| Syam Ben Youssef | |
| Full Name: | Sham Habib Ben Youssef[1] |
| Upright: | 0.9 |
| Birth Date: | 31 March 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Marseille, France |
| Height: | 1.89 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Caen |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthyears1: | 1995–2007 |
| Youthclubs1: | US Traminots Marseille |
| Youthyears2: | 2007–2008 |
| Youthclubs2: | Bastia |
| Years1: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs1: | Bastia |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2009–2011 |
| Clubs2: | ES Tunis |
| Caps2: | 27 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs3: | Leyton Orient |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2012–2015 |
| Clubs4: | Astra Giurgiu |
| Caps4: | 67 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs5: | Caen |
| Caps5: | 35 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs6: | Caen B |
| Caps6: | 5 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs7: | Kasımpaşa |
| Caps7: | 73 |
| Goals7: | 4 |
| Years8: | 2020 |
| Clubs8: | Denizlispor |
| Caps8: | 4 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs9: | CFR Cluj |
| Caps9: | 7 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2022 |
| Clubs10: | Beroe |
| Caps10: | 13 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2022 |
| Clubs11: | Quevilly-Rouen B |
| Caps11: | 1 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs12: | Quevilly-Rouen |
| Caps12: | 27 |
| Goals12: | 1 |
| Years13: | 2023– |
| Clubs13: | Caen |
| Caps13: | 4 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2008–2009 |
| Nationalteam1: | Tunisia U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2010–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Tunisia |
| Nationalcaps2: | 48 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 11 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 17 July 2019 |
Syam Habib Ben Youssef (صيام الحبيب بن يوسف; born 31 March 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Caen. Born in France, he played for the Tunisia national team from 2010 to 2019, scoring two goals in forty-eight caps.
Born in Marseille, Ben Youssef passed by the Union sportif des traminots Marseille and the training center of SC Bastia.[2]
He joined ES Tunis on a two-year contract on 12 August 2009,[3] he made his professional debut in the Tunisian championship on 12 September 2009, against CS Sfaxien (4–0) at Stade 7 November, and scored his first goal. On 14 December, he received his first convocation with the national team.
In 2012 Ben Youssef played for English club Leyton Orient,[4]
He signed to Astra Giurgiu in Romania, where he remained three seasons, won 2013–14 Cupa României and discovered European competitions.[5]
On 29 June 2015, free of any contract with the Romanian club, Ben Youssef committed for three seasons to Caen, he played his first match in Ligue 1 on 22 August against OGC Nice. He scored his first goal in the fifth day against Troyes AC.
On 5 July 2017, he agreed with Caen to cancel his contract and joined the Turkish club Kasımpaşa for three seasons.
Ben Youssef moved to Turkish club Denizlispor in 2020.
On 4 November 2020, Ben Youssef joined Romanian club CFR Cluj.[6]
In February 2022, Ben Youssef signed with Bulgarian First League club Beroe.[7] He left Beroe at the end of the season.[8]
On 1 July 2023, Ben Youssef returned to Caen, signing a one-year contract with the club.[9]
With the Tunisia Ben Youssef started in 2013. He played his first African Cup in 2015, he participated also in 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.
On 17 November 2015, he scored his first goal with the Tunisian team in the second round of the 2018 World Cup qualification against Mauritania.
In June 2018 he was named in Tunisia’s 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[10] [11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 2013 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total | 48 | 2 | ||
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 | 17 November 2015 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 2 | 22 March 2019 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
ES Tunis
2010–11
Astra Giurgiu
CFR Cluj