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Hatem Trabelsi
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| Hatem Trabelsi | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Hatem Trabelsi | |
| Date of birth | January 25, 1977 (age 30) | |
| Place of birth | Ariana, Tunisia | |
| Height | 180 cm | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Manchester City | |
| Number | 27 | |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1997-01 2001-2006 2006- |
Sfaxien Ajax Amsterdam Manchester City |
? (?) 99 (2) 18 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1998-2006 | Tunisia | 61 (1) |
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Hatem Trabelsi (Arabic: حاتم الطرابلسي, transliteration: Ḥātem Ṭrabelsī) (born January 25, 1977 in Ariana, Tunisia) is a Tunisian footballer, who currently plays for Manchester City as a right-sided defender or midfielder. He has previously played for Sfaxien and Ajax Amsterdam. He has represented the Tunisian national team in three World Cups, gaining a total of 61 caps before retiring from international football in 2006.
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Trabelsi grew up in Sfax, and started his football career with is home town club Sfaxien, where he initially played as a forward.[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.
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.[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. Manchester City still lost the game 3-1.
Trabelsi made his international debut in May 1998, shortly before the 1998 World Cup.[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. 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.[6]
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 electric pace and his agile agility,[4] though critics have sometimed questioned his commitment.[6]
- ^ "Hatem is 'Very Happy to be Here'", Manchester City FC Match programme, 2006-09-23.
- ^ "Trabelsi completes Man City move", BBC Sport, 2006-08-10.
- ^ "Delays Scupper Trabelsi Debut", Sky Sports, 2006-08-21.
- ^ a b 27 Hatem Trabelsi. ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved on December 24, 2006.
- ^ Hatem Trabelsi. fifaworldcup.com. Retrieved on December 24, 2006.
- ^ a b "Trabelsi quits Tunisia", BBC Sport, 2006-06-24.
- ^ 6 Hatem Trabelsi. fifaworldcup.com. Retrieved on December 24, 2006.
- ^ Tunisia team guide. BBC Sport. Retrieved on December 24, 2006.
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Tunisia squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 El Ouaer | 2 Ben Younes | 3 S. Trabelsi | 4 Boukadida | 5 H. Trabelsi | 6 Chouchane | 7 Thabet | 8 Baya | 9 Jelassi | 10 Ghodhbane | 11 Sellimi | 12 Melki | 13 Bouazizi | 14 Chiri | 15 Souayah | 16 Salhi | 17 Clayton | 18 Ben Slimane | 19 Ben Ahmed | 20 Jaballah | 21 Badra | 22 Boumnijel | Coach: Kasperczak |
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Tunisia squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Boumnijel | 2 Badra | 3 Baya | 4 Mkacher | 5 Jaziri | 6 Trabelsi | 7 Mhedhebi | 8 Gabsi | 9 Jelassi | 10 Ghodhbane | 11 Sellimi | 12 Bouzaiene | 13 Bouazizi | 14 Marzouki | 15 Jaïdi | 16 Bejaoui | 17 Thabet | 18 Ben Achour | 19 Mkademi | 20 Zitouni | 21 Melki | 22 Jaouachi | 23 Clayton | Coach: Souayah |
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Tunisia squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Boumnijel | 2 Essediri | 3 Haggui | 4 Yahia | 5 Jaziri | 6 Trabelsi | 7 Guemamdia | 8 Nafti | 9 Chikhaoui | 10 Ghodhbane | 11 Santos | 12 Mnari | 13 Bouazizi | 14 Chedli | 15 Jaïdi | 16 Nefzi | 17 Ben Saada | 18 Jemmali | 19 Ayari | 20 Namouchi | 21 Saidi | 22 Kasraoui | 23 Melliti | Coach: Lemerre |
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| Manchester City F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Isaksson | 2 Richards | 3 Ball | 4 Jordan | 5 Dabo | 7 Ireland | 8 Barton | 9 Mpenza | 10 Abdoun | 11 Vassell | 12 Weaver | 14 Dickov | 15 Distin | 16 Onuoha | 17 Sun | 18 Mills | 20 Samaras | 21 Hamann | 22 Dunne | 24 Beasley | 27 Trabelsi | 28 Sinclair | 30 Corradi | 33 Johnson | 36 Sturridge | 39 Laird | 43 Miller | Manager: Pearce |