| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Twente | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Zürich | |||
| 2015–2017 | Kosova Zürich | ||
| 2017–2018 | Zürich | ||
| 2018–2020 | Winterthur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Winterthur | 66 | (8) |
| 2022–2024 | Basel | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Basel U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Winterthur (loan) | 50 | (9) |
| 2024– | Twente | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2022– | Tunisia | 15 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 14 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Sayfallah Ltaief (Arabic: سيف الله لطيف; born 22 April 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Dutch Eredivisie club Twente. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Tunisia national team.
Club career
Ltaief is a product of the youth academies of Zürich, Kosova Zürich, and Winterthur. He began his senior career in the Swiss Challenge League with Winterthur in 2020. On 9 June 2022, he transferred to Swiss Super League club Basel. He made his professional debut with Basel in a 1–1 league draw against his former club Winterthur on 16 July 2022.
On 5 December 2022, Ltaief agreed to return to Winterthur on loan for the second half of the 2022–23 season. His loan was again extended for the entirety of the 2023–24 season, as he eventually scored eight goals and six assists for Winterthur throughout the league campaign.
On 17 May 2024, it was announced that Ltaief would join Dutch side Twente on a permanent deal, signing a three-year contract set to be activated from 1 July.
International career
Ltaief was born in Switzerland and is of Tunisian descent. He was called up to represent the Tunisia U22s in 2022, and also had training sessions with the senior national team in preparation for the 2022 Kirin Cup. He made his debut with Tunisia as a late substitute in a 1–0 friendly win over Comoros on 22 September 2022.
Honours
Winterthur
References
- "Sayfallah Ltaief". FC Basel. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ Germany, Verlagshaus Jaumann. "FC Basel: Sayfallah Ltaief zum FC Basel - Verlagshaus Jaumann". www.verlagshaus-jaumann.de.
- "Der FCB holt auch noch Sayfallah Ltaief von Winterthur". 4-4-2.com. 9 June 2022.
- "Winterthurs grosser Abend – Und dann wird es in der Festhütte plötzlich surreal". Der Bund.
- "SAYFALLAH LTAIEF LEIHWEISE ZUM FC WINTERTHUR" (in German). FC Basel. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Sayfallah Ltaief lascia la Super League e si accasa al Twente". RSI (in Italian). 17 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- "Sayf Ltaief naar FC Twente". FC Twente (in Dutch). 17 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- Dubach, Matthias (27 May 2022). "Winti-Dribbler Ltaief rückt zur Nati ein". Blick.
- JENNY, Hédi (22 September 2022). "Match amical | Tunisie-Comores (Cet après-midi à 15h30) au Stade Omnisports Croissy-sur-Seine - Technique : Se situer…".
External links
- Sayfallah Ltaief at Soccerway
- SFL Profile
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| Tunisia squad – 2023 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Zurich
- Tunisian men's footballers
- Tunisia men's international footballers
- Swiss men's footballers
- Swiss people of Tunisian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- FC Winterthur players
- FC Basel players
- FC Twente players
- Swiss Super League players
- Swiss Challenge League players
- Swiss Promotion League players
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Tunisian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- 21st-century Swiss sportsmen