Syam Ben Youssef

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

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

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

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