Moataz Zemzemi

Moataz Zemzemi (born 7 August 1999) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as midfielder for US Avranches on loan from Ligue 1 club RC Strasbourg.

Moataz Zemzemi
Personal information
Full name Moataz Zemzemi
Date of birth (1999-08-07) 7 August 1999
Place of birth Tunis, Tunisia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 US Avranches
(on loan from Strasbourg)
Number 19
Youth career
– Club Africain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Club Africain 16 (3)
2018– Strasbourg B 23 (7)
2018– Strasbourg 3 (0)
2020 → Club Africain (loan) 3 (0)
2020– → Avranches (loan) 15 (1)
2020– → Avranches B (loan) 1 (0)
National team‡
2019– Tunisia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:19, 18 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2019

Club career

Zemzemi started his career with Tunisian side Club Africain. In January 2018 he transferred to French Ligue 1 team 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 US Avranches on loan for the 2020–21 season.[7]

International career

He made his debut for Tunisia national football team on 7 June 2019 in a friendly against Iraq, as an 86th-minute substitute for Ali Maâloul.[8]

References
  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. "Tunisia v Iraq game report". ESPN. 7 June 2019.


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