Rami Kaib

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| name = Rami Kaib

| image =

| caption =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|5|8}}

| birth_place = Nyköping, Sweden{{Cite web|title=Rami Kaib – Profilo giocatore – Calcio|url=https://www.eurosport.it/calcio/rami-kaib_prs453316/person.shtml|access-date=2 March 2021|website=Eurosport|language=it}}

| height = 1.78 m

| position = Left-back

| currentclub = IF Elfsborg

| clubnumber = 19

| years1 = 2016–2020

| clubs1 = IF Elfsborg

| caps1 = 57

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2021–2023

| clubs2 = SC Heerenveen

| caps2 = 49

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2023

| clubs3 = Djurgårdens IF

| caps3 = 5

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2024–

| clubs4 = IF Elfsborg

| caps4 = 17

| goals4 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2016

| nationalteam1 = Sweden U19

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2017

| nationalteam2 = Sweden U20

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2022–

| nationalteam3 = Tunisia

| nationalcaps3 = 2

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| pcupdate = 13 November 2024

| ntupdate =

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Rami Kaib ({{Langx|ar|رامي كعيب}}; born 8 May 1997) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Allsvenskan club IF Elfsborg.{{Soccerway|423882|accessdate=9 April 2017}} Kaib was born in Sweden and has Tunisian heritage; he represented his native country internationally at under-19 level, before being called up to the Tunisia national team in 2022.

Club career

On 13 January 2021, Kaib joined Eredivisie side Heerenveen on a four-and-a-half-year deal.{{Cite web|date=13 January 2021|title=Heerenveen sign Swedish full-back|url=http://www.football-oranje.com/heerenveen-sign-swedish-full-back/|access-date=13 January 2021|website=Football Oranje|language=en}}

International career

Born in Sweden, Kaib is of Tunisian descent from his father,{{Cite web|last=LI|first=H|date=27 February 2020|title=[ENQUÊTE] Ces joueurs tunisiens qui évoluent en Scandinavie|url=https://www.ettachkila.com/enquete-ces-joueurs-tunisiens-de-la-scandinavie/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=13 January 2021|website=Ettachkila}} and Lebanese from his mother.{{Cite web|last=Edvardsson|first=Filip|date=27 January 2021|title=Bodde på 27(!) kvadrat med lagkamraterna: "Väldigt roligt"|url=https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/sverige/bodde-pa-27-kvadrat-med-lagkamraterna-valdigt-roligt/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=5 February 2021|website=fotbollskanalen}} He has represented Sweden at under-19 level and, despite being eligible to also represent Tunisia and Lebanon, has stated that he has "ambitions to play for the Sweden national team", and that he had no intention of representing Lebanon.

In May 2022, the Tunisian Football Federation announced that Kaib had signed the documents in order to play for the Tunisia national team.{{Cite web |date=18 May 2022 |title=محترف الدوري الهولندي ينضم لنسور قرطاج |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1140271 |access-date=20 May 2022 |website=كووورة}}