| Hatem Trabelsi | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Hatem Trabelsi | |
| Date of birth | January 25, 1977 | |
| Place of birth | Ariana, Tunisia | |
| Height | 1. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Aryanah ( Ariana; أريانة is a coastal city in northeastern Tunisia. Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa. 80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Al-Hilal | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997-2001 2001-2006 2006-2007 2007- |
Sfaxien Ajax Amsterdam Manchester City Al-Hilal |
103 (13) 99 (2) 20 (1) (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1998-2006 | Tunisia | 61 (1) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Hatem Trabelsi (Arabic: حاتم الطرابلسي, transliteration: Ḥātem Ṭrabelsī) (born January 25, 1977 in Ariana, Tunisia) is a Tunisian footballer who plays for Al-Hilal as a right-sided defender or midfielder. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Different approaches and methods for the Romanization of Arabic exist Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Aryanah ( Ariana; أريانة is a coastal city in northeastern Tunisia. Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa. Tunisia (تونس Tūnis officially the Tunisian Republic ( is a country located in North Africa. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Al-Hilal (الهلال is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in the country's capital of Riyadh. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. He has previously played for Sfaxien, Ajax Amsterdam, and Manchester City. Club Sportif Sfaxien (النادي الرياضي الصفاقسي often referred to as CSS) is a football club from Sfax in Tunisia. Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club He has represented the Tunisian national team in three World Cups, gaining a total of 61 caps before retiring from international football in 2006. The Tunisia national football team (منتخب تونس لكرة القدم nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage (The Eagles of Carthage, is the national team of Tunisia The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football
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Club career
Trabelsi grew up in Sfax, and started his football career with is home town club Sfaxien, where he initially played as a forward. Sfax ( صفاقس, Safaqis, or /sfaqs/ in Tunisian Arabic, whence the French name is a city in Tunisia, located 270 km southeast of Tunis [1] An injury crisis at Sfaxien resulted in Trabelsi playing as a stop-gap right-back, leading to him converting to defence and becoming the team's regular right-back. In 2001 Trabelsi moved to Europe, signing for Dutch club Ajax.
During the pre season of 2005, Hatem was given a trial period at Arsenal FC by Arsene Wenger. Arsène Wenger OBE (born October 22, 1949 in Strasbourg) is a French football manager, in charge of Arsenal Seemingly, Hatem impressed the Gunners and a fee between Ajax and the North London outfit was agreed. With the transfer looking imminent, even the latest Pro Evolution Soccer game for gaming consoles included Trabelsi in the Arsenal roster. However, due to personal reasons Trabelsi never fully signed with Arsenal and soon returned home to Ajax.
In 2006 Trabelsi was linked with moves to several English clubs, and joined Manchester City on a free transfer on 10 August. [2] Injury and work permit problems[3] prevented him from making his debut until a month into the season, a substitute appearance against Reading on 11 September. Reading Football Club are an Association football club based in the English town of Reading, in Berkshire. [4]
As of December 2006, the majority of Trabelsi's Manchester City appearances have been in a wide midfield role. He scored his first Manchester City goal against Manchester United with a left foot shot to beat Edwin van der Sar. Edwin van der Sar (born 29 October 1970 in Voorhout) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper Manchester City still lost the game 3-1. Trabelsi seemingly lost his starting right-back places to Micah Richards and Nedum Onuoha. Micah Lincoln Richards (born 24 June 1988 in Birmingham, West Midlands) is an English footballer who is currently playing for Manchester City Chinedum "Nedum" Onuoha (born 12 November 1986 in Warri, Nigeria) is an English footballer. Trabelsi didn't play a game after City's 1-0 win at Newcastle United in March, and he was released at the end of the season. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon
In 2007, he was linked to several clubs after his release, but deals to Le Mans UC72 in France and the Italian side SS Lazio did not materialize. Le Mans UC72 is a French football club based in Le Mans. It was founded in 1985, having gone under its full name of Le Mans Union Club Società Sportiva Lazio, ( commonly referred to SS Lazio or simply Lazio, is an Italian professional Sports club most noted for its football He instead signed for Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia on November 3, 2007. Al-Hilal (الهلال is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in the country's capital of Riyadh. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
International career
Trabelsi made his international debut in May 1998, shortly before the 1998 World Cup. The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled [5] He also played in all of Tunisia's matches in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cups, as well as the 2004 African Nations Cup, which Tunisia won. The 2002 FIFA World Cup, the 17th staging of the World Cup, was held in South Korea and Japan from May 31 to June 30. The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th instance of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament The 2004 African Cup of Nations was the 24th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the Soccer championship of Africa ( CAF) Following Tunisia's elimination from the 2006 World Cup after a 1-0 defeat to Ukraine, Trabelsi announced his retirement from international football at the age of 29, with 61 caps and one goal. The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. [6]
Style of play
As a former winger, Trabelsi is very attack-minded for a full-back. He has a higher profile than most Tunisian internationals, and was described as Tunisia's star player in the run-up to the 2006 World Cup,[7][8] albeit in a team which was not highly regarded. His strongest attributes are generally regarded to be his pace and his agility,[4] though critics have sometimed questioned his commitment[6]
Footnotes
- ^ "Hatem is 'Very Happy to be Here'", Manchester City FC Match programme, 2006-09-23. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English
- ^ "Trabelsi completes Man City move", BBC Sport, 2006-08-10. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire
- ^ "Delays Scupper Trabelsi Debut", Sky Sports, 2006-08-21. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan.
- ^ a b 27 Hatem Trabelsi. ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved on December 24, 2006. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ Hatem Trabelsi. fifaworldcup. com. Retrieved on December 24, 2006. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ a b "Trabelsi quits Tunisia", BBC Sport, 2006-06-24. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place
- ^ 6 Hatem Trabelsi. fifaworldcup. com. Retrieved on December 24, 2006. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ Tunisia team guide. BBC Sport. Retrieved on December 24, 2006. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
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