Saber Khalifa (; born 14 October 1986) is a Tunisian former professional

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who played as a winger and

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Club career

Born in

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, Khalifa has played in Tunisia, Libya and France for

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, Espérance,

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, Al-Ahly. He joined French club Evian Thonon Gaillard in 2011, and in 2013 he was a finalist in the

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when his side lost 3–2 to Bordeaux. On 7 August 2013, Khalifa was linked with a move to

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, and he signed a four-year contract two days later. He stayed one season, playing 28 league matches and scoring once. On 26 July 2014, Khalifa was loaned to

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with an option to buy included in the deal. In June 2016 Kalifa was linked with a move to Qatar to play for

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but this move eventually fell through. He spent time on loan with

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in 2018. On 14 January 2019,

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has signed Khalfia for one seasons from

International career

Khalifa made his senior international debut for

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in 2010 against

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and appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. He was a member of Tunisia's squad at both the

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Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. Khalifa was recalled to the national team squad in October 2013, having been suspended for the previous month. In December 2014 he was named as part of Tunisia's provisional squad for the

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. He was named in Tunisia's final 23-man squad for the

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in Russia.

Personal life

Upon signing with Marseille in August 2013, Khalifa's name was accidentally rendered as "''Khlifa''". In a video for Marseille's WebTV, he attributed this spelling mistake to the misconceived pronunciation of his name when he arrived in France.

Career statistics

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

References

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