Salim Khelifi (born 26 January 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger. Born in Switzerland, he was a youth international for Switzerland before representing the Tunisia national team.
 Khelifi in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Lausanne, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2007 | Bex | ||
| 2007–2009 | Vevey-Sports | ||
| 2009 | Bex | ||
| 2009–2011 | Lausanne-Sport | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Lausanne-Sport | 76 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | Eintracht Braunschweig II | 6 | (1) |
| 2014–2018 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 86 | (11) |
| 2018–2022 | Zürich | 41 | (5) |
| 2020–2022 | Zürich II | 9 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | → Holstein Kiel (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Perth Glory | 24 | (3) |
| 2024 | → Melbourne Victory (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Switzerland U17 | 14 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Switzerland U19 | 18 | (2) |
| 2013–2016 | Switzerland U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 2019 | Tunisia | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2020 | |||
Club career
editLausanne-Sport
editKhelifi made his professional debut on 6 August 2012 for Lausanne-Sport against Servette in a Swiss Super League match. He scored his first league goal for the club on 17 November 2012 in a 3–0 home win against Thun.
Eintracht Braunschweig
editIn January 2014 Khelifi joined Eintracht Braunschweig, who played in the Bundesliga at the time.[2] He made his debut in the Bundesliga on 3 May 2014, replacing Karim Bellarabi in the 88th minute of Braunschweig's home game against FC Augsburg.[3]
FC Zürich
editOn 21 June 2018, Khelifi signed a three-year contract with Swiss side FC Zürich.[4]
On 23 August 2019, Khelifi joined Holstein Kiel on a season-long loan deal with an option to make the deal permanent.[5]
On 21 May 2022, Zürich announced that Khelifi's contract will not be extended.[6]
Perth Glory
editIn September 2022, Khelifi joined Australian A-League Men club Perth Glory on a one-year contract.[7] In December 2022, his contract was extended for another two seasons.[8]
In January 2024, Khelifi was loaned to Melbourne Victory for the remainder of the 2023-24 A-League. Perth Glory confirmed that it was not their decision to accept the loan offer, but they were instructed to do so by the Australian Professional Leagues (APL).[9] Perth Glory was in administration at the time as attempts were made to find a buyer for the club, and they were also blocked from signing any new players or extending any loans.[10]
International career
editKhelifi debuted for the Tunisia national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Mauritania on 6 September 2019.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Salim Khelifi". Melbourne Victory. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ "Braunschweig packt Khelifi aus" (in German). kicker.de. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ "Match report". soccerway.com. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ^ "Der FC Zürich verpflichtet Mittelfeldspieler Salim Khelifi". fcz.ch. 21 June 2018. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Salim Khelifi kommt von FC Zürich nach Holstein Kiel" (in German). Holstein Kiel. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Four expiring contracts will not be renewed". FC Zürich. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Morgan, Gareth (15 September 2022). "Glory swoop for Tunisian international winger". Perth Glory.
- ^ Morgan, Gareth (30 December 2022). "ALM Squad Update: Khelifi signs new deal, Azubel departs". Perth Glory.
- ^ "Khelifi departs club on loan". Perth Glory FC. 19 January 2024.
- ^ "A-League Men: Perth Glory say Australian Professional Leagues behind decision for them to loan Salim Khelifi". The West Australian. 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Tunisia vs. Mauritania - 6 September 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
External links
edit- Salim Khelifi at WorldFootball.net
- Salim Khelifi at Soccerway