Sayfallah Ltaief

Sayfallah Ltaief
Ltaief in 2024 with Twente
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000
Place of birth Zürich, Switzerland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Cracovia
Number 47
Youth career
Zürich
2015–2017 Kosova Zürich
2017–2018 Zürich
2018–2020 Winterthur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Winterthur 66 (8)
2022–2024 Basel 6 (0)
2022–2024 Basel U21 4 (0)
2023–2024 → Winterthur (loan) 50 (9)
2024– Twente 30 (1)
2025–2026 → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 9 (1)
2026 → Greuther Fürth (loan) 13 (1)
2026– Cracovia 1 (0)
International career‡
2022– Tunisia 23 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:11, 22 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:39, 19 August 2026 (UTC)

Sayfallah Ltaief (Arabic: سَيْف الله لَطِيف; born 22 April 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ekstraklasa club Cracovia. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Tunisia national team.

Club career

Ltaief is a product of the youth academies of Zürich, Kosova Zürich, and Winterthur.[2] He began his senior career in the Swiss Challenge League with Winterthur in 2020. On 9 June 2022, he transferred to Swiss Super League club Basel.[3] He made his professional debut with Basel in a 1–1 league draw against his former club Winterthur on 16 July 2022.[4]

On 5 December 2022, Ltaief agreed to return to Winterthur on loan for the second half of the 2022–23 season.[5] His loan was again extended for the entirety of the 2023–24 season, as he eventually scored eight goals and six assists for Winterthur throughout the league campaign.[6]

On 17 May 2024, it was announced that Ltaief would join Dutch side Twente on a permanent deal, signing a three-year contract set to be activated from 1 July.[6][7]

On 7 August 2025, Ltaief joined Sparta Rotterdam on season-long loan.[8] On 2 February 2026, he moved on a new loan to German club Greuther Fürth in the 2. Bundesliga.[9]

On 20 August 2026, Ltaief signed a two-year contract with Polish club Cracovia, with an option for another year.[10]

International career

Ltaief was born in Switzerland and is of Tunisian descent.[2] He was called up to represent the Tunisia U22s in 2022, and also had training sessions with the senior national team in preparation for the 2022 Kirin Cup.[11] He made his debut with Tunisia as a late substitute in a 1–0 friendly win over Comoros on 22 September 2022.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Winterthur 2019–20 Swiss Challenge League 12220——142
2020–21 Swiss Challenge League 20120——221
2021–22 Swiss Challenge League 34520——365
Total 66860——728
Basel 2022–23 Swiss Super League 60103[b]0—100
Basel U21 2022–23 Swiss Promotion League 40———40
Winterthur (loan) 2022–23 Swiss Super League 15100——151
2023–24 Swiss Super League 35851——409
Total 50951——5510
Twente 2024–25 Eredivisie 3012012[c]100442
Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 2025–26 Eredivisie 9131——122
Greuther Fürth (loan) 2025–26 2. Bundesliga 131——2[d]0151
Cracovia 2026–27 Ekstraklasa 1000——10
Career total 179211711512021323
  1. ↑ Includes Swiss Cup, KNVB Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in 2. Bundesliga relegation play-offs

International

As of match played 31 March 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Tunisia 202210
202340
2024111
202550
202620
Total231
Croatia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ltaief goal.
List of international goals scored by Sayfallah Ltaief
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
114 November 2024Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa Madagascar2–13–22025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Winterthur

References

  1. ↑ "Sayfallah Ltaief". FC Basel. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 Germany, Verlagshaus Jaumann. "FC Basel: Sayfallah Ltaief zum FC Basel - Verlagshaus Jaumann". www.verlagshaus-jaumann.de.
  3. ↑ "Der FCB holt auch noch Sayfallah Ltaief von Winterthur". 4-4-2.com. 9 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Winterthurs grosser Abend – Und dann wird es in der Festhütte plötzlich surreal". Der Bund.
  5. ↑ "SAYFALLAH LTAIEF LEIHWEISE ZUM FC WINTERTHUR" (in German). FC Basel. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Sayfallah Ltaief lascia la Super League e si accasa al Twente". RSI (in Italian). 17 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "Sayf Ltaief naar FC Twente". FC Twente (in Dutch). 17 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "Sparta huurt Sayfallah Ltaief van FC Twente" (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Ltaief-Leihe aus Enschede" [Ltaief loan from Enschede] (in German). SpVgg Greuther Fürth. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  10. ↑ "Cracovia pozyskała reprezentanta Tunezji. Sayfallah Ltaief podpisał kontrakt". podkarpacielive.pl (in Polish). 20 August 2026. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  11. ↑ Dubach, Matthias (27 May 2022). "Winti-Dribbler Ltaief rückt zur Nati ein". Blick.
  12. ↑ JENNY, Hédi (22 September 2022). "Match amical | Tunisie-Comores (Cet après-midi à 15h30) au Stade Omnisports Croissy-sur-Seine - Technique : Se situer…".
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