Youssef Msakni

Tunisian association football player

Tunisia Wing half

35Age

12Int'l goals*

3Clubs

127Club apps

44Club goals

179Height (cm)

Youssef Msakni: profile

Youssef Msakni (born 28 October 1990 in Tunis, Tunisia) is a former Tunisian footballer who played as a wing half.

Msakni made the step into senior football with Stade Tunisien in 2007. He played for 3 clubs in 2 countries between 2007 and 2018. His most appearances came at Espérance Sportive de Tunis (2008–2012), where he made 115 appearances and scored 42 goals. Across all recorded club spells he totals 127 appearances and 44 goals.

At international level, Msakni represented Tunisia (2010–present). Our match database lists 12 of his international goals; the first came against Morocco on 23 January 2012 (Africa Cup of Nations). He also played for Tunisia at under-17 level.

Tunis has produced 187 footballers in our database, including Ziad Tlemçani, Yassine Meriah and Aymen Mathlouthi.

Key facts

Senior international debut: 2010 (aged about 20)
First international goal: 2012 – aged 21 (match)
Club career: 2007–2018 (12 seasons)
Countries played in: 2: Tunisia and Qatar
Club goals per game: 0.35 (44 in 127)
Height: 179 cm — taller than 34% of Tunisian internationals on record
Latest move: Al-Duhail SC (2012)
Shares a birthday with: Obafemi Martins, Francis Uzoho and Hamdi Nagguez (more)

Club career

Years	Club	League	Apps	Goals
2007–2008	Stade Tunisien	Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1	12	2
2008–2012	Espérance Sportive de Tunis	Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1	115	42
2012–2018	Al-Duhail SC	Qatar Stars League	–	–
2013–2018	Al-Duhail SC	Qatar Stars League	–	–
	Total		127	44

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

International career

Years	Team	Level	Caps	Goals
2006–2007	Tunisia U17	Under-17	13	3
2010–	Tunisia	Senior	–	–

International goals (12)

#	Date	Match	Min	Competition
1	23 Jan 2012	Morocco 1–2 Tunisia	76	Africa Cup of Nations
2	27 Jan 2012	Niger 1–2 Tunisia	4	Africa Cup of Nations
3	22 Jan 2013	Tunisia 1–0 Algeria	90	Africa Cup of Nations
4	23 Jan 2017	Zimbabwe 2–4 Tunisia	22	Africa Cup of Nations
5	7 Oct 2017	Guinea 1–4 Tunisia	45	World Cup Qualification
6	7 Oct 2017	Guinea 1–4 Tunisia	74	World Cup Qualification
7	7 Oct 2017	Guinea 1–4 Tunisia	90	World Cup Qualification
8	24 Jun 2019	Tunisia 1–1 Angola	34 (pen)	Africa Cup of Nations
9	11 Jul 2019	Madagascar 0–3 Tunisia	60	Africa Cup of Nations
10	23 Jan 2022	Nigeria 0–1 Tunisia	47	Africa Cup of Nations
11	17 Nov 2023	Tunisia 4–0 São Tomé and Príncipe	53	World Cup Qualification
12	21 Nov 2023	Malawi 0–1 Tunisia	87 (pen)	World Cup Qualification