Seifedin Chabbi (born 4 July 1993) is an Austrian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

In February 2020, he joined St Mirren on loan. Despite only making two substitute appearances before the season was cut short due to the

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, Chabbi gained a cult following from the fans, with the supporters podcast dubbing him ‘Big Chebs’. On 16 October 2020, he signed with

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. On 8 June 2021, he returned to

on a two-year contract.

Personal life

Chabbi is the son of the Tunisian football manager Lassaad Chabbi.

Honours

;Austria Lustenau Runners-up *

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: 2013–14

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