Ali Zitouni (; born 11 January 1981) is a

Tunisia Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...

n former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a striker.

Career

Zitouni played for

Konyaspor Konyaspor Kulübü (, Konya Sports Club), commonly referred to as Konyaspor, is a Turkish professional football club based in Konya, one of the largest cities in central Anatolia. Due to sponsorship agreements, the club is also officially known ...

in the Turkish

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), also known as Trendyol Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Turkey and the highest level of the Turkish football league system. In the 2023–2024 season, twen ...

. He previously played for Espérance in Tunisia and was loaned to

Troyes AC Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne (ESTAC), commonly known as Troyes, is a football in France, French professional association football club based in Troyes that competes in Ligue 2. It plays its home matches at the Stade de l'Aube. Foun ...

for six months. Zitouni played for the

Tunisia national football team The Tunisia national football team, controlled by the Tunisian Football Federation (TFF), represents Tunisia in men's international association football competitions. On a continental level, the team competes under the Confederation of African ...

at the

2002 FIFA World Cup The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea/Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial Association football, football world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams organized by ...

finals. He was also a part of the Tunisia squad at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

, where the team exited in the first round, finishing third in group C, behind group and gold medal winners

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and runners-up

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* * * * * * 1981 births Living people Tunisian men's footballers Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Tunisia 2002 FIFA World Cup players ES Troyes AC players Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Tunisia men's international footballers Shabab Al Ahli Club players Antalyaspor footballers Konyaspor footballers Footballers from Tunis Süper Lig players Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Tunisian expatriate men's footballers Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Men's association football midfielders Men's association football wingers UAE Pro League players Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Tunisia Mediterranean Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games 21st-century Tunisian sportsmen {{Tunisia-footy-midfielder-stub