Ellyes Skhiri

Ellyes Joris Skhiri (Arabic: إلياس صخيري; born 10 May 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln. Born in France, he plays for the Tunisia national team.[3][4]

Ellyes Skhiri
Skhiri playing for 1. FC Köln in 2021
Personal information
Full name Ellyes Joris Skhiri[1]
Date of birth (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995[2]
Place of birth Lunel, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1][2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Köln
Number 28
Youth career
1999–2010 Gallia Club Lunel
2010–2014 Montpellier
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Montpellier B 57 (3)
2015–2019 Montpellier 123 (10)
2019– 1. FC Köln 116 (17)
International career‡
2014 Tunisia U23 1 (0)
2018– Tunisia 54 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:41, 12 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:45, 2 April 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Montpellier

Skhiri is a youth product of Montpellier HSC. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 21 March 2015 against Evian Thonon Gaillard replacing Paul Lasne in extra time in a 1–0 away defeat.[5]

1. FC Köln

On 29 July 2019, Skhiri joined 1. FC Köln on a four-year deal.[6] On 28 November 2020, he scored a brace in a 2–1 away win over Borussia Dortmund.[7]

International career

Skhiri was born and raised in France to Tunisian father and French mother. He was called up to the Tunisia Olympic team several times.[8] Skhiri made his debut for the Tunisia Olympic team in a friendly against the Morocco U23 squad.[9]

Skhiri made his senior debut for the Tunisia national football team in a friendly 1–0 win over Iran on 23 March 2018.[10]

In June 2018, he was named in Tunisia's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[11] He was part of the national team which reached the semi-finals of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[12] In November 2022, he was called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[13]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 30 November 2022[14]
Tunisia
YearAppsGoals
2018130
2019150
202040
202183
2022120
Total523
Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Skhiri goal.[14]
List of international goals scored by Ellyes Skhiri
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 March 2021Martyrs of February Stadium, Benghazi, Libya Libya1–15–22021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.3 September 2021Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis, Tunisia Equatorial Guinea2–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.7 October 2021Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis, Tunisia Mauritania1–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours
Tunisia
Individual

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. "Ellyes Joris Skhiri | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  3. "France – E. Skhiri – Soccerway – Results, fixtures, tables and statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  4. "FC VERPFLICHTET ELLYES SKHIRI". 1. FC Köln. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  5. "Evian TG vs. Montpellier – 21 March 2015 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  6. "FC verpflichtet Ellyes Skhiri" (in German). 1. FC Köln. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  7. "Ellyes Skhiri gives Cologne a much-needed shot in the arm with first win since March". bundesliga.com. 28 November 2020.
  8. "Sélection Nationale Olympique : Maher Kanzari convoque 29 Joueurs – Fédération Tunisienne de Football". www.ftf.org.tn.
  9. Vavel (13 October 2014). "La semaine des internationaux Pailladins".
  10. "Internationals (Sky Sports)". SkySports.
  11. Okeleji, Oluwashina (2 June 2018). "Tunisia World Cup squad: Leicester City's Benalouane in 23-man squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  12. "Ellyes Skhiri: Who is Cologne's Tunisian running man?". Bundesliga. 29 November 2022.
  13. "Khazri and Hannibal headline Tunisia squad announcement". FIFA. 14 November 2022.
  14. "Ellyes Skhiri". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  15. "Tunisia 0–1 Nigeria". eurosport.com. 17 July 2019.
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