Issam Jemâa

Issam Jemâa
Personal information
Date of birth	28 January 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Gabès, Tunisia
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1995–2003	CO Mednine
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2005	Espérance
2005–2011	Lens
2007–2008	→ Caen (loan)
2011–2012	Auxerre
2012	→ Brest (loan)
2012–2014	Kuwait SC
2014–2015	Al-Sailiya
2016–2017	Dubai CSC
Total
International career
2005–2014	Tunisia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Issam Jemâa (Arabic: عصام جمعة; born 28 January 1984 in Gabès) is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He started his footballing career for Espérance Sportive de Tunis, and was later signed by French side Lens. A Tunisia international since 2005, he is the all-time leading scorer of the Tunisia national team.

International career

Jemâa was called up to the 2006 World Cup, but was later forced out from the squad due to injury. He was also called up to the Tunisia national team for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana and the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Contintental		Total		Ref.
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Ref.
Lens	2005–06	Ligue 1	6	0	0	0	1	0	9	4	15	4	^[1]^[2]
	2006–07	Ligue 1	27	3	3	1	1	1	9	4	40	9	^[1]^[2]
	2008–09	Ligue 2	26	5	0	0	3	2	0	0	29	7	^[1]^[2]
	2009–10	Ligue 1	29	7	4	2	0	0	0	0	33	9	^[1]^[2]
	2010–11	Ligue 1	26	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	28	5	^[1]^[2]
	Total		114	20	8	3	6	3	14	5	142	31	–
Caen (loan)	2007–08	Ligue 1	21	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	22	3	^[1]^[2]
Auxerre	2011–12	Ligue 1	7	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	2	^[1]^[2]
Brest	2011–12	Ligue 1	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2	^[1]^[2]
Kuwait SC	2012–13	Kuwait Premier League	14	11					10	9	24	20	^[3]^[4]
	2013–14	Kuwait Premier League	24	16					13	16	37	32	^[3]^[4]
	Total		38	27					23	25	61	52	–
Al-Sailiya SC	2014–15	Qatar Stars League	25	11							25	11	^[2]
	2015–16	Qatar Stars League	1	0							1	0	^[2]
	Total		26	11							26	11	–
Dubai CSC	2015–16	UAE Second Division	11	12							11	12	^[3]
	2016–17	UAE Second Division	13	12							13	12	^[3]
	Total		24	24							24	24	–
Career total			240	89							293	125	–

International goals

Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jemâa goal.

List of international goals scored by Issam Jemâa^[5]
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	3 September 2005	Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya	Kenya	2–0	2–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
2	30 May 2006	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia	Belarus	3–0	3–0	2006 LG Cup (Tunisia)
3	7 February 2007	Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat, Morocco	Morocco	1–1	1–1	Friendly
4	24 March 2007	Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles	Seychelles	1–0	3–0	2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
5				2–0
6				3–0
7	2 June 2007	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia	Seychelles	1–0	4–0	2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
8	16 June 2007	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia	Mauritius	1–0	2–0	2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
9	17 November 2011	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia	Namibia	2–0	2–0	Friendly
10	23 January 2008	Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana	Senegal	1–0	2–2	2008 Africa Cup of Nations
11	7 June 2008	Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles	Seychelles	1–0	2–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
12	21 June 2008	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia	Burundi	2–0	2–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
13	14 October 2008	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	France	1–0	1–3	Friendly
14	28 March 2009	Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya	Kenya	2–1	2–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
15	11 October 2009	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès	Kenya	4–0	1–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
16	30 May 2010	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès	France	1–0	1–1	Friendly
17	20 June 2010	Al Merreikh Stadium, Omdurman, Sudan	Sudan	4–0	6–2	Friendly
18	20 June 2010	Al Merreikh Stadium, Omdurman, Sudan	Sudan	5–0	6–2	Friendly
19	11 August 2010	Stade Nacional, N'Djamena, Chad	Chad	2–0	3–1	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
20	4 September 2010	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès	Malawi	1–0	2–2	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
21	4 September 2010	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès	Malawi	2–0	2–2	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
22	10 October 2010	Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo	Togo	1–0	2–1	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
23	5 June 2011	Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia	Chad	1–0	5–0	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
24				3–0
25				5–0
26	10 August 2011	Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia	Mali	4–2	4–2	Friendly
27	27 January 2012	Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon	Niger	2–1	2–1	2012 Africa Cup of Nations
28	27 May 2012	Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia	Rwanda	4–1	5–1	Friendly
29	2 June 2012	Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia	Equatorial Guinea	1–1	3–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
30	9 June 2012	Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde	Cape Verde	2–1	2–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
31	15 August 2012	Széktói Stadion, Kecskemét, Hungary	Iran	2–2	2–2	Friendly
32	30 December 2012	Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Iraq	1–0	2–1	Friendly
33	13 January 2013	Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Ghana	1–0	2–4	Friendly
34	13 January 2013	Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Ghana	2–0	2–4	Friendly
35	14 August 2013	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia	Congo	2–0	3–0	Friendly
36	14 August 2013	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia	Congo	3–0	3–0	Friendly