Ziad Jaziri (Arabic: زياد جزيري; born 12 July 1978) is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Ziad Jaziri
Personal information
Full name Ziad Jaziri[1]
Date of birth (1978-07-12) 12 July 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Sousse, Tunisia
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Étoile du Sahel
2003–2005 Gaziantepspor 49 (17)
2005–2007 Troyes 44 (6)
2007–2008 Al-Kuwait 15 (9)
International career
1999–2007 Tunisia 64 (14)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Tunisia
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2004 Tunisia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He has 64 caps and 14 goals for the Tunisia national team, and was called up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He was also in the 2002 World Cup squad. In addition, Jaziri was on the winning Tunisian team at the 2004 African Cup of Nations. He scored the first goal for Tunisia in the 2006 FIFA World Cup against Saudi Arabia on 14 June 2006.

On 14 July 2011, he was arrested with former Tunisian international Hatem Trabelsi and Club Africain player Oussema Sallemi for questioning in a drug possession, consumption and trafficking affair.[2]

Career statistics

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Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first.[3]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 April 2000 Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia   Mauritania
2–0
3–0
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 7 October 2000 Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia   Gabon
1–0
4–2
2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3. 28 January 2001 Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire, Congo   Congo
2–1
2–1
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 25 February 2001 Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia   DR Congo
2–0
6–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.
4–0
6. 20 May 2001 Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia   Ivory Coast
1–1
1–1
2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
7. 17 June 2001 Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia   Kenya
2–0
4–1 2002 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8.
3–0
9. 26 May 2002 Kimiidera Athletic Stadium, Wakayama, Japan   Denmark
1–1
1–2
Friendly
10. 14 January 2004 Stade de Houmet Es'Souk, Djerba, Tunisia   Benin
1–0
2–0
Friendly
11. 24 January 2004 Stade 7 November, Radès, Tunisia   Rwanda
1–0
2–1
2004 African Cup of Nations
12. 14 February 2004 Stade 7 November, Radès, Tunisia   Morocco
2–1
2–1
2004 African Cup of Nations
13. 9 October 2004 Chichiri Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi   Malawi
1–2
2–2
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
14. 14 June 2006 FIFA WM Stadion München, Munich, Germany   Saudi Arabia
1–0
2–2
2006 FIFA World Cup

Honours

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Tunisia

References

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  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Tunisia" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Three Tunisian players detained and questioned on drug charges | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Jaziri, Ziad". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Tunisia win Cup of Nations". BBC Sport. 14 February 2004. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
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