Amira Arfaoui

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Amira Arfaoui

| image =

| upright =

| caption =

| full_name = Amira Arfaoui{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce93/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Switzerland (SUI) |publisher=FIFA |page=29 |date=11 July 2023 |access-date=11 July 2023}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|8|8|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bern, Switzerland

| height = 1.60 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Werder Bremen

| clubnumber = 8

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = BSC YB Frauen

| years1 = 2017–2019

| clubs1 = BSC YB Frauen

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2019–2020

| clubs2 = FC Basel

| caps2 = 17

| goals2 = 6

| years3 = 2020–2021

| clubs3 = Servette FC Chênois

| caps3 = 25

| goals3 = 6

| years4 = 2021–2023

| clubs4 = Bayer Leverkusen

| caps4 = 50

| goals4 = 5

| years5 = 2024

| clubs5 = 1. FC Nürnberg

| caps5 = 7

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2024–

| clubs6 = Werder Bremen

| caps6 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2015

| nationalteam1 = Switzerland U17

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2 = 2017

| nationalteam2 = Switzerland U19

| nationalcaps2 = 3

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2020–

| nationalteam3 = Switzerland

| nationalcaps3 = 1

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| club-update = 19:02, 27 May 2024 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update =

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Amira Arfaoui (born 8 August 1999) is a Swiss footballer who plays as a midfielder for Werder Bremen and the Switzerland national team.{{Cite web|url=https://www1.wdr.de/sport/fussball/frauen-bundesliga-bayer-leverkusen-amira-arfaoui-100.html|title=Frauen-Bundesliga: Bayer Leverkusen bindet Amira Arfaoui|date=31 May 2023|website=www1.wdr.de}}{{Cite web|url=https://servettefc.ch/amira-arfaoui-rejoint-le-servette-fccf/|title=Amira Arfaoui rejoint le Servette FCCF|date=21 January 2020|website=Servette FC}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.blick.ch/sport/fussball/arzt-riet-amira-arfaoui-2019-zum-aufhoeren-jetzt-wechselt-diese-bernerin-in-die-bundesliga-id16678594.html|title=Jetzt wechselt diese Bernerin in die Bundesliga|first=Ugo|last=Curty|date=15 July 2021|website=Blick}}

Club career

Arfaoui started playing football for BSC YB Frauen at the age of 14, having previously tried numerous other sports. As a junior, she won three national titles with YB. She made her Nationalliga A debut at age 15. In the summer of 2019, she moved to FC Basel. In 2020, she joined Servette FC Chênois.{{Cite web |last=DataTeam |date=21 January 2020 |title=Amira Arfaoui rejoint le Servette FCCF |url=https://servettefc.ch/amira-arfaoui-rejoint-le-servette-fccf/ |access-date=4 August 2023 |website=Servette FC |language=fr-FR}} At Servette she made two appearances in the Champions League.{{Cite web |title=Amira Arfaoui |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/amira-arfaoui/ |access-date=27 May 2024 |website=worldfootball.net}} In July 2021, she acquired number 17 at Bayer Leverkusen, where she signed a two-year contract.{{Cite web |last=Curty |first=Ugo |date=15 July 2021 |title=Jetzt wechselt diese Bernerin in die Bundesliga |url=https://www.blick.ch/sport/fussball/arzt-riet-amira-arfaoui-2019-zum-aufhoeren-jetzt-wechselt-diese-bernerin-in-die-bundesliga-id16678594.html |access-date=4 August 2023 |website=Blick |language=de-CH}}{{Cite web |title=Amira Arfaoui - Bayer Leverkusen - Aktuelles Spielerprofil |url=https://sport.bild.de/fussball/pe715933/amira-arfaoui/profil/ |access-date=4 August 2023 |website=sport.bild.de |language=de}} On 2 January 2024, she joined 1. FC Nürnberg.{{cite web |url=https://www.bayer04.de/en-us/news/frauen/womens-team-arfaoui-joins-fc-nuernberg |title=Women's team: Arfaoui joins FC Nürnberg |publisher=Bayer 04 Leverkusen |date=2 January 2024 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.fcn.de/news/artikel/verstaerkung-aus-leverkusen-amira-arfaoui-wird-cluberin/ |title=Verstärkung aus Leverkusen: Amira Arfaoui wird Cluberin! |publisher=1. FC Nürnberg |language=de |date=2 January 2024 }} In April that year, she sustained a knee injury, which sidelined her for the remainder of the 2023–24 season before the team's relegation.{{cite web |url=https://www.fcn.de/news/artikel/schock-fuer-die-clubfrauen-arfaoui-faellt-aus/ |title=Schock für die Clubfrauen: Arfaoui fällt aus |publisher=1. FC Nürnberg |language=de |date=9 April 2024 }}

International career

Born in Switzerland, Arfaoui is of Tunisian descent.{{cite web | last=Curty | first=Ugo | title=Perdue pour le football, Amira Arfaoui signe pourtant en Bundesliga | website=Blick | date=14 July 2021 | url=https://www.blick.ch/fr/sport/football/de-servette-a-leverkusen-amira-arfaoui-etait-perdue-pour-le-football-elle-vient-de-signer-en-bundesliga-id16666655.html | language=fr | access-date=17 November 2023}} Her international career began in 2015 when she replaced an injured player in the U17 squad for the European Championship in Iceland. After she scored the goal in the 1–0 semi-final victory over Germany, after the final defeat against Spain, she became vice-European champion with the team. Her first game for the senior team was on 14 January 2020 against the national team of Malta.