Syam Ben Youssef

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Syam Ben Youssef

| full_name = Sham Habib Ben Youssef{{cite web |url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=4 June 2018 |access-date=4 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619164139/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=19 June 2018 |url-status=dead}}

| image = Bel-Tun (6) (cropped).jpg

| upright = 0.9

| caption = Ben Youssef with Tunisia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|3|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Marseille, France

| height = 1.89 m

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1995–2007

| youthclubs1 = US Traminots Marseille

| youthyears2 = 2007–2008

| youthclubs2 = Bastia

| years1 = 2008–2009

| clubs1 = Bastia

| caps1 = 4

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2009–2011

| clubs2 = ES Tunis

| caps2 = 27

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2011–2012

| clubs3 = Leyton Orient

| caps3 = 9

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2012–2015

| clubs4 = Astra Giurgiu

| caps4 = 67

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2015–2017

| clubs5 = Caen

| caps5 = 35

| goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2015–2016

| clubs6 = Caen B

| caps6 = 5

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2017–2019

| clubs7 = Kasımpaşa

| caps7 = 73

| goals7 = 4

| years8 = 2020

| clubs8 = Denizlispor

| caps8 = 4

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2020–2021

| clubs9 = CFR Cluj

| caps9 = 7

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2022

| clubs10 = Beroe

| caps10 = 13

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2022

| clubs11 = Quevilly-Rouen B

| caps11 = 1

| goals11 = 0

| years12 = 2022–2023

| clubs12 = Quevilly-Rouen

| caps12 = 27

| goals12 = 1

| years13 = 2023–2024

| clubs13 = Caen

| caps13 = 4

| goals13 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2008–2009

| nationalteam1 = Tunisia U20

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2010–2019

| nationalteam2 = Tunisia

| nationalcaps2 = 48

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| club-update = 11 June 2024

| nationalteam-update = 17 July 2019

}}

Syam Habib Ben Youssef ({{langx|aeb|صيام الحبيب بن يوسف}}; born 31 March 1989) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Born in France, he played for the Tunisia national team from 2010 to 2019, scoring two goals in forty-eight caps.

Club career

=Bastia=

Born in Marseille, Ben Youssef passed by the Union sportif des traminots Marseille and the training center of SC Bastia.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kawarji.com/joueur,1093,156.html|title=Fiche de – Tunisie Ligue 1 2009/2010|website=www.kawarji.com|language=fr|access-date=5 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610193912/http://www.kawarji.com/joueur,1093,156.html#|archive-date=10 June 2015|url-status=dead}}

=ES Tunis=

He joined ES Tunis on a two-year contract on 12 August 2009,{{Cite web|url=http://www.mosaiquefm.net/index/a/ActuDetail/Element/7952-Syam-Ben-Youssef-d%C3%A9barque-chez-les-sangs-et-or.html|title=Actualité Tunisie : News et info de la Tunisie – Radio Mosaique|website=www.mosaiquefm.net|language=fr-FR|access-date=5 February 2018}} he made his professional debut in the Tunisian championship on 12 September 2009, against CS Sfaxien (4–0) at Stade 7 November, and scored his first goal. On 14 December, he received his first convocation with the national team.

=Leyton Orient=

In 2012 Ben Youssef played for English club Leyton Orient,{{cite news| url=http://www.leytonorient.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10439~2576265,00.html| publisher=Leyton Orient F.C| title=O's Sign Defender Leacock| date=14 January 2012}}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}

=Astra Giurgiu=

He signed to Astra Giurgiu in Romania, where he remained three seasons, won 2013–14 Cupa României and discovered European competitions.{{cite web |publisher=Ziarul Prahova |title=Şi Astrei îi plac tunisienii! |url=http://www.ziarulprahova.ro/stiri/sport/113449/si-astrei-ii-plac-tunisienii |accessdate=23 June 2012}}

=Caen=

On 29 June 2015, free of any contract with the Romanian club, Ben Youssef committed for three seasons to Caen, he played his first match in Ligue 1 on 22 August against OGC Nice. He scored his first goal in the fifth day against Troyes AC.

=Kasımpaşa=

On 5 July 2017, he agreed with Caen to cancel his contract and joined the Turkish club Kasımpaşa for three seasons.

=Denizlispor=

Ben Youssef moved to Turkish club Denizlispor in 2020.

=CFR Cluj=

On 4 November 2020, Ben Youssef joined Romanian club CFR Cluj.{{cite web|url=https://cfr1907.ro/bun-venit-syam-ben-youssef/|title=BUN VENIT, SYAM BEN YOUSSEF!|accessdate=4 November 2020|date=4 November 2020|author=Mihaitalazarica|publisher=CFR Cluj|language=Romanian}}

=Beroe=

In February 2022, Ben Youssef signed with Bulgarian First League club Beroe.{{cite web |title="Берое" привлече Бен Юсеф |url=https://www.beroe.bg/2022/02/14/%d0%b1%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b5-%d0%bf%d1%80%d0%b8%d0%b2%d0%bb%d0%b5%d1%87%d0%b5-%d0%b1%d0%b5%d0%bd-%d1%8e%d1%81%d0%b5%d1%84/ |website=beroe.bg |access-date=22 February 2022|language=bg}} He left Beroe at the end of the season.{{cite web |title=Сиам Бен Юсеф с равносметка за престоя си в Берое |url=https://topsport.bg/beroe/siam-ben-yusef-s-ravnosmetka-za-prestoya-si-v-beroe.html |website=topsport.bg |access-date=1 July 2022|language=bg}}

= Return to Caen =

On 1 July 2023, Ben Youssef returned to Caen, signing a one-year contract with the club.{{Cite web |title=SYAM BEN YOUSSEF DE RETOUR AU SM CAEN |url=https://www.smcaen.fr/2022-2023/actualites/groupe-pro/syam-ben-youssef-de-retour-au-sm-caen |access-date=21 July 2023 |date=1 July 2023 |publisher=Stade Malherbe Caen |language=fr}}

International career

With the Tunisia Ben Youssef started in 2013. He played his first African Cup in 2015, he participated also in 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

On 17 November 2015, he scored his first goal with the Tunisian team in the second round of the 2018 World Cup qualification against Mauritania.

In June 2018 he was named in Tunisia’s 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.{{cite web |last1=Crawford |first1=Stephen |title=Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad – Final 23-man lists |url=https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb |website=Goal |accessdate=16 July 2019 |date=4 June 2018}}{{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/football/44342860 |accessdate=17 July 2019 |work=BBC Sport |date=2 June 2018}}

Career statistics

{{updated|17 July 2019|{{NFT|53822|Syam Ben Youssef|accessdate=14 July 2018}}}}

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
rowspan="7"\|Tunisia \|2013	2	0
2014	9	0
2015	12	1
2016	4	0
2017	12	0
2018	7	0
2019	2	1
colspan="2"\|Total	48	2

:Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ben Youssef goal.

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Syam Ben Youssef
scope="col"\|No. !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition
style="text-align:center"\|1	17 November 2015	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia	{{fb\|MTN\|1959}}	style="text-align:center"\|1–0	style="text-align:center"\|2–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
style="text-align:center"\|2	22 March 2019	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia	{{fb\|ESW}}	style="text-align:center"\|1–0	style="text-align:center"\|4–0	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Syam Ben Youssef

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

style="text-align:center"|1

17 November 2015

Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia

style="text-align:center"|1–0

style="text-align:center"|2–1

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

style="text-align:center"|2

22 March 2019

Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia

style="text-align:center"|1–0

style="text-align:center"|4–0

2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

ES Tunis

Astra Giurgiu

CFR Cluj

Liga I: 2020–21
Supercupa României: 2020{{cite web|url=https://www.frf.ro/competitii/supercupa-romaniei-cfr-cluj-vs-fcsb/|title=FOTO&VIDEO | CFR Cluj a câștigat Supercupa României!|trans-title=PHOTO&VIDEO | CFR Cluj won the Romanian Supercup!|publisher=Romanian Football Federation|language=ro|date=15 April 2021|access-date=16 April 2021}}