Mootez Zaddem

Mootez Zaddem (Arabic: معتز الزدام; born 5 January 2001 in Sousse) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Egyptian Premier League club Al Masry, on loan from Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Espérance de Tunis, and the Tunisia national team.[2][3]

Mootez Zaddem
Zaddem with Étoile du Sahel in 2022
Personal information
Full name Mootez Zaddem[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-05) 5 January 2001[1]
Place of birth Sousse, Tunisia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al Masry
(on loan from Espérance de Tunis)
Number 29
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Valmiera 23 (0)
2021–2022 → Étoile du Sahel (loan) 21 (0)
2022– Espérance de Tunis 21 (2)
2024– → Al Masry (loan) 17 (5)
International career‡
2020–2021 Tunisia U20 12 (0)
2021– Tunisia 3 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Tunisia
Men's football
FIFA Arab Cup
Runner-up2021 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Club career

On 10 September 2021, Zaddem moved to Étoile du Sahel on a one-year loan from Valmeria.[4]

International career

With the under 20s, he participated in the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in 2021. During this competition held in Mauritania, he played six games. Tunisia ranked fourth in the tournament, losing to the Gambia in the match for third place.

Zaddem made his international debut for Tunisia on 3 December 2021, coming off the bench in the 86th minute against the Syria national football team.[4][5] He was part of the squad that were runners-up in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of 27 June 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Valmiera 2020 Latvian Higher League 18010—1[lower-alpha 1]0—200
2021 Latvian Higher League 5000—2[lower-alpha 2]0—70
Total 23010—30—270
Étoile du Sahel (loan) 2021–22 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 21010—6[lower-alpha 3]0—280
Espérance de Tunis 2022–23 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 17141—9[lower-alpha 3]0—302
2023–24 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 4100—2[lower-alpha 4]02[lower-alpha 5]081
Total 21241—11020383
Al Masry (loan) 2023–24 Egyptian Premier League 1750010——185
Career total 8276110200201118
  1. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. Appearances in CAF Champions League
  4. One appearance in CAF Champions League, one appearance in African Football League
  5. Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup

International
As of 26 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Tunisia U20 2020 4 0
2021 8 0
Total 12 0
Tunisia 2021 2 0
2024 1 0
Total 3 0
Career total 15 0

References
  1. "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Tunisia" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 15. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. "Mootez Zaddem". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  3. "Tunisia beat Namibia 2-0". The Namibian. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  4. "Mootez Zaddem". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  5. VAVEL.com (2021-12-04). "Goals and Highlights: Syria 2-0 Tunisia in FIFA Arab Cup 2021 | 12/04/2021". VAVEL. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  6. "SquadLists" (PDF). Retrieved 20 December 2021.
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