Tarek Chahed (born 23 June 1996) is a German professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

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for

1. FC Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg is a German Association football Football club (association football), club based in Magdeburg. The club was founded in 1965 from the football department of the Sports club (East Germany), sports club ''SC Magdeburg'' and has bee ...

Early life and career

Chahed was born in Berlin and began playing football at

Hertha Zehlendorf The Hertha Zehlendorf is a German football club from the suburb of Zehlendorf in Berlin, currently playing in Regionalliga Nordost, the fourth tier of German football. The club is one of the largest football clubs in the country and has a st ...

when he was six years old. He later moved on to

Berliner SC Berliner Sport-Club, commonly known as Berliner SC, is a German association football club based in Berlin. The team is part of a sports club which also has departments for badminton, hockey, and rugby. History ''Berliner SC'' was created ou ...

, before joining

in 2013. Regularly captaining the team's under 19 side, Chahed made his senior league debut against Carl Zeiss Jena in May. He later scored his first goal in a match against

Hertha BSC II Hertha BSC II is the reserve team of Hertha BSC that is based in Berlin, Germany. Historically, during the time the senior team played in professional football the team has played as Hertha BSC Amateure. Since 2005 it has played under its current ...

. Chahed had already signed a two-year contract with 1. FC Magdeburg in March 2015 and, following the club's promotion to Germany's 3. Liga, he made his professional debut as a substitute in Magdeburg's 2–1 victory over Rot-Weiß Erfurt in the season opener of the 2015–16 3. Liga season.

Personal life

Chahed is of Tunisian descent. His cousin

Sofian Chahed Sofian Chahed (born 18 April 1983) is a football coach and former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in Germany, Chahed represented Tunisia at senior international level. Early and personal life Chahed was born in Berlin, ...

was also a footballer.

Honours

1. FC Magdeburg *

Regionalliga Nordost The Regionalliga Nordost is the fourth tier of German football league system, German football in the states of Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony and Thuringia. These comprise the states of former East Germany ...

: 2015

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chahed, Tarek Living people 1996 births German people of Tunisian descent German men's footballers Footballers from Berlin Men's association football midfielders 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Oberliga (football) players 1. FC Magdeburg players Berliner AK 07 players 21st-century German sportsmen