Chaïm El Djebali (; born 7 February 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lyon. Born in France, he plays for the Tunisia national team.
Early career El Djebali is a youth product of the academies of Vaulx-en-Velin, ES Trinité Lyon, and Lyon. He was promoted to their reserves in 2021, and signed his first professional contract with the club on 30 June 2022, tying him to the club until 2025.
Club career El Djebali made his professional debut on 26 January 2024, replacing Maxence Caqueret at the 79th minute of a 2–3 home defeat against Rennes in a Ligue 1 game.
International career El Djebali was born in Décines-Charpieu in the suburbs of Lyon, France, to a Tunisian father and Algerian mother. He holds French, Algerian, and Tunisian nationalities.https://www.unfp.org/joueur/chaim-el-djebali-24516/
He represented the France U16s once in 2019. In September 2022, he accepted a call-up to the senior Tunisia national team for a set of friendlies. He made his debut with Tunisia as a late substitute in a 1–0 friendly win over Comoros on 22 September 2022.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLyon II2021–22Championnat National 220———202022–23190———1902023–24National 3222———2222024–2534———34Total466———466Lyon2023–24Ligue 110———10Career total476———476
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearApps GoalsTunisia202210Total10
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