Sayfallah Ltaief

Sayfallah Ltaief
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Zürich, Switzerland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Twente
Number 30
Youth career
Zürich
2015–2017 Kosova Zürich
2017–2018 Zürich
2018–2020 Winterthur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Winterthur 66 (8)
2022–2024 Basel 6 (0)
2022–2024 Basel U21 4 (0)
2023–2024 → Winterthur (loan) 50 (9)
2024– Twente 0 (0)
International career‡
2022– Tunisia 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Sayfallah Ltaief (Arabic: سيف الله لطيف; born 22 April 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Dutch Eredivisie club Twente. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Tunisia national team.

Club career

Ltaief is a product of the youth academies of Zürich, Kosova Zürich, and Winterthur.[2] He began his senior career in the Swiss Challenge League with Winterthur in 2020. On 9 June 2022, he transferred to Swiss Super League club Basel.[3] He made his professional debut with Basel in a 1–1 league draw against his former club Winterthur on 16 July 2022.[4]

On 5 December 2022, Ltaief agreed to return to Winterthur on loan for the second half of the 2022–23 season.[5] His loan was again extended for the entirety of the 2023–24 season, as he eventually scored eight goals and six assists for Winterthur throughout the league campaign.[6]

On 17 May 2024, it was announced that Ltaief would join Dutch side Twente on a permanent deal, signing a three-year contract set to be activated from 1 July.[6][7]

International career

Ltaief was born in Switzerland and is of Tunisian descent.[2] He was called up to represent the Tunisia U22s in 2022, and also had training sessions with the senior national team in preparation for the 2022 Kirin Cup.[8] He made his debut with Tunisia as a late substitute in a 1–0 friendly win over Comoros on 22 September 2022.[9]

Honours

Winterthur

References

  1. ^ "Sayfallah Ltaief". FC Basel. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b Germany, Verlagshaus Jaumann. "FC Basel: Sayfallah Ltaief zum FC Basel - Verlagshaus Jaumann". www.verlagshaus-jaumann.de.
  3. ^ "Der FCB holt auch noch Sayfallah Ltaief von Winterthur". 4-4-2.com. 9 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Winterthurs grosser Abend – Und dann wird es in der Festhütte plötzlich surreal". Der Bund.
  5. ^ "SAYFALLAH LTAIEF LEIHWEISE ZUM FC WINTERTHUR" (in German). FC Basel. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Sayfallah Ltaief lascia la Super League e si accasa al Twente". RSI (in Italian). 17 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Sayf Ltaief naar FC Twente". FC Twente (in Dutch). 17 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  8. ^ Dubach, Matthias (27 May 2022). "Winti-Dribbler Ltaief rückt zur Nati ein". Blick.
  9. ^ JENNY, Hédi (22 September 2022). "Match amical | Tunisie-Comores (Cet après-midi à 15h30) au Stade Omnisports Croissy-sur-Seine - Technique : Se situer…".