Mehdi Ben Slimane
Tunisian footballer (born 1974) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mahdi Ben Slimane (Arabic: مهدي بن سليمان; born 1 January 1974)[2] is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a forward.[3]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1974-01-01) 1 January 1974 (age 50) | ||
Place of birth | Le Kram, Tunisia | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1996 | AS Marsa | ||
1996–1997 | Marseille | 19 | (0) |
1997–2001 | SC Freiburg | 72 | (11) |
2000 | → Borussia M'gladbach (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2001 | → Al-Nassr (loan) | ||
2002 | Club Africain | ||
International career | |||
1994–1998 | Tunisia[1] | 34 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Having begun his career at AS Marsa in his native country he moved to France in 1996 to play for Olympique de Marseille. After just one season at the club, he joined 2. Bundesliga side SC Freiburg whom helped to promotion to the Bundesliga. He spent half a season on loan each at Borussia Mönchengladbach (in 2000) and club Al-Nassr (in 2001) before leaving Freiburg and returning to Tunisia, where he spent a season and half at Club Africain.
At international level, he played for the Tunisia national team and was a member of squad at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 1996 African Cup of Nations, and the 1998 African Cup of Nations.