Eskander_Mzoughi
Eskander Mzoughi
Association football player (born 2003
Eskander Mzoughi (Arabic: اسكندر مزوغي; born October 12, 2003) is a footballer who plays for Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club AS Soliman. Born in Canada, he has represented Tunisia at youth international level.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2003-10-12) October 12, 2003 (age 20) | ||
Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
CS Phénix des Rivières | |||
OH Leuven | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023 | Valour FC | 14 | (0) |
2024– | AS Soliman | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2021 | Tunisia U20 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2023 |
Mzoughi was born in Montreal and grew up in Quebec City.[1] He began playing youth soccer in Canada at age seven with CS Phénix des Rivières.[2] He moved to Belgium at the age of 10 with his family and soon after joined the youth system of OH Leuven.[3]
In January 2023, he joined Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League.[4] He made his debut on May 6, 2023 against the HFX Wanderers.[5]
In 2024, he joined Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club AS Soliman.[6]
Mzoughi was born in Canada to parents of Tunisian descent, and also holds Belgian citizenship, having obtained it during his time in Belgium.[7]
In 2020, he had discussions with the Canadian Soccer Association in regards of a development program in preparation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and was also invited to a camp with the Canada U20 team, however, the camp was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
In May 2021, he was called up to the Tunisia U20 team for the 2021 Arab Cup U-20,[8] but he was injured in the first match and missed the remainder of the tournament.[9] He was also called up for the 2021 UNAF U-20 Tournament, where Tunisia won the tournament.[10] He made five appearances for the side that year.[11]
- "Eskander Mzoughi signe son premier contrat professionnel" [Eskander Mzoughi signs his first professional contract]. Obelisq (in French). January 18, 2023.
- Li, H. (August 15, 2020). "Interview Eskander Mzoughi « Je suis un grand compétiteur et je souhaite toujours m'améliorer »" [Interview Eskander Mzoughi "I am a great competitor and I always want to improve"]. Ettachkila (in French).
- "Eskander Mzoughi chez Obelisq" [Eskander Mzoughi at Obelisq]. Obelisq (in French). July 24, 2020.
- "For Valour GM/coach, draw not good enough". Winnipeg Sun. May 6, 2023.
- خالد الهرقام (Al-Harqam, Khaled) (4 February 2024). "مستقبل سليمان: تربص مغلق بالحمامات وهذه قائمة الانتدابات" [Suleiman’s future: Closed training in the bathrooms, and this is the list of assignments]. Mosaïque FM (in Arabic).
- Jacques, John (January 18, 2023). "Valour Adds Domestic U-21 Players Sanchez And Mzoughi". Northern Tribune.
- "Eskander Mzoughi convoqué par la Tunisie U20" [Eskander Mzoughi called up by Tunisia U20]. Obelisq (in French). May 20, 2021.
- "شباب تونس يخسر جهود المزوغي لنهاية كأس العرب" [Tunisia's youth team loses Al-Mazoughi's efforts at the end of the Arab Cup]. Kooora (in Arabic). June 23, 2021.
- "مدافع من كندا يطمح لحجز مكان معلول في تشكيل منتخب تونس" [A defender from Canada aspires to reserve Maaloul's place in the Tunisian national team]. Winwin (in Arabic). July 31, 2023.
- Eskander Mzoughi at Soccerway