Salim Khelifi

Salim Khelifi
Khelifi in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-01-26) 26 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Lausanne, Switzerland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2002–2007 Bex
2007–2009 Vevey-Sports
2009 Bex
2009–2011 Lausanne-Sport
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Lausanne-Sport 76 (6)
2014–2015 Eintracht Braunschweig II 6 (1)
2014–2018 Eintracht Braunschweig 86 (11)
2018–2022 Zürich 41 (5)
2020–2022 Zürich II 9 (6)
2019–2020 → Holstein Kiel (loan) 9 (0)
2022–2024 Perth Glory 24 (3)
2024 → Melbourne Victory (loan) 16 (0)
International career‡
2010–2011 Switzerland U17 14 (2)
2011–2013 Switzerland U19 18 (2)
2013–2016 Switzerland U21 11 (1)
2019 Tunisia 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2020

Salim Khelifi (born 26 January 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger. Born in Switzerland, he was a youth international for Switzerland before representing the Tunisia national team.

Club career

Lausanne-Sport

Khelifi made his professional debut on 6 August 2012 for Lausanne-Sport against Servette in a Swiss Super League match. He scored his first league goal for the club on 17 November 2012 in a 3–0 home win against Thun.

Eintracht Braunschweig

In January 2014 Khelifi joined Eintracht Braunschweig, who played in the Bundesliga at the time.[2] He made his debut in the Bundesliga on 3 May 2014, replacing Karim Bellarabi in the 88th minute of Braunschweig's home game against FC Augsburg.[3]

FC Zürich

On 21 June 2018, Khelifi signed a three-year contract with Swiss side FC Zürich.[4]

On 23 August 2019, Khelifi joined Holstein Kiel on a season-long loan deal with an option to make the deal permanent.[5]

On 21 May 2022, Zürich announced that Khelifi's contract will not be extended.[6]

Perth Glory

In September 2022, Khelifi joined Australian A-League Men club Perth Glory on a one-year contract.[7] In December 2022, his contract was extended for another two seasons.[8]

In January 2024, Khelifi was loaned to Melbourne Victory for the remainder of the 2023-24 A-League. Perth Glory confirmed that it was not their decision to accept the loan offer, but they were instructed to do so by the Australian Professional Leagues (APL).[9] Perth Glory was in administration at the time as attempts were made to find a buyer for the club, and they were also blocked from signing any new players or extending any loans.[10]

International career

Khelifi debuted for the Tunisia national team in a 1–0 friendly win over Mauritania on 6 September 2019.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Salim Khelifi". Melbourne Victory. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Braunschweig packt Khelifi aus" (in German). kicker.de. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Match report". soccerway.com. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Der FC Zürich verpflichtet Mittelfeldspieler Salim Khelifi". fcz.ch. 21 June 2018. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Salim Khelifi kommt von FC Zürich nach Holstein Kiel" (in German). Holstein Kiel. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Four expiring contracts will not be renewed". FC Zürich. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  7. ^ Morgan, Gareth (15 September 2022). "Glory swoop for Tunisian international winger". Perth Glory.
  8. ^ Morgan, Gareth (30 December 2022). "ALM Squad Update: Khelifi signs new deal, Azubel departs". Perth Glory.
  9. ^ "Khelifi departs club on loan". Perth Glory FC. 19 January 2024.
  10. ^ "A-League Men: Perth Glory say Australian Professional Leagues behind decision for them to loan Salim Khelifi". The West Australian. 19 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Tunisia vs. Mauritania - 6 September 2019 - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.