Moataz Zemzemi

Moataz Zemzemi
Personal information
Full name Moataz Zemzemi
Date of birth (1999-08-07) 7 August 1999
Place of birth Tunis, Tunisia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 CSKA 1948
Number 8
Youth career
Club Africain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Club Africain 16 (3)
2018–2021 Strasbourg B 23 (7)
2018–2021 Strasbourg 3 (0)
2020 → Club Africain (loan) 3 (0)
2020–2021 → Avranches (loan) 23 (2)
2020 → Avranches B (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2024 Niort 88 (9)
2024–2026 Club Africain 54 (1)
2026– CSKA 1948 0 (0)
International career‡
2019– Tunisia 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01 July 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:10, 27 August 2021 (UTC)

Moataz Zemzemi (Arabic: معتز زمزمي; born 7 August 1999) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bulgarian First League club CSKA 1948 Sofia and the Tunisia national team.

Club career

Zemzemi started his career with Tunisian side Club Africain. In January 2018, he transferred for Ligue 1 side Strasbourg for a fee of €200,000, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract, being described by the club as "one for the future".[1] After playing with the B in Championnat National 3 for the second half of the 2017–18 season, he made his first team debut on 19 August 2018, in the Ligue 1 fixture against Saint-Étienne, coming on as a late substitute.[2]

Zemzemi hit the media spotlight after his involvement in a challenge which left Neymar injured during a Coupe de France match between Strasbourg and Paris Saint-Germain in January 2019.[3][4]

In January 2020, having failed to break through to the first team, Zemzemi was loaned back to his former club, Club Africain, until the end of the 2019–20 season.[5] He returned to Strasbourg in July 2020, with the season still paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic, having played just three matches.[6] In August 2020, Zemzemi joined Championnat National side Avranches on loan for the 2020–21 season.[7]

On 5 August 2021, Zemzemi signed for Ligue 2 club Niort.[8] On 20 July 2024, he returned to Club Africain.[9]

On 1 July 2026, Zemzemi signed a contract with Bulgarian First League club CSKA 1948 Sofia.[10]

International career

He made his debut for Tunisia national team on 7 June 2019 in a friendly against Iraq, as an 86th-minute substitute for Ali Maâloul.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 1 February 2022.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League National Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Club Africain 2015–16 Ligue 1 410041
2016–17 210021
2017–18 10100101
Total16300163
Strasbourg 2017–18 Ligue 1 000000
2018–19 202040
2019–20 100010
Total302050
Club Africain (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 1 300030
Avranches (loan) 2020–21 National 23200232
Chamois Niortais 2021–22 Ligue 2 182—[a]182
Career total 63720657
  1. ↑ Niort excluded from the 2021–22 Coupe de France

References

  1. ↑ "Racing Strasbourg : Zemzemi a signé" (in French). L'Alsace. 31 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Strasbourg vs. Saint-Etienne 1-1". Soccerway. 19 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Zemzemi : «Je n'ai pas fait exprès de blesser Neymar»" (in French). Le Figaro. 24 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "PSG : blessé au pied droit, Neymar à l'hôpital pour des examens" (in French). Le Parisien. 23 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Transferts : Moataz Zemzemi (Strasbourg) vers un prêt au Club Africain ?" (in French). L'Équipe. 10 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Club Africain : Fin de prêt de Moataz Zemzemi" (in French). Sport Tunisie Numérique. 2 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "US Avranches. Moataz Zemzemi (RC Strasbourg) prêté pour une saison à l'USA" (in French). Ouest France. 13 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Moataz Zemzemi à Niort" [Moataz Zemzemi to Niort] (in French). RC Strasbourg Alsace. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Football : Moataz Zemzemi s'engage avec le Club Africain Tunis". lanouvellerepublique.fr (in French). 20 July 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Моатаз Земземи е играч на ЦСКА". cska1948.bg (in Bulgarian). 1 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Tunisia v Iraq game report". ESPN. 7 June 2019.
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