Amine Chermiti (; born 26 December 1987) is a Tunisian former professional

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Chermiti was mentioned as one of the African players of the year due to his performance in the

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, where he scored eight goals in the tournament. He is credited for

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's superb performance in the

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. On 6 August 2008, he officially transferred to

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and played his first match for them the following day in the first round of the

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. On 11 August 2009, Chermiti was loaned to

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n top club

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for one year and returned on 30 June 2010. On 5 July 2010, Chermiti signed a four-year contract with

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until summer 2014. On 29 January 2016, Chermiti signed with

Gazélec Ajaccio Gazélec Football Club Ajaccio (), commonly referred to as GFC Ajaccio, GFCA, Gazélec Ajaccio or simply Gazélec (), is a French football club from Ajaccio, Corsica. Founded in 1910, Gazélec played one season in Ligue 1 in the 2015–16 seaso ...

on a one-year contract, with an option for a further year. He then signed for Saudi Arabian club Al-Fayha in January 2019, and played seven games in the season without scoring. In August 2019, he signed for

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club

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. He started in their opening game, and scored the winning goal in a 1–0 victory against

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International career

He was a member of the

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Personal life

Chermiti's cousin Youssef Chermiti is a Portuguese professional footballer.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chermiti goal''.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chermiti, Mohamed Amine 1987 births Living people Footballers from Sfax Tunisian men's footballers 21st-century Tunisian sportsmen Men's association football forwards Tunisia men's international footballers 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players Bundesliga players Swiss Super League players Saudi Pro League players Kuwait Premier League players Étoile Sportive du Sahel players Hertha BSC players Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah) players FC Zürich players Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait) players JS Kairouan players Al-Fayha FC players Tunisian expatriate men's footballers Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate men's footballers in India Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait CAF Champions League–winning players