Ferjani Sassi (; born 18 March 1992) is a Tunisian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Tunisia national team.

Club career

Sassi started his career with

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where he won the Tunisian League and

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in 2013, then he transferred to French club

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in 2015. In 2018, he went back to Tunisia to join ES Tunis, then he played for

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in Saudi Arabia, and

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in Egypt.

International career

Sassi played his first international game with the Tunisia senior national team on 8 June 2013, against

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(2–2), where he was part of the starting squad and played the entire match. He was in Tunisia's squad for the

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in Russia, scoring a penalty in Tunisia's opening game against England.

Career statistics

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

Honours

CS Sfaxien *

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ES Tunis *

: 2016–17, 2017–18 *

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: 2015–16 Zamalek *

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: 2018–19,

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: 2019–20 *

: 2018–19 *

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Al-Duhail *

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Tunisia *

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Individual *

Team of the Year: 2023–24

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sassi, Ferjani 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Aryanah Tunisian men's footballers 21st-century Tunisian sportsmen Tunisian expatriate men's footballers Tunisia men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players CS Sfaxien players FC Metz players Espérance Sportive de Tunis players Al-Nassr FC players Zamalek SC players Al-Duhail SC players Al-Gharafa SC players 2018 FIFA World Cup players Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Ligue 1 players Saudi Pro League players Egyptian Premier League players Qatar Stars League players Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in France Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Ligue 2 players 2022 FIFA World Cup players