Wissem Ben Yahia

Wissem Ben Yahia

Personal information
Full name	Wissem Ben Yahia
Date of birth	September 9, 1984 (1984-09-09) (age 27)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfield
Club information
Current club	Mersin İdmanyurdu
Number	13
Youth career
1996-2003	Club Africain
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2011	Club Africain	231	(92)
2011–	Mersin İdmanyurdu	10	(0)
National team‡
2000–	Tunisia	18	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 7, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 25, 2011

Wissem Ben Yahia (born 9 September 1984 in Paris) is a Tunisia footballer who is currently under contract with the Turkish club Mersin İdmanyurdu.

He was part of the Tunisian 2004 Olympic football team who exited in the first round, finishing third in Group C, behind group and gold medal winners Argentina and runners-up Australia.^[1] He has also appeared in several friendlies with the Tunisia national football team.

He joined Club Africain when he was 10 years old and immediately impressed the youth team coach with his accurate passing and goalscoring ability. At the age of the 13 he captained the side in the junior leagues until his promotion to the senior team when he was 19 years old, hes been a regular ever since playing an influential midfield role. In the 07/08 season he finished top scorer in the Tunisian league with 10 goals.

In July 2011, he signed a three-year contract with Turkish Süper Lig side Mersin İdmanyurdu.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	June 6, 2009	Stade 7 November, Radès, Tunisia	Mozambique	1 – 0	2 – 0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

References

1. ^ "Ouissen Ben Yahia Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/ouissen-ben-yahia-1.html. Retrieved 2009-06-22. 

External links

• Wissem Ben Yahia at National-Football-Teams.com
• Wissem Ben Yahia – FIFA competition record

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Name	Ben Yahia, Wissem
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Date of birth	1984-09-09
Place of birth	Paris, France
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