Rami Kaib (; born 8 May 1997) 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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. Kaib was born in Sweden and has Tunisian heritage; he represented his native country internationally at under-19 level, before being called up to the Tunisia national team in 2022.

Club career

On 13 January 2021, Kaib joined

side

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on a four-and-a-half-year deal.

International career

Born in Sweden, Kaib is of Tunisian descent from his father, and Lebanese from his mother. He has represented Sweden at under-19 level and, despite being eligible to also represent

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and

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, has stated that he has "ambitions to play for the Swedish national team", and that he had no intention of representing Lebanon. In May 2022, the

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announced that Kaib had signed the documents in order to play for the Tunisia national team.

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* * 1997 births Living people People from Nyköping Municipality Sportspeople from Södermanland County Swedish people of Tunisian descent Swedish people of Lebanese descent Tunisian people of Lebanese descent Sportspeople of Tunisian descent Sportspeople of Lebanese descent Swedish footballers Tunisian footballers Association football fullbacks IF Elfsborg players SC Heerenveen players Allsvenskan players Eredivisie players Sweden youth international footballers Swedish expatriate footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Tunisian expatriate footballers Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands {{Tunisia-footy-bio-stub