Syam Ben Youssef is a Tunisian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Turkish club Kasımpaşa in Super Lig. Club Career
Born in Marseille, Ben Youssef passed by the Union sportif des traminots Marseille and the training center of SC Bastia. He joined ES Tunis on a two-year contract on 12 August 2009, he made his professional debut in the Tunisian championship on 12 September 2009, against CS Sfaxien (4–0) at Stade 7 November, and scored his first goal. On 14 December, he received his first convocation with the national team. After playing few months in 2012 in England at Leyton Orient, he signed to FC Astra Giurgiu in Romania, where he remained three seasons, won 2013–14 Cupa României and discovered European competitions. On 29 June 2015, free of any contract with the Romanian club, he committed for three seasons to SM Caen, he played his first match in Ligue 1 on 22 August against OGC Nice. He scored his first goal in the fifth day against Troyes AC. On 5 July 2017, he agreed with the SM Caen to cancel his contract and joined the Turkish club Kasımpaşa SK for three seasons. International Career
With the National team he started in 2010, collecting 30 appearances. He played his first African Cup in 2015, he participated also in 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. On 17 November 2015, he scored his first goal with the Tunisian team in the second round of the 2018 World Cup qualification against Mauritania. |
