015. In 2018, he went back to Tunisia to join ES Tunis, then he played for Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, and Zamalek in Egypt.[3]
International career
Sassi played his first international game with the Tunisia senior national team on 8 June 2013, against Sierra Leone (2–2), where he was part of the starting squad and played the entire match.[4]
He was in Tunisia's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, scoring a penalty in Tunisia's opening game against England.[5] On 30 December 2025, he made his 100th international appearance in a 1–1 draw against Tanzania during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 3 January 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Tunisia | 2013 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 16 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 101 | 9 | |
- Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sassi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 15 October 2014 | Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia |  Senegal | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 12 June 2015 | Radès Olympic Stadium, Radès, Tunisia |  Djibouti | 4–0 | 8–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3 | 1 June 2018 | Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland |  Turkey | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 4 | 18 June 2018 | Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia |  England | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
| 5 | 11 July 2019 | Al Salam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Madagascar | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 6 | 14 June 2022 | Panasonic Stadium Suita, Osaka, Japan |  Japan | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 Kirin Cup |
| 7 | 5 September 2024 | Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, Radès, Tunisia | Madagascar | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 8 | 4 September 2025 |  Liberia | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 9 | 13 October 2025 |  Namibia | 3–0 | 3–0 |
Honours
CS Sfaxien
ES Tunis
Zamalek
- Egyptian Premier League: 2020–21
- Egypt Cup: 2018–19, 2020–21
- Egyptian Super Cup: 2019–20
- CAF Confederation Cup: 2018–19
- CAF Super Cup: 2020
- Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup: 2018
Al-Duhail
Tunisia
Individual
- Qatar Stars League Team of the Year: 2023–24
