Mehdi Ben Slimane

Mahdi Ben Slimane (مهدي بن سليمان; born 1 January 1974) is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Having begun his career at AS Marsa in his native country he moved to France in 1996 to play for Olympique de Marseille. After just one season at the club, he joined 2. Bundesliga side SC Freiburg whom helped to promotion to the Bundesliga. He spent half a season on loan each at Borussia Mönchengladbach (in 2000) and club Al-Nassr (in 2001) before leaving Freiburg and returning to Tunisia, where he spent a season and half at Club Africain.

At international level, he played for the Tunisia national team and was a member of squad at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 1996 African Cup of Nations, and the 1998 African Cup of Nations.

Club career
In February 2000, Ben Slimane scored a brace for SC Freiburg contributing to 2–0 win against SSV Ulm.

International career
Ben Slimane participated at the 1998 African Cup of Nations scoring twice for the Tunisia national team, one goal each against DR Congo on 12 February and against Togo on 16 February.

Together with Freiburg teammate Zoubeir Baya, he represented his country at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics

 * Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ben Slimane goal.