Ferjani Sassi (; born 18 March 1992) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al Duhail and the Tunisia national team. Club career Sassi started his career with CS Sfaxien where he won the Tunisian League and CAF Confederation Cup in 2013, then he transferred to French club Metz in 2015. In 2018, he went back to Tunisia to join ES Tunis, then he played for Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia, and Zamalek in Egypt. International career Sassi played his first international game with the Tunisia senior national team on 8 June 2013, against Sierra Leone (2–2), where he was part of the starting squad and played the entire match. He was in Tunisia's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, scoring a penalty in Tunisia's opening game against England. Sassi was also deep in controversy after he tackled England striker Harry Kane in the penalty box which outraged England supporters. Career statistics Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sassi goal. Honours CS Sfaxien Tunisian League: 2013 CAF Confederation Cup: 2013 ES Tunis Tunisian League: 2017 Zamalek Egyptian Premier League 2020–21 Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup: 2018 CAF Confederation Cup: 2018–19 Egypt Cup: 2018–19 , 2021 Egyptian Super Cup: 2019–20 CAF Super Cup: 2020 References External links 1992 births Living people People from Aryanah Tunisian footballers Tunisian expatriate footballers Tunisia international footballers Association football midfielders 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players CS Sfaxien players FC Metz players Espérance Sportive de Tunis players Al Nassr FC players Zamalek SC players Al-Duhail SC players 2018 FIFA World Cup players Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Ligue 1 players Saudi Professional League players Egyptian Premier League players Qatar Stars League players Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Egypt Expatriate footballers in Qatar Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in France Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Ligue 2 players 2022 FIFA World Cup players