Adel Sellimi: Career Stats, Clubs, Age & Nationality

Adel Sellimi: profile

Adel Sellimi (born 16 November 1972 in Mahdia, Tunisia) is a former Tunisian footballer who played as a forward.

Sellimi's senior club career began in 1990 at Club Africain. He played for 5 clubs in 5 countries between 1990 and 2004. His most appearances came at Club Africain (1990–1996), where he made 144 appearances and scored 61 goals. Across all recorded club spells he totals 391 appearances and 151 goals.

At international level, Sellimi represented Tunisia (1993–2002), earning 35 caps and scoring 10 goals. Our match database lists 8 of his international goals; the first came against Benin on 11 October 1992 (World Cup Qualification).

Mahdia has produced 3 footballers in our database, including Fahed Dermech and Alaeddine Abbes.

Key facts

Senior international debut: 1993 (aged about 21)
First international goal: 1992 – aged 19 (match)
Club career: 1990–2004 (15 seasons)
Countries played in: 5: Tunisia, France, Spain, Germany and United Arab Emirates
Club goals per game: 0.39 (151 in 391)
Height: 180 cm — taller than 38% of Tunisian internationals on record
Latest move: Baniyas SC (2003)
Shares a birthday with: André-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Mustapha Hadji and Boulaye Dia (more)

Club career

Years	Club	League	Apps	Goals
1990–1996	Club Africain	Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1	144	61
1996–1998	FC Nantes	Ligue 2	40	2
1998–1999	Real Jaén	2026-27 Primera Federación	48	32
1999–2002	SC Freiburg	Bundesliga	108	27
2002–2004	Club Africain	Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1	51	29
2003–2004	Baniyas SC	UAE Pro League	–	–
	Total		391	151

Appearances and goals are league figures where recorded on Wikidata; “–” means not recorded.

International career

Years	Team	Level	Caps	Goals
1993–2002	Tunisia	Senior	35	10

International goals (8)

#	Date	Match	Min	Competition
1	11 Oct 1992	Tunisia 5–1 Benin	77	World Cup Qualification
2	31 Jan 1996	Zambia 2–4 Tunisia	16	Africa Cup of Nations
3	31 Jan 1996	Zambia 2–4 Tunisia	85 (pen)	Africa Cup of Nations
4	2 Jun 1996	Rwanda 1–3 Tunisia	43 (pen)	World Cup Qualification
5	2 Jun 1996	Rwanda 1–3 Tunisia	47	World Cup Qualification
6	16 Jun 1996	Tunisia 2–0 Rwanda	46 (pen)	World Cup Qualification
7	27 Apr 1997	Tunisia 2–0 Liberia	66	World Cup Qualification
8	23 Jan 2000	Nigeria 4–2 Tunisia	49	Africa Cup of Nations