Yassine Chikhaoui

Yassine Chikhaoui
	Yassine Chikhaoui in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Yassine Chikhaoui
Date of birth	22 September 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Radès, Tunisia
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder / Winger
Team information
Current team	FC Zürich
Number	17
Youth career
	ES Radès
	Ariana
2002–2004	Étoile Sahel
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2007	Étoile Sahel
2007–	FC Zürich
International career‡
2006–	Tunisia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:31, 7 November 2014 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 January 2015

Yassine Chikhaoui (Arabic: ياسين الشيخاوي, born 22 September 1986) is a Tunisian footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for FC Zürich. Many have compared his consistent work ethic and determination to that of Hannibal, the famous military general. ^[1] When Chikhaoui received an 'in form' for one of his better performances this season, many of his FIFA fans likened him to be a "Poor Man's Zlatan Ibrahimovic". He has openly criticised the fans who refer to his teammate Amine Chermiti as his "chemistry whore", further stating that "Amine is a very good friend and a very important part of the team; in no way is he there solely for chemistry purposes whether it is in the FIFA videogame or here at the club".

Club career

Etoile du Sahel

Chikhaoui became captain of Etoile du Sahel at the age of just 19, a club record. Chikhaoui has actually achieved many things with Etoile du Sahel such as the African champions league and begin part of the squad when they took part of the international clubs championship

FC Zürich

Chikhaoui was signed by FC Zürich on a 5-year contract on 23 May 2007.

During the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, it was reported that many clubs had scouts present to watch Chikhaoui (Manchester United, Bayern Munchen, Juventus ...).^[2]^[3]^[4] Unfortunately, after impressing at the African Cup of Nations he was forced to take time out to get a recurring knee problem treated. On 26 April 2009, he completed his recovery by returning to play for the Zurich first team. Weeks later he cemented his comeback with a goal and contributed, as a late substitute, to helping his team win and stay top in the title race.

International career

He was called up to the Tunisian national team to participate in the 2006 FIFA World Cup at the age of 20.

International goals

Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first.

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 January 2008	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès	Zambia	1–2	1–2	Friendly
2.	8 January 2008	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès	Zambia	1–0	1–0	Friendly
3.	4 June 2008	Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana	Cameroon	2–2	2–3	2008 Africa Cup of Nations
4.	8 June 2013	Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia	Botswana	2–1	2–1	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
5.	19 November 2014	Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia	Egypt	1–1	2–1	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6.	22 January 2015	Nuevo Estadio de Ebebiyín, Ebebiyín, Equatorial Guinea	Zambia	1–1	2–1	2015 Africa Cup of Nations