# Ellyes Skhiri

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. Born in France, he plays for the Tunisia national team.

## Club career
### Montpellier

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.

### 1. FC Köln

On 29 July 2019, Skhiri joined 1. FC Köln on a four-year deal. On 28 November 2020, he scored a brace in a 2–1 away win over Borussia Dortmund.

### Eintracht Frankfurt

On 5 July 2023, Skhiri signed a four-year contract with fellow Bundesliga club, Eintracht Frankfurt. 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.

## International career

Skhiri was born and raised in France to Tunisian father and French mother. He was called up to the Tunisia Olympic team several times. Skhiri made his debut for the Tunisia Olympic team in a friendly against the Morocco U23 squad.
Skhiri made his senior debut for the Tunisia national football team in a friendly 1–0 win over Iran on 23 March 2018.
In June 2018, he was named in Tunisia's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. He was part of the national team which reached the semi-finals of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. In November 2022, he was called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 13 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 |
| Montpellier | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 2 |
| Montpellier | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 39 | 1 |
| Montpellier | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 41 | 4 |
| Montpellier | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 38 | 3 |
| Montpellier | Total | Total | 123 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 133 | 10 |
| 1. FC Köln | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 33 | 1 |
| 1. FC Köln | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 35 | 5 |
| 1. FC Köln | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 5 |
| 1. FC Köln | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 1 | – | – | 40 | 8 |
| 1. FC Köln | Total | Total | 118 | 17 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 133 | 20 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 9 | 2 | – | – | 38 | 5 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | – | – | 34 | 1 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | Total | Total | 48 | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 19 | 3 | – | – | 72 | 6 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 289 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 338 | 36 |
* ↑ Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

### International

    As of match played 15 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Tunisia | 2018 | 13 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 2019 | 15 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 2021 | 8 | 3 |
| Tunisia | 2022 | 12 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 2023 | 8 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 2024 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 69 | 3 |
    Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Skhiri goal.
List of international goals scored by Ellyes Skhiri :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 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
### Tunisia

* Africa Cup of Nations 4th place: 2019

### Individual

* Tunisian Footballer of the Year: 2021