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Youssef Msakni

{{Short description|Tunisian footballer (born 1990)}}

{{BLP sources|date=July 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Youssef Msakni

| image = Youssef Msakni 2015b.jpg

| caption = Msakni with Al-Duhail in 2015

| full_name = Youssef Msakni{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Tunisia (TUN) |publisher=FIFA |page=29 |date=15 November 2022 |access-date=15 November 2022 |archive-date=18 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218195301/https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |url-status=live }}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|10|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Tunis, Tunisia

| height = 1.75 m

| position = Winger, forward

| currentclub = Al Arabi

| clubnumber = 28

| youthyears1 = 2004–2007

| youthclubs1 = Stade Tunisien

| years1 = 2006–2007

| clubs1 = Stade Tunisien

| years2 = 2008–2013

| clubs2 = Espérance Tunis

| caps1 = 28

| goals1 = 10

| caps2 = 104

| goals2 = 37

| years3 = 2013–2023

| clubs3 = Al-Duhail

| caps3 = 119

| goals3 = 73

| years4 = 2019

| clubs4 = → Eupen (loan)

| caps4 = 7

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2021–2023

| clubs5 = → Al Arabi (loan)

| caps5 = 40

| goals5 = 23

| years6 = 2023–

| clubs6 = Al Arabi

| caps6 = 27

| goals6 = 15

| nationalyears1 = 2006–2007

| nationalteam1 = Tunisia U17

| nationalcaps1 = 13

| nationalgoals1 = 4

| nationalyears2 = 2009

| nationalteam2 = Tunisia U20

| nationalcaps2 = 3

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2009–2011

| nationalteam3 = Tunisia U23

| nationalcaps3 = 4

| nationalgoals3 = 1

| nationalyears4 = 2010–

| nationalteam4 = Tunisia

| nationalcaps4 = 102

| nationalgoals4 = 23

| club-update = 18:04, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 24 January 2024

}}

Youssef Msakni ({{langx|ar|يُوسُف الْمُسَاكِنِيّ}}; born 28 October 1990) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Qatar Stars League club Al Arabi, and captains the Tunisia national team.

Msakni has played over 100 matches and scored 23 goals for Tunisia.{{NFT player|id=35303|access-date=16 July 2019}}

Club career

=ES Tunis=

Having spent his youth career Stade Tunisien, Msakni moved to Espérance Sportive de Tunis in July 2008.

He played his first game with ES Tunis on 26 July 2009, on the first day of the 2009–10 season, against Olympique Béja. He entered the field in the 79th minute of play in replacement of Henri Bienvenu Ntsama. Two weeks later, on 8 August, Msakni scored his first league goal in his third game against AS Kasserine in the 54th minute of play of a 4–0 win.

On 12 November 2011, he won the CAF Champions League, finishing second in the competition with five goals, just behind Wydad Casablanca striker Fabrice Ondama, who scored six goals.

On 30 September 2012, he won the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 for the fourth time, winning the title of best scorer in the Tunisian football championship with 17 goals. According to Goal.com, Msakni was the 48th best footballer of the 2012 season in all countries, thanks in particular to the performances realized under the colors of his club or the national team. During the transfer period, he was courted by many French clubs, including Paris Saint-Germain, Lille OSC, AS Monaco and FC Lorient, but on 3 July 2012 the attacking midfielder signed on a four-year contract with Qatari Stars League club Lekhwiya SC, but he joined the club on 1 January 2013.Mohamad Mosselhi (3 July 2012) [http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/6/54/46833/Sports/Africa/Tunisia-forward-Msakni-joins-Qatari-side-Lekhwiya.aspx Tunisia forward Msakni joins Qatar's Lekhwiya for Arab record sum]. Ahram Online

=Lekhwiya and Al Duhail=

On 1 January 2013, Msakni became a player of Qatari club Lekhwiya SC for a period of four and a half years; the total amount of the transfer was 23 million dinars (€11.5 million), a record for an African player.

On 10 February, he scored his first goal in the 28th minute, with his team winning 4–0 against Al-Wakrah SC. On 26 February, Msakni proved decisive in the AFC Champions League with a free-kick in the 33rd minute, allowing his team to win 2–1. In March 2013, Msakni was reportedly coveted by four English clubs: Newcastle United, Arsenal, Everton and Tottenham. This growing interest pushed the Qatari club leaders to review the player's release clause by increasing his price. On 4 May, he won the 2013 Qatar Crown Prince Cup against the Al Sadd after scoring his team's third goal in a 3–2 win.

A complicated start to the 2013–14 season, during which he scored 7 goals in 12 league games, the Qatari media linked him with a departure to Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk.

The start of the Asian campaign begins on 8 February 2014 for Msakni and his team-mates: they opposed the Bahraini team Hidd SCC in the second round of the 2014 AFC Champions League; they won the match 2–1, including a decisive pass from the Tunisian striker. A week later, Lekhwiya SC competed in the third preliminary round of the same competition against Kuwaiti club Kuwait SC, where two of his team-mates in Tunisia, Issam Jemâa and Chadi Hammami played. Msakni scored a goal and delivered two assists.

After the team changed its name from Lekhwiya to Al Duhail, he received offers from Olympique de Marseille and teams playing La Liga but he preferred to stay in Qatar and play in Europe after 2018 FIFA World Cup.

On 8 April 2018, it was reported that Msakni would miss this summer's World Cup in Russia after being ruled out for six months because of a knee injury.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43683643|title=Youssef Msakni: Tunisia forward will miss World Cup because of knee injury|date=8 April 2018|work=BBC Sport|access-date=23 May 2018|language=en-GB|archive-date=10 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410235410/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43683643|url-status=live}}

Msakni was linked with a move to Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion in December 2018.{{cite web |last1=Al Laithy |first1=Abdo |title=Brighton close to sealing Msakni loan deal |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/brighton-close-to-sealing-msakni-loan-deal/17m7dd2jhkc1y1xvb9wsqshc6w |website=Goal |access-date=16 July 2019 |date=24 December 2018 |archive-date=16 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716195801/https://www.goal.com/en/news/brighton-close-to-sealing-msakni-loan-deal/17m7dd2jhkc1y1xvb9wsqshc6w |url-status=live }} In January 2019 he moved on loan to Belgian First Division A side K.A.S. Eupen.{{cite news |last1=Okeleji |first1=Oluwashina |title=Youssef Msakni: Tunisia star happy to join Belgium's Eupen |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46822941 |access-date=16 July 2019 |work=BBC Sport |date=10 January 2019 |archive-date=16 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716194924/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46822941 |url-status=live }}

International career

=CAN 2010=

On 14 December 2009, he received his first call-up to the Tunisia national team from coach Faouzi Benzarti for a friendly against Gambia in preparation for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. On 9 January 2010, at Stade El Menzah. He entered the field in the 35th minute following Oussama Darragi's injury. Msakni played his first Africa Cup of Nations at only 19 years old and held a place in the Benzarti squad. In the first match, against Zambia, he delivered a decisive pass to Zouheir Dhaouadi, offering him the goal of the equalizer. He was one of the players in the match against Gabon, and was replaced in the 67th minute by Chaouki Ben Saada. However, he did not participate in the elimination of his team against Cameroon.

=CHAN 2011=

On 25 February 2011, he won the 2011 CHAN with Tunisia on a 3–0 victory over Angola; he scored a single goal during this competition, against Angola but this time in the group stage.

=CAN 2012=

In the first game against Morocco, he scored in the 75th minute of play by eliminating two opponents, dribbling them one after the other before striking a cross hit of the right, which allowed Tunisia to win the match 2–1. In the second game against Niger, he opened the score in the fourth minute of play by passing through three opponents before entering the surface and scoring right; Tunisia took a 2–1 lead and qualified for the quarter-finals of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. The third match was difficult for Tunisia and lost 0–1 against Gabon. The quarter-finals between Tunisia and Ghana when Tunisia was eliminated from the competition.

=CAN 2013=

Following a difficult qualification at 2013 Africa Cup of Nations against Sierra Leone, Msakni was a part of the group in South Africa. On 22 January, in the first match of Group D against Algeria, he scored in the 90th minute by undoing a 25-meter rolled strike that is lodged in the goal of Raïs M'Bolhi, allowing Tunisians to win the match 1–0). He e was elected as the man of the match and the scorer of the most beautiful goal of the competition. Once again in the second match, Msakni and his team-mates lost 0–3 against the Ivory Coast. In the last game of group stage, Tunisia drew 1–1 with Togo and finished third in Group D.

=CAN 2015=

Msakni took part in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea, where he played in the first match against Cape Verde replacing Wahbi Khazri in the 82nd minute. He played the full match of his team's 2–1 win against Zambia. He was a substitute at the last match in the group stage against DR Congo replacing Mohamed Ali Yacoubi in the 104th minute in extra time against Equatorial Guinea in the quarter-finals. Tunisia lost 1–2.

=CAN 2017=

Msakni played a major role in qualifying for the tournament after scoring against Togo in Monastir. He was also one of the leading players in the group stage after delivering an assist against Algeria in the 50th minute which they won 2–1 and scoring a goal against Zimbabwe in the 22nd minute of a 4–2 win. Tunisia was eliminated in the quarter-finals against Burkina Faso after losing 0–2.

=2017–2019=

On 7 October 2017, Msakni scored his first international hat-trick in a 4–1 away victory against Guinea during the 2018 World Cup qualifiers third round.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/464060 |title=Guinea 1–4 Tunisia |publisher=ESPN |date=7 October 2017 |access-date=13 February 2024 |archive-date=13 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213033801/https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/464060 |url-status=live }} He later captained his national team during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, scoring a penalty in a 1–1 draw against Angola in the opening match,{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/report/_/gameId/539307 |title=Angola hit back to force draw with Tunisia |publisher=ESPN |date=24 June 2019 |access-date=17 May 2023 |archive-date=17 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617190423/https://www.espn.co.uk/football/report/_/gameId/539307 |url-status=live }} and another goal in a 3–0 win over Madagascar in the quarter-finals.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2019/jul/11/madagascar-v-tunisia-africa-cup-of-nations-quarter-final-live |title=Madagascar 0-3 Tunisia: Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final – as it happened |work=The Guardian |date=11 July 2019 |access-date=13 February 2024 |archive-date=13 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213033800/https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2019/jul/11/madagascar-v-tunisia-africa-cup-of-nations-quarter-final-live |url-status=live }}

=2020–2024=

On 30 December 2021, Msakni was named in the 28-man squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/59828282|title=Afcon 2021: Manchester United's Hannibal Mejbri in Tunisia squad|publisher=BBC Sport|date=30 December 2021|access-date=3 January 2022|archive-date=3 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103101035/https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/59828282|url-status=live}} On 4 January 2022, it was announced that both Msakni and Seifeddine Jaziri tested positive for COVID-19, but the Tunisian Football Federation were not allowed to replace them ahead of the tournament.{{cite news|url=https://www.beinsports.com/en/football/news/seifeddine-jaziri-tests-positive-for-covid/1809815|title=Seifeddine Jaziri tests positive for covid|newspaper=beIN Sports|date=4 January 2022|access-date=5 January 2022|archive-date=5 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105103211/https://www.beinsports.com/en/football/news/seifeddine-jaziri-tests-positive-for-covid/1809815|url-status=live}} Later on, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Nigeria in the round of 16.{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/629167 |title=Tunisia upset Nigeria to book Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal place |publisher=ESPN |date=23 January 2022 |access-date=17 May 2023 |archive-date=21 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521103109/https://www.espn.com/soccer/report/_/gameId/629167 |url-status=live }}

In November 2022, he was called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en/lists/tunisia-2022-world-cup-squad-hannibal-mejbri/blta70d1bf91f505dc8 |title=Tunisia World Cup 2022 squad: Who's in and who's out? |publisher=Goal.com |date=26 November 2022 |access-date=13 February 2024 |archive-date=13 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213033800/https://www.goal.com/en/lists/tunisia-2022-world-cup-squad-hannibal-mejbri/blta70d1bf91f505dc8 |url-status=live }} On 28 December 2023, he was included in the squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.{{cite web|url=https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/coupe-d-afrique-des-nations/can-2024-mejbri-absent-un-joueur-de-ligue-1-convoque-la-liste-officielle-de-la-tunisie-28-12-2023-DEEBARY6INE2HFBRH3DCM5UNIQ.php|title=CAN 2024 : Mejbri absent, un joueur de Ligue 1 convoqué… La liste officielle de la Tunisie|publisher=Le Parisien|first=Andreas|last=Guerin|date=28 December 2023|access-date=28 December 2023|language=fr|archive-date=13 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213093026/https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/coupe-d-afrique-des-nations/can-2024-mejbri-absent-un-joueur-de-ligue-1-convoque-la-liste-officielle-de-la-tunisie-28-12-2023-DEEBARY6INE2HFBRH3DCM5UNIQ.php|url-status=live}} He earned his 100th cap with the national team in the opening match of the African tournament against Namibia.{{cite web |url=https://www.cafonline.com/caf-africa-cup-of-nations/news/msakni-marks-tunisian-ton-but-namibia-ruin-milestone/ |title=Msakni marks Tunisian ton but Namibia ruin milestone |publisher=CAF Online |date=17 January 2024 |access-date=13 February 2024 |archive-date=13 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213035302/https://www.cafonline.com/caf-africa-cup-of-nations/news/msakni-marks-tunisian-ton-but-namibia-ruin-milestone/ |url-status=live }}

Personal life

Msakni is the younger brother of fellow Tunisian international Iheb,{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2012/m=11/news=esperance-out-join-elite-group-1906678.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213001143/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2012/m=11/news=esperance-out-join-elite-group-1906678.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 February 2017|title=Esperance out to join elite group|publisher=FIFA|date=16 November 2012}} and he is the son of former Stade Tunisien player Mondher Msakni.

On 4 July 2017, Msakni married the Tunisian actress and fashion model Amira Jaziri, but in 2021, Amira and the Tunisian player was separated.{{cite web |url=https://www.nessma.tv/ar/ثقافة/مشاهير/أميرة-الجزيري-تعلن-رسميا-انفصالها-عن-يوسف-المساكني/328426 |title=أميرة الجزيري تعلن رسميا انفصالها عن يوسف المساكني |publisher=Nessma TV |language=ar |date=24 July 2021 }}

Career statistics

=Club=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|Cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="3"|Stade Tunisien

|2006–07

|rowspan="2"|Tunisian Ligue 1

|10

200colspan="2"|—00102
2007–08

|18

600colspan="2"|—00186
colspan="2"|Total

!28

8000000288
rowspan="7"|Espérance de Tunis

|2007–08

|rowspan="6"|Tunisian Ligue 1

|10

000colspan="2"|—00100
2008–09

|19

432colspan="2"|—12{{efn|Eight appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup, four appearances in North African Cup Winners Cup}}0346
2009–10

|22

61013{{efn|name=CCL|Appearances in CAF Champions League}}000366
2010–11

|24

105111{{efn|name=CCL}}5004016
2011–12

|28

170010{{efn|name=CCL}}43{{efn|Two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup, one appearance in CAF Super Cup}}04121
2012–13

|1

000colspan="2"|—0010
colspan="2"|Total

!104

379334915016249
rowspan="9"|Lekhwiya

|2012–13

|rowspan="8"|QSL

|7

4219{{efn|name=ACL|Appearances in AFC Champions League}}42{{efn| Appearances in Qatar Cup}}12010
2013–14

|22

12108{{efn|name=ACL}}17{{efn|Two appearances and one goal in Qatar Cup, three appearances in Qatari Stars Cup, two appearances in Sheikh Jassim Cup}}13814
2014–15

|17

7109{{efn|name=ACL}}52{{efn|One appearance and one goal in Qatar Cup, one appearance and one goal in Sheikh Jassim Cup}}22914
2015–16

|23

14216{{efn|name=ACL}}03{{efn|Two appearances and one goal in Qatar Cup, one appearance in Sheikh Jassim Cup}}13215
2016–17

|12

7227{{efn|name=ACL}}32{{efn|One appearance in Qatar Cup, one appearance in Sheikh Jassim Cup}}02312
2017–18

|22

25004{{efn|name=ACL}}21{{efn|Appearance in Sheikh Jassim Cup}}02627
2019–20

|13

4102{{efn|name=ACL}}14{{efn|Two appearances in Qatar Cup, one appearance and one goal in Qatari Stars Cup, one appearance in Sheikh Jassim Cup}}1206
2020–21

|3

000colspan="2"|—0030
colspan="2"|Total

!119

7394451621619499
Eupen (loan)

|2018–19

|BPL

|7

100colspan="2"|—6{{efn|Appearances in Belgian Pro League European play-offs}}2133
rowspan="4"|Al-Arabi (loan)

|2020–21

|rowspan="3"|QSL

|6

232colspan="2"|—3{{efn|Appearances in Qatar FA Cup}}2126
2021–22

|14

800colspan="2"|—00148
2022–23

|20

1344colspan="2"|—5{{efn|One appearance in Qatar Cup, four appearances and four goals in Emir of Qatar Cup}}42921
colspan="2"|Total

!40

237600865535
rowspan="3"|Al-Arabi

|2023–24

|rowspan="2"|QSL

|19

9221{{efn|name=ACL}}0112312
2024–25

|8

600colspan="2"|—41127
colspan="2"|Total

!27

152210523519
colspan="3"|Career total

!325

156341577254616482213

{{notelist}}

=International=

{{updated|match played 24 January 2024}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals

rowspan="15"|Tunisia

|2010

60
201100
2012103
201391
201430
201560
201621
2017114
201800
2019152
202041
2021112
2022133
202375
202451
colspan="2"|Total10223

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

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Youssef Msakni

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|123 January 2012Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon{{fb|MAR}}align="center"|2–0align="center"|2–12012 Africa Cup of Nations
align="center"|227 January 2012Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon{{fb|NIG}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|2–12012 Africa Cup of Nations
align="center"|38 September 2012National Stadium, Freetown, Sierra Leone{{fb|SLE}}align="center"|2–2align="center"|2–22013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
align="center"|422 January 2013Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng, South Africa{{fb|ALG}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|1–02013 Africa Cup of Nations
align="center"|525 March 2016Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia{{fb|TOG}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|1–02017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
align="center"|623 January 2017Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon{{fb|ZIM}}align="center"|2–0align="center"|4–22017 Africa Cup of Nations
align="center"|7rowspan="3"|7 October 2017rowspan="3"|Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinearowspan="3"|{{fb|GUI}}align="center"|1–1rowspan="3" align="center"|4–1rowspan="3"|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center"|8align="center"|2–1
align="center"|9align="center"|4–1
align="center"|1025 June 2019Suez Stadium, Suez, Egypt{{fb|ANG}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|1–12019 Africa Cup of Nations
align="center"|1111 July 2019Al Salam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt{{Fb|MAD}}align="center"|2–0align="center"|3–02019 Africa Cup of Nations
align="center"|1213 November 2020Stade Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis, Tunisia{{Fb|TAN}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|1–02021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
align="center"|1330 November 2021Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar{{Fb|MTN}}align="center"|5–1align="center"|5–12021 FIFA Arab Cup
align="center"|1410 December 2021Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar{{Fb|OMA}}align="center"|2–1align="center"|2–12021 FIFA Arab Cup
align="center"|1523 January 2022Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua, Cameroon{{Fb|NGA}}align="center" |1–0align="center" |1–02021 Africa Cup of Nations
align="center"|16rowspan="2"|2 June 2022rowspan="2" |Stade Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis, Tunisiarowspan="2"|{{fb|EQG}}align="center"|3–0rowspan="2" align="center"|4–0rowspan="2" |2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
align="center"|17align="center"|4–0
align="center"|1824 March 2023Stade Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis, Tunisia{{fb|LBY}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|3–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
align="center"|19rowspan="2"|7 September 2023rowspan="2" |Stade Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis, Tunisiarowspan="2"|{{fb|BOT}}align="center"|2–0rowspan="2" align="center"|3–0rowspan="2" |2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
align="center"|20align="center"|3–0
align="center"|2117 November 2023Stade Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis, Tunisia{{Fb|STP}}align="center"|2–0align="center"|4–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center"|2221 November 2023Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi{{Fb|MWI}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|1–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center"|2310 January 2024Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia{{flag|Cape Verde}}align="center"|2–0align="center"|2–0Friendly

Honours

Espérance

Lekhwiya/Al-Duhail

Tunisia

  • Kirin Cup: 2022
  • FIFA Arab Cup runner-up: 2021
  • Africa Cup of Nations fourth place: 2019{{Cite web|url = https://www.eurosport.com/football/africa-cup-of-nations/2019/live-tunisia-nigeria_mtc1105866/live.shtml|title = Tunisia - Nigeria live - 17 July 2019|date = 17 July 2019|access-date = 30 November 2020|archive-date = 20 February 2024|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240220160822/https://www.eurosport.com/geoblocking.shtml|url-status = live}}

Individual

  • Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 top scorer: 2011–12
  • Qatar Stars League Best player: 2017–18, 2022–23
  • Tunisian Footballer of the Year: 2012,{{Cite web |title=Référendum de la TAP-2012- |url=https://www.turess.com/fr/letemps/72623 |access-date=2020-08-10 |website=Turess |archive-date=28 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528075118/https://www.turess.com/fr/letemps/72623 |url-status=live }} 2017{{Cite web |title=Youssef Msakni désigné meilleur footballeur tunisien de l'année 2017 |url=https://www.shemsfm.net/fr/actualites-sport-news/182754/youssef-msakni-designe-meilleur-footballeur-tunisien-de-l-annee-2017 |access-date=2020-08-10 |website=Radio SHEMS FM |language=fr |archive-date=28 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528075121/https://www.shemsfm.net/fr/actualites-sport-news/182754/youssef-msakni-designe-meilleur-footballeur-tunisien-de-l-annee-2017 |url-status=live }}
  • FIFA Arab Cup Team of the Tournament: 2021{{cite web |date=19 December 2021 |title=تعرف على التشكيلة المثالية لبطولة كأس العرب 2021 |url=https://www.mala3eb.com/Section_108/%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9/%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8-2021_154477 |access-date=23 May 2023 |website=mala3eb.com |language=ar |archive-date=20 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220161955/https://www.mala3eb.com/Section_108/%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9/%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%81-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8-2021_154477 |url-status=live }}
  • Africa Cup of Nations Best Goal: 2013

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