# Syam Ben Youssef

Syam Habib Ben Youssef (Tunisian Arabic: صيام الحبيب بن يوسف; born 31 March 1989) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Born in France, he played for the Tunisia national team from 2010 to 2019, scoring two goals in forty-eight caps.

## Club career
### Bastia

Born in Marseille, Ben Youssef passed by the Union sportif des traminots Marseille and the training center of SC Bastia.

### ES Tunis

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.

### Leyton Orient

In 2012 Ben Youssef played for English club Leyton Orient,

### Astra Giurgiu

He signed to Astra Giurgiu in Romania, where he remained three seasons, won 2013–14 Cupa României and discovered European competitions.

### Caen

On 29 June 2015, free of any contract with the Romanian club, Ben Youssef committed for three seasons to 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.

### Kasımpaşa

On 5 July 2017, he agreed with Caen to cancel his contract and joined the Turkish club Kasımpaşa for three seasons.

### Denizlispor

Ben Youssef moved to Turkish club Denizlispor in 2020.

### CFR Cluj

On 4 November 2020, Ben Youssef joined Romanian club CFR Cluj.

### Beroe

In February 2022, Ben Youssef signed with Bulgarian First League club Beroe. He left Beroe at the end of the season.

### Return to Caen

On 1 July 2023, Ben Youssef returned to Caen, signing a one-year contract with the club.

## International career

With the Tunisia Ben Youssef started in 2013. 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.
In June 2018 he was named in Tunisia’s 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

## Career statistics

    As of 17 July 2019
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Tunisia | 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 2014 | 9 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 2015 | 12 | 1 |
| Tunisia | 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 2017 | 12 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 2018 | 7 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 48 | 2 |
    Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ben Youssef goal.
List of international goals scored by Syam Ben Youssef :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 17 November 2015 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia | Mauritania | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 22 March 2019 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia | Eswatini | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |

## Honours

ES Tunis
* CAF Champions League: 2011
* Tunisian Ligue 1: 2009–10, 2010–11
* Tunisian Cup: 2010–11
Astra Giurgiu
* Cupa României: 2013–14
* Supercupa României: 2014
CFR Cluj
* Liga I: 2020–21
* Supercupa României: 2020