Yassine Chikhaoui

Yassine Chikhaoui (Arabic: ياسين الشيخاوي; born 21 September 1986) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Tunisian club Etoile du Sahel.

Club Career

Etoile du Sahel

Chikhaoui became captain of Etoile du Sahel at the age of 19. He was the youngest player to take up this role in the club.

He achieved a lot of success with Etoile du Sahel and won the CAF Champions League with them.

FC Zurich

Chikhaoui was signed by FC Zurich on a five-year contract on 23 May 2007.

During the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, it was reported that many clubs had scouts present to watch Chikhaoui play. Unfortunately, after impressing at the African Cup of Nations he was forced to take time out to get a recurring knee problem treated. On 26 April 2009, he completed his recovery by returning to play for the Zurich first team. Weeks later he cemented his comeback with a goal and contributed, as a late substitute, to helping his team win and stay top in the title race.

He was part of the 2013–14 Swiss Cup winning team and afterwards signed a new three-year contract until 2017. In the 2014/2015 season he was appointed as the club's captain.

Al-Gharafa Sports Club

On 3 August 2015 his transfer to Al-Gharafa Sports Club was announced.

International Career

He was called up to the Tunisian national team to participate in the 2006 FIFA World Cup at the age of 19.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Яссин Шихауи (russian)