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Saber Khalifa
Khalifa with Evian Thonon Gaillard
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-10-14) 14 October 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Gabès, Tunisia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Club Africain
(on loan from Marseille)
Number 30
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Stade Gabèsien 29 (15)
2006–2008 Espérance 22 (1)
2008–2010 Hammam-Lif 32 (20)
2010–2011 Espérance 12 (1)
2011 Ahli Benghazi 4 (3)
2011–2013 Evian Thonon Gaillard 56 (17)
2013– Marseille 28 (1)
2014– → Club Africain (loan) 39 (18)
International career‡
2010– Tunisia 35 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:46, 27 December 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:56, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

Saber Khalifa (born 14 October 1986) is a Tunisian international footballer who plays for Club Africain, on loan from French club Marseille, as a winger and striker.

Club career

Born in Gabès, Khalifa has played in Tunisia, Libya and France for Stade Gabèsien, Espérance, Hammam-Lif, Al-Ahly and Evian Thonon Gaillard.[1][2][3]

On 7 August 2013, Khalifa was linked with a move to Marseille,[4] and he signed a four-year contract 2 days later.[5]

On 26 July 2014, Khalifa was loaned to Club Africain with an option to buy included in the deal.[6]

International career

Khalifa made his senior international debut for Tunisia in 2010,[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[7]

He was a member of Tunisia's squad at both the 2012 and 2013 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.[8][9]

Khalifa was recalled to the national team squad in October 2013, having been suspended for the previous month.[10]

In December 2014 he was named as part of Tunia's provisional squad for the 2015 African Cup of Nations.[11]

Personal life

Upon signing with Marseille in August 2013, Khlifa revealed that his name was actually spelled Khalifa with an 'a', instead of Khlifa or Khelifa as he was previously referred to.[12] In a video for Marseille's WebTV, he attributed this spelling mistake to the misconceived pronunciation of his name when he arrived in France.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b Saber Khalifa at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ Saber Khalifa at Soccerway
  3. ^ Saber Khalifa – UEFA competition record (archive)
  4. ^ "Tunisian midfielder Saber Khlifa set to join Marseille". BBC Sport. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Tunisia forward Khelifa accepts Marseille challenge". UEFA. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  6. ^ Rostain, Frédéric (26 July 2014). "Loan agreement reached for Saber Khalifa". Olympique Marseille. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  7. ^ Saber Khalifa – FIFA competition record (archived)
  8. ^ "Tunisia name their squad for the Africa Cup of Nations". BBC Sport. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Nations Cup 2013: Tunisia name 25-man squad". BBC Sport. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  10. ^ "Saber Khalifa returns to Tunisia squad for play-off". BBC Sport. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  11. ^ Oluwashina Okeleji (28 December 2014). "Nations Cup 2015: Bilel Mohsni called up to Tunisia squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  12. ^ "L'OM a engagé Saber Khalifa, et non pas Khlifa" (in French). 20 minutes. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "Mon vrai nom est..." (in French). OMTV. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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