Jasser Khmiri (born 27 July 1997)[2] is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Olympique Béja.
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Full name | Jasser Khmiri[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 27 July 1997||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Tunis, Tunisia | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Olympique de Béja | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Stade Tunisien | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Stade Tunisien | 36 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021 | → San Antonio (loan) | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | San Antonio | 25 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | Étoile du Sahel | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2024- | Olympique de Béja | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2018 | Tunisia U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020– | Tunisia | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2020 |
Club career
editIn February 2019, Khimiri joined Major League Soccer side Vancouver Whitecaps.[3] In doing so he became the first Tunisian player to play in Major League Soccer.[4]
In March 2021, he went on loan to San Antonio of the USL Championship for the 2021 season.[5]
Following the 2021 season, Vancouver Whitecaps declined their contract option on Khmiri.[6]
International career
editKhmiri made his national team debut on 9 October 2020 in a friendly against Sudan.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Tunisia" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 15. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Jasser Khmiri | Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC acquire 21-year-old Tunisian centre back Jasser Khmiri". Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Jasser Khmiri signs for Whitecaps FC to become first Tunisian MLS player". BBC Sport. 2 February 2019.
- ^ "SAN ANTONIO FC ADDS DEFENDER JASSER KHMIRI ON LOAN FROM VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC". San Antonio FC. 26 March 2021. Archived from the original on 26 March 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC announce end of season roster decisions | Vancouver Whitecaps". whitecapsfc. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Japan v Cameroon game report". ESPN. 9 October 2020.
External links
edit- Jasser Khmiri at Soccerway
- MLS profile