Issam Jebali
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Issam Jebali[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1991[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Majaz al Bab, Tunisia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gamba Osaka | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2014 | Étoile du Sahel | 40 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | → Zarzis (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Värnamo | 41 | (11) |
| 2016–2018 | Elfsborg | 59 | (20) |
| 2018–2019 | Rosenborg | 7 | (3) |
| 2019 | Al-Wehda | 13 | (3) |
| 2019–2023 | OB | 92 | (27) |
| 2023– | Gamba Osaka | 69 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Tunisia | 13 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 December 2022, 13:50 (UTC) | |||
Issam Jebali (Arabic: عصام الجبالي; born 25 December 1991) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for J1 League club Gamba Osaka and the Tunisia national team.[2]
On 9 February 2015, Jebali was announced at Värnamo on a two year contract.[3]
On 18 July 2016, Jebali was announced at Elfsborg on a three and a half year contract.[4] On 23 March 2017, he signed a new four year contract with the club through the 2021 season.[5]
On 8 August 2018, Jebali was announced at Rosenborg on a four year contract, after scoring 5 goals and registering 5 assists with Elfsborg.[6]
In January 2019, Jebali signed for Al-Wehda.[7] Al-Wehda and Jebali received criticism from Rosenborg as a response to Al-Wehda appearing to announce the signing of Jebali before a deal with Rosenborg was actually finalised.[8]
On 30 July 2019, it was confirmed that Jebali had joined Danish Superliga club Odense Boldklub on a three-year contract.[9] In September 2020, he scored four goals in three matches, and his performances led to him being named as the Danish Superliga Player of the Month.[10]
On 5 January 2023, Jebali officially joined Japanese side Gamba Osaka for an estimated transfer fee of 7.5 million Danish krones (around one million euros), signing a three-year contract with the club.[11][12][13]
International career
Jebali was called up to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations after Firas Ben Larbi withdrew due to injury.[14]
During the Kirin Cup, Jebali scored his first international goal against Chile on 10 June 2022, scoring in the 89th minute.[15]
Jebali was called up to the Tunisia squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[16]
