Issam Jemâa
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-01-28) 28 January 1984
Place of birth Gabès, Tunisia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1995–2003 CO Mednine
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Espérance 49 (17)
2005–2011 Lens 114 (20)
2007–2008 → Caen (loan) 21 (3)
2011–2012 Auxerre 7 (2)
2012 → Brest (loan) 10 (2)
2012–2014 Kuwait SC 38 (27)
2014–2015 Al-Sailiya 26 (11)
2016–2017 Dubai CSC 24 (24)
Total 289 (106)
International career
2005–2014 Tunisia 84 (36)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Issam Jemâa (Arabic: عصام جمعة; born 28 January 1984 in Gabès) is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He started his footballing career for Espérance Sportive de Tunis, and was later signed by French side Lens. A Tunisia international since 2005, he is the all-time leading scorer of the Tunisia national team.

International career

Jemâa was called up to the 2006 World Cup, but was later forced out from the squad due to injury. He was also called up to the Tunisia national team for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana and the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Contintental Total Ref.
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lens 2005–06 Ligue 1 60001094154 [1][2]
2006–07 273311194409 [1][2]
2008–09 Ligue 2 265003200297 [1][2]
2009–10 Ligue 1 297420000339 [1][2]
2010–11 265101000285 [1][2]
Total 11420836314514231 –
Caen (loan) 2007–08 Ligue 1 213001000223 [1][2]
Auxerre 2011–12 Ligue 1 7200100082 [1][2]
Brest 2011–12 Ligue 1 102000000102 [1][2]
Kuwait SC 2012–13 Kuwait Premier League 14111092420 [3][4]
2013–14 241613163732 [3][4]
Total 382723256152 –
Al-Sailiya SC 2014–15 Qatar Stars League 25112511 [2]
2015–16 1010 [2]
Total 26112611 –
Dubai CSC 2015–16 UAE Second Division 11121112 [3]
2016–17 13121312 [3]
Total 24242424 –
Career total 24089293125 –

International goals

Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jemâa goal.
List of international goals scored by Issam Jemâa[5]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
13 September 2005Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya Kenya2–02–02006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
230 May 2006Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia Belarus3–03–02006 LG Cup (Tunisia)
37 February 2007Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat, Morocco Morocco1–11–1Friendly
424 March 2007Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles Seychelles1–03–02008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
52–0
63–0
72 June 2007Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia Seychelles1–04–02008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
816 June 2007Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia Mauritius1–02–02008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
917 November 2011Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia Namibia2–02–0Friendly
1023 January 2008Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana Senegal1–02–22008 Africa Cup of Nations
11 7 June 2008 Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles  Seychelles 1–0 2–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
12 21 June 2008 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia  Burundi 2–0 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
13 14 October 2008 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  France 1–0 1–3 Friendly
14 28 March 2009 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya  Kenya 2–1 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
15 11 October 2009 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès  Kenya 4–0 1–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
16 30 May 2010 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès  France 1–0 1–1 Friendly
17 20 June 2010 Al Merreikh Stadium, Omdurman, Sudan  Sudan 4–0 6–2 Friendly
18 5–0
19 11 August 2010 Stade Nacional, N'Djamena, Chad  Chad 2–0 3–1 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
20 4 September 2010 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès  Malawi 1–0 2–2 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
21 2–0
22 10 October 2010 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo  Togo 1–0 2–1 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
23 5 June 2011 Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia  Chad 1–0 5–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
24 3–0
25 5–0
26 10 August 2011 Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia  Mali 4–2 4–2 Friendly
27 27 January 2012 Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon  Niger 2–1 2–1 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
28 27 May 2012 Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia  Rwanda 4–1 5–1 Friendly
29 2 June 2012 Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia  Equatorial Guinea 1–1 3–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
309 June 2012Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde Cape Verde2–12–12014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
3115 August 2012Széktói Stadion, Kecskemét, Hungary Iran2–22–2Friendly
3230 December 2012Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Iraq1–02–1Friendly
3313 January 2013Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Ghana1–02–4Friendly
342–0
3514 August 2013Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia Congo2–03–0Friendly
363–0

Honours

Lens

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Issam JEMAA - Football : la fiche de Issam JEMAA (Al-Saïliya Doha)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Issam Jemâa » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Issam Jemâa at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. 1 2 "Issam Jemâa - Retired". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  5. ↑ Imed Kilani. "Issam Jemaa – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "Lens 3-1 Cluj (Aggregate: 4 - 2)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
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