Salim Khelifi
Salim Khelifi (born 26 January 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Melbourne Victory in the A-League Men, on loan from Perth Glory. 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. 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.

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

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

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

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

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). 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.

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

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1994 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Winterthur
Footballers from the canton of Zürich
Swiss people of Tunisian descent
Tunisian men's footballers
Swiss men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Tunisia men's international footballers
Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers
Switzerland men's youth international footballers
Swiss Super League players
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
FC Lausanne-Sport players
Eintracht Braunschweig players
Eintracht Braunschweig II players
FC Zürich players
Holstein Kiel players
Perth Glory FC players
Melbourne Victory FC players
Swiss expatriate men's footballers
Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Australia
Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
Swiss Promotion League players