Ellyes Skhiri
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ellyes Joris Skhiri[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 10 May 1995||
Place of birth | Lunel, France | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1][2] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
Number | 15 | ||
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) |
2019–2023 | 1. FC Köln | 118 | (17) |
2023– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 38 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | Tunisia U23 | 1 | (0) |
2018– | Tunisia | 69 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:30, 23 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:18, 15 October 2024 (UTC) |
Ellyes Joris Skhiri (Arabic: إلياس الصخيري; born 10 May 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.[3] Born in France, he plays for the Tunisia national team.[4][5]
Club career
[edit]Montpellier
[edit]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.[6]
1. FC Köln
[edit]On 29 July 2019, Skhiri joined 1. FC Köln on a four-year deal.[7] On 28 November 2020, he scored a brace in a 2–1 away win over Borussia Dortmund.[8]
Eintracht Frankfurt
[edit]On 5 July 2023, Skhiri signed a four-year contract with fellow Bundesliga club, Eintracht Frankfurt.[9] A month later, on 31 August, he scored his first goal in a 2–0 win over Levski Sofia in the 2023–24 Conference League play-off round second leg, which qualified his club to the group phase.[10]
International career
[edit]Skhiri was born and raised in France to Tunisian father and French mother. He was called up to the Tunisia Olympic team several times.[11] Skhiri made his debut for the Tunisia Olympic team in a friendly against the Morocco U23 squad.[12]
Skhiri made his senior debut for the Tunisia national football team in a friendly 1–0 win over Iran on 23 March 2018.[13]
In June 2018, he was named in Tunisia's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[14] He was part of the national team which reached the semi-finals of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[15] In November 2022, he was called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[16]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 28 November 2024[17]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Montpellier | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 2 | |||
2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 1 | |||
2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 41 | 4 | |||
2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 3 | |||
Total | 123 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 133 | 10 | ||||
1. FC Köln | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 33 | 1 | |||
2020–21 | Bundesliga | 32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 2[a] | 1 | 35 | 5 | |||
2021–22 | Bundesliga | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 23 | 5 | ||||
2022–23 | Bundesliga | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | 7[b] | 1 | – | 40 | 8 | |||
Total | 118 | 17 | 6 | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 133 | 20 | |||
Eintracht Frankfurt | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 9[b] | 2 | – | 38 | 5 | ||
2024–25 | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 5[c] | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |||
Total | 38 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | 14 | 2 | – | 56 | 5 | ||||
Career total | 279 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 322 | 35 |
- ^ Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
[edit]- As of match played 15 October 2024[18]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Tunisia | 2018 | 13 | 0 |
2019 | 15 | 0 | |
2020 | 4 | 0 | |
2021 | 8 | 3 | |
2022 | 12 | 0 | |
2023 | 8 | 0 | |
2024 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 69 | 3 |
- Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Skhiri goal.[18]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 25 March 2021 | Martyrs of February Stadium, Benghazi, Libya | Libya | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
2. | 3 September 2021 | Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis, Tunisia | Equatorial Guinea | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3. | 7 October 2021 | Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis, Tunisia | Mauritania | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
[edit]- Tunisia
- Africa Cup of Nations 4th place: 2019[19]
- Individual
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "Ellyes Joris Skhiri | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Nach vier Jahren: Skhiri verlässt Köln". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "France – E. Skhiri – Soccerway – Results, fixtures, tables and statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ^ "FC VERPFLICHTET ELLYES SKHIRI". 1. FC Köln. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Evian TG vs. Montpellier – 21 March 2015 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
- ^ "FC verpflichtet Ellyes Skhiri" (in German). 1. FC Köln. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Ellyes Skhiri gives Cologne a much-needed shot in the arm with first win since March". bundesliga.com. 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Ellyes Skhiri wird Adlerträger" (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Eintracht's European journey continues". Eintracht Frankfurt. 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Sélection Nationale Olympique : Maher Kanzari convoque 29 Joueurs – Fédération Tunisienne de Football". www.ftf.org.tn.
- ^ Vavel (13 October 2014). "La semaine des internationaux Pailladins".
- ^ "Internationals (Sky Sports)". SkySports.
- ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (2 June 2018). "Tunisia World Cup squad: Leicester City's Benalouane in 23-man squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Ellyes Skhiri: Who is Cologne's Tunisian running man?". Bundesliga. 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Khazri and Hannibal headline Tunisia squad announcement". FIFA. 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Ellyes Skhiri". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Ellyes Skhiri". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Tunisia 0–1 Nigeria". eurosport.com. 17 July 2019.
- ^ walid (5 January 2022). "Référendum de l'agence TAP : Hafnaoui et Jabeur meilleurs sportifs de l'année, Elyès Skhiri meilleur footballeur | Directinfo" (in French). Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Lunel
- Footballers from Hérault
- Men's association football midfielders
- Tunisian men's footballers
- Tunisia men's international footballers
- Tunisia men's under-23 international footballers
- French men's footballers
- Ligue 1 players
- Montpellier HSC players
- Bundesliga players
- 1. FC Köln players
- Eintracht Frankfurt players
- Tunisian expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- French expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2022 FIFA World Cup players
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 21st-century French sportsmen