Mouez Hassen

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mouez Hassen

| image =

| caption =

| full_name = Mouez Hassen{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Tunisia |publisher=FIFA |page=31 |date=15 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611000407/https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=11 June 2019}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|3|5|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/174624/mouez-hassen |title=Mouez Hassen: Overview |publisher=ESPN |access-date=2 April 2021}}

| birth_place = Fréjus, France

| height = 1.86 m{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/20494/Mouez-Hassen/overview |title=Mouez Hassen: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=2 April 2021}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Club Africain

| clubnumber = 23

| youthyears1 = 2005–2009

| youthclubs1 = Stade Raphaëlois

| youthyears2 = 2009–2010

| youthclubs2 = Fréjus

| youthyears3 = 2010–2013

| youthclubs3 = Nice

| years1 = 2012–2019

| clubs1 = Nice B

| caps1 = 36

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2013–2019

| clubs2 = Nice

| caps2 = 49

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2017

| clubs3 = → Southampton (loan)

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2017–2018

| clubs4 = → Châteauroux (loan)

| caps4 = 29

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2019–2020

| clubs5 = Cercle Brugge

| caps5 = 4

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2020–2021

| clubs6 = Brest

| caps6 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2021–

| clubs7 = Club Africain

| caps7 = 59

| goals7 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2011

| nationalteam1 = France U16

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2011–2012

| nationalteam2 = France U17

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2013

| nationalteam3 = France U18

| nationalcaps3 = 1

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 2013

| nationalteam4 = France U19

| nationalcaps4 = 2

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| nationalyears5 = 2014

| nationalteam5 = France U20

| nationalcaps5 = 2

| nationalgoals5 = 0

| nationalyears6 = 2015

| nationalteam6 = France U21

| nationalcaps6 = 5

| nationalgoals6 = 0

| nationalyears7 = 2018–

| nationalteam7 = Tunisia

| nationalcaps7 = 21

| nationalgoals7 = 0

| club-update = 00.05, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 00:07, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

| medaltemplates =

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Mouez Hassen ({{langx|ar|مُعِزّ حَسَن}}; born 5 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 side Club Africain. Born in France, he plays for the Tunisia national team.

Early life

Hassen was born in Fréjus, Var.{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur45795.html |title=Mouez Hassen |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=2 April 2021 |language=fr}}

Career

=Nice=

Hassen made his Ligue 1 debut on 25 September 2013 in a 2–0 away defeat against FC Nantes.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}

=Southampton=

On 31 January 2017, Hassen signed a five-month loan deal with Southampton, where he was re-united with his former manager, Claude Puel,{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38813450|title=Mouez Hassen: Southampton sign French keeper on loan from Nice|website=BBC Sport|date=31 January 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://southamptonfc.com/news/2017-01-31/announcement-mouez-hassen-southampton-fc-signing|title=Saints complete Mouez Hassen signing|publisher=Southampton F.C.|date=31 January 2017}} although he made no appearances for the club.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}

=Châteauroux=

Hassen joined Châteauroux on loan on 9 July 2017.{{cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Mouez-hassen-nice-prete-a-chateauroux/817056|title=Mouez Hassen (Nice) prêté à Châteauroux|newspaper=L'Équipe|location=Paris|date=9 July 2017 |language=French}}{{cite news|url=http://sport24.lefigaro.fr/football/transferts/fil-info/mouez-hassen-prete-a-chateauroux-officiel-867627|title=Mouez Hassen Prêté à Châteauroux (Officiel)|newspaper=Le Figaro |location=Paris |date=9 July 2017 |language=French}}

=Cercle Brugge=

On 1 November 2019, Hassen signed a one-season contract with a one-season extension option with Belgian First Division A club Cercle Brugge.{{cite web|url=https://www.cerclebrugge.be/nl/news/welkom-bij-cercle-brugge-mouez-hassen|accessdate=1 November 2019|date=1 November 2019|publisher=Cercle Brugge K.S.V.|language=Dutch|title=New Branding | Leve Cercle }}

=Club Africain=

On 9 September 2021 he joined Tunisian club Club Africain.{{cite web|publisher=Club Africain|url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=4281154008598525|title=After the successful medical examination, international goalkeeper Moaz Hassan spent two seasons contract.|date=9 September 2021|language=ar}}

International career

Hassen made his debut for Tunisia keeping a clean sheet in an international friendly against Costa Rica on 27 March 2018 at the Allianz Riviera in Nice.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/mar/27/tunisia-costa-rica-international-friendly-match-report|title=Wahbi Khazri gives warning to England in Tunisia victory over Costa Rica|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|date=27 March 2018}}

In June 2018, it was revealed that Hassen had faked being injured during two international friendly matches against Portugal and Turkey to allow teammates to eat food mid-game and break their fast during the month of Ramadan.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/06/tunisia-keeper-fakes-injury-players-break-ramadan-fast-180603174439967.html|title=Tunisia keeper 'fakes' injury to help players break Ramadan fast|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=4 June 2018}}

In June 2018, he was named in Tunisia's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.{{cite news |last1=Okeleji |first1=Oluwashina |title=Tunisia World Cup squad: Leicester City's Benalouane in 23-man squad |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/amp/football/44342860 |website=BBC Sport |accessdate=10 June 2018 |date=2 June 2018}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|16 July 2019}}{{cite web|title=M. Hassen|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/mouez-hassen/235483/|website=Soccerway|accessdate=31 January 2017}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="5"\|Nice \|2013–14 \|Ligue 1 \|5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
2014–15 \|Ligue 1 \|30	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	31	0
2015–16 \|Ligue 1 \|14	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	16	0
2016–17 \|Ligue 1 \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan="2"\|Total !49	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	54	0
Southampton (loan) \|2016–17 \|Premier League \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Châteauroux (loan) \|2017–18 \|Ligue 2 \|29	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	30	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !78	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	84	0

=International=

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
rowspan="3"\|Tunisia \|2018	4	0
2019	8	0
2021	2	0
colspan="2"\|Total	14	0

Honours

Southampton

EFL Cup runner-up: 2016–17{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39018813 |title=Manchester United 3–2 Southampton |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=26 February 2017 |accessdate=26 April 2019}}