Hatem Trabelsi Footballer Defender or Midfielder PlayedHatem Trabelsi born 25 January 1977 in Aryanah, Tunisia) is a former Tunisian footballer. A right-sided defender or midfielder, he has played for CS Sfaxien, Ajax Amsterdam, Manchester City and Al-Hilal Riyadh. He has represented the Tunisian national team in three World Cups, gaining a total of 61 caps before retiring from international football in 2006.
Trabelsi grew up in Sfax, and started his football career with is home town club Sfaxien, where he initially played as a forward.[1] An injury crisis at Sfaxien resulted in Trabelsi playing as a stop-gap right-back, leading to him converting to defence and becoming the team's regular right-back. In 2001 Trabelsi moved to Europe, signing for Dutch club Ajax. In 2006 Trabelsi was linked with moves to several English clubs, and joined Manchester City on a free transfer on 10 August. Injury and work permit problems prevented him from making his debut until a month into the season, a substitute appearance against Reading on 11 September.After six months without a club, he signed for Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal Riyadh in November 2007.
Trabelsi made his international debut in May 1998, shortly before the 1998 World Cup. He also played in all of Tunisia's matches in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cups, as well as the 2004 African Nations Cup, which Tunisia won. Following Tunisia's elimination from the 2006 World Cup after a 1-0 defeat to Ukraine, Trabelsi announced his retirement from international football at the age of 29, with 61 caps and one goal.
Personal information
Full name Hatem Trabelsi
Date of birth January 25, 1977 (1977-01-25) (age 34)
Place of birth Aryanah, Tunisia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1997–2001 Sfaxien 103 (13)
2001–2006 Ajax 99 (2)
2006–2007 Manchester City 20 (1)
2007 Al-Hilal Riyadh 12 (5)
Total 234 (21)
National team
1998–2006 Tunisia 61 (1)
Trabelsi grew up in Sfax, and started his football career with is home town club Sfaxien, where he initially played as a forward.[1] An injury crisis at Sfaxien resulted in Trabelsi playing as a stop-gap right-back, leading to him converting to defence and becoming the team's regular right-back. In 2001 Trabelsi moved to Europe, signing for Dutch club Ajax. In 2006 Trabelsi was linked with moves to several English clubs, and joined Manchester City on a free transfer on 10 August. Injury and work permit problems prevented him from making his debut until a month into the season, a substitute appearance against Reading on 11 September.After six months without a club, he signed for Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal Riyadh in November 2007.
Trabelsi made his international debut in May 1998, shortly before the 1998 World Cup. He also played in all of Tunisia's matches in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cups, as well as the 2004 African Nations Cup, which Tunisia won. Following Tunisia's elimination from the 2006 World Cup after a 1-0 defeat to Ukraine, Trabelsi announced his retirement from international football at the age of 29, with 61 caps and one goal.
Personal information
Full name Hatem Trabelsi
Date of birth January 25, 1977 (1977-01-25) (age 34)
Place of birth Aryanah, Tunisia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1997–2001 Sfaxien 103 (13)
2001–2006 Ajax 99 (2)
2006–2007 Manchester City 20 (1)
2007 Al-Hilal Riyadh 12 (5)
Total 234 (21)
National team
1998–2006 Tunisia 61 (1)
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