| Fakhreddine Ben Youssef | |
| Full Name: | Fakhreddine Ben Youssef[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1991 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Tunis, Tunisia |
| Height: | 1.89 m[2] |
| Position: | Striker |
| Currentclub: | Al-Masry |
| Clubnumber: | 28 |
| Years1: | 2011–2015 |
| Clubs1: | CS Sfaxien |
| Caps1: | 73 |
| Goals1: | 13 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Metz (loan) |
| Caps2: | 6 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015 |
| Clubs3: | → Metz B (loan) |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2015–2018 |
| Clubs4: | ES Tunis |
| Caps4: | 41 |
| Goals4: | 17 |
| Years5: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs5: | Al-Ettifaq |
| Caps5: | 27 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs6: | Al-Ismaily |
| Caps6: | 34 |
| Goals6: | 13 |
| Years7: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs7: | Pyramids |
| Caps7: | 45 |
| Goals7: | 7 |
| Years8: | 2023– |
| Clubs8: | Al-Masry |
| Caps8: | 27 |
| Goals8: | 8 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Tunisia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 47 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 6 |
| Club-Update: | 8 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 8 |
Fakhreddine Ben Youssef (Arabic: فخر الدين بن يوسف; born 23 June 1991) is a Tunisian footballer who plays as a striker for Egyptian Premier League club Al-Masry and the Tunisia national team.
Ben Youssef started his career playing for CS Sfaxien, in which he was loaned out to Metz. He then played for ES Tunis, before joining Saudi club Al-Ettifaq. He later had chosen to terminate his contract with his team Al-Ettifaq. In January 2020, he joined Egyptian club Al-Ismaily, then he rejoined them in November after being a free agent since summer, before moving to the newly founded Pyramids FC in 2021.[3]
Ben Youssef was a member of the Tunisian squad at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[4]
In June 2018, he was named in Tunisia's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[5] [6] He scored an equalizer in Tunisia's last group stage match against Panama. This goal was the 2,500th goal in FIFA World Cup history.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| CS Sfaxien | 2011–12 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 21 | 2 | ||||||
| 2013–14 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 4 | 30 | 8 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 5 | 21 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 73 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 86 | 23 | |||
| Metz | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Metz B | 2014–15 | CFA | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| ES Tunis | 2015–16 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 21 | 10 | ||
| 2016–17 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 5 | ||||||
| 2017–18 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | 24 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 55 | 20 | |||
| Al-Ettifaq | 2017–18 | Saudi Professional League | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 4 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 20 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | |||
| Career totals | 149 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 177 | 50 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 2012 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 47 | 6 | ||
Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ben Youssef goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 December 2012 | Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | ||
| 2 | 8 June 2013 | National Stadium, Freetown, Sierra Leone | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 3 | 10 September 2014 | 30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | ||
| 4 | 12 June 2015 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia | 6–1 | 8–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | ||
| 5 | 28 May 2018 | Estádio Municipal, Braga, Portugal | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly | ||
| 6 | 28 June 2018 | Mordovia Arena, Saransk, Russia | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |