Ellyes Skhiri

Ellyes Skhiri
Skhiri playing for 1. FC Köln in 2021
Personal information
Full name Ellyes Joris Skhiri[1]
Date of birth (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995[2]
Place of birth Lunel, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1][2]
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Köln
Number 6
Youth career
1999–2010 Gallia Club Lunel
2010–2014 Montpellier
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Montpellier B 57 (3)
2015–2019 Montpellier 123 (10)
2019–2023 1. FC Köln 118 (17)
2023–2026 Eintracht Frankfurt 82 (3)
2026– 1. FC Köln 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 Tunisia U23 1 (0)
2018– Tunisia 86 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:41, 23 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:45, 26 June 2026 (UTC)

Ellyes Joris Skhiri (Arabic: إلياس السخيري; born 10 May 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln. Born in France, he plays for the Tunisia national team.[3][4]

Club career

Montpellier

Skhiri is a youth product of Montpellier HSC. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 21 March 2015 against Evian Thonon Gaillard replacing Paul Lasne in stoppage time in a 1–0 away defeat.[5]

1. FC Köln

On 29 July 2019, Skhiri joined 1. FC Köln on a four-year deal.[6] On 28 November 2020, he scored a brace in a 2–1 away win over Borussia Dortmund.[7]

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 5 July 2023, Skhiri signed a four-year contract with fellow Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.[8][9] A month later, on 31 August, he scored his first goal in a 2–0 win over Levski Sofia in the 2023–24 Conference League play-off round second leg, which qualified his club to the group phase.[10]

Return to 1. FC Köln

On 21 August 2026, Skhiri rejoined 1. FC Köln, signing a two-year contract.[11]

International career

Skhiri was born and raised in France to a Tunisian father and French mother. He was called up to the Tunisia Olympic team several times.[12] Skhiri made his debut for the Tunisia Olympic team in a friendly against the Morocco U23 squad.[13]

Skhiri made his senior debut for the Tunisia national football team in a friendly 1–0 win over Iran on 23 March 2018.[14]

In June 2018, he was named in Tunisia's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[15] He was part of the national team which reached the semi-finals of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[16] In November 2022, he was called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[17] Skhiri was called up to the national team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 August 2026[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Montpellier 2014–15 Ligue 1 200000––20
2015–16 Ligue 1 1220010––132
2016–17 Ligue 1 3711010––391
2017–18 Ligue 1 3542040––414
2018–19 Ligue 1 3731000––383
Total 123104060––13310
1. FC Köln 2019–20 Bundesliga 32110–––331
2020–21 Bundesliga 32530––2[a]1355
2021–22 Bundesliga 22411–––235
2022–23 Bundesliga 32710–7[b]1–408
Total 1181761–712113320
Eintracht Frankfurt 2023–24 Bundesliga 27221–9[b]2–385
2024–25 Bundesliga 30130–12[c]1–452
2025–26 Bundesliga 25010–8[d]0–340
Total 82361–293–1177
1. FC Köln 2026–27 Bundesliga 0010–––10
Career total 32330172603642138437

International

As of match played 25 June 2026[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Tunisia 2018130
2019150
202040
202183
2022120
202380
2024100
202581
202680
Total864
Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Skhiri goal.[20]
List of international goals scored by Ellyes Skhiri
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 March 2021Martyrs of February Stadium, Benghazi, Libya Libya1–15–22021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.3 September 2021Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis, Tunisia Equatorial Guinea2–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.7 October 2021Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis, Tunisia Mauritania1–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.23 December 2025Rabat Olympic Stadium, Rabat, Morocco Uganda1–03–12025 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Tunisia
Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Ellyes Joris Skhiri | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "E. Skhiri". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "FC VERPFLICHTET ELLYES SKHIRI". 1. FC Köln. 29 July 2019. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Evian TG vs. Montpellier – 21 March 2015 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "FC verpflichtet Ellyes Skhiri" (in German). 1. FC Köln. 29 July 2019. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Ellyes Skhiri gives Cologne a much-needed shot in the arm with first win since March". bundesliga.com. 28 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Ellyes Skhiri wird Adlerträger" (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 5 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Nach vier Jahren: Skhiri verlässt Köln". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Eintracht's European journey continues". Eintracht Frankfurt. 31 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Ellyes Skhiri kehrt zum FC zurück" (in German). 1. FC Köln. 21 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Sélection Nationale Olympique : Maher Kanzari convoque 29 Joueurs – Fédération Tunisienne de Football". www.ftf.org.tn.
  13. ↑ Vavel (13 October 2014). "La semaine des internationaux Pailladins".
  14. ↑ "Internationals (Sky Sports)". SkySports.
  15. ↑ Okeleji, Oluwashina (2 June 2018). "Tunisia World Cup squad: Leicester City's Benalouane in 23-man squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  16. ↑ "Ellyes Skhiri: Who is Cologne's Tunisian running man?". Bundesliga. 29 November 2022.
  17. ↑ "Khazri and Hannibal headline Tunisia squad announcement". FIFA. 14 November 2022.
  18. ↑ Guerin, Andreas (28 December 2023). "CAN 2024 : Mejbri absent, un joueur de Ligue 1 convoqué… La liste officielle de la Tunisie" (in French). Le Parisien. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  19. ↑ "Ellyes Skhiri". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  20. 1 2 "Ellyes Skhiri". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  21. ↑ "Tunisia 0–1 Nigeria". eurosport.com. 17 July 2019.
  22. ↑ walid (5 January 2022). "Référendum de l'agence TAP : Hafnaoui et Jabeur meilleurs sportifs de l'année, Elyès Skhiri meilleur footballeur | Directinfo" (in French). Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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