Issam Jebali
Issam Jebali (Arabic: عصام الجبالي; born 25 December 1991) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for J1 League club Gamba Osaka and the Tunisia national team.[2] Club careerOn 9 February 2015, Jebali was announced at Värnamo on a two year contract.[3] On 18 July 2016, Jebali was announced at Elfsborg on a three and a half year contract.[4] On 23 March 2017, he signed a new four year contract with the club through the 2021 season.[5] On 8 August 2018, Jebali was announced at Rosenborg on a four year contract, after scoring 5 goals and registering 5 assists with Elfsborg.[6] In January 2019, Jebali signed for Al-Wehda.[7] Al-Wehda and Jebali received criticism from Rosenborg as a response to Al-Wehda appearing to announce the signing of Jebali before a deal with Rosenborg was actually finalised.[8] On 30 July 2019, it was confirmed that Jebali had joined Danish Superliga club Odense Boldklub on a three-year contract.[9] In September 2020, he scored four goals in three matches, and his performances led to him being named as the Danish Superliga Player of the Month.[10] On 5 January 2023, Jebali officially joined Japanese side Gamba Osaka for an estimated transfer fee of 7.5 million Danish krones (around one million euros), signing a three-year contract with the club.[11][12][13] International careerJebali was called up to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations after Firas Ben Larbi withdrew due to injury.[14] During the Kirin Cup, Jebali scored his first international goal against Chile on 10 June 2022, scoring in the 89th minute.[15] Jebali was called up to the Tunisia squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[16] Career statisticsClub
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HonoursTunisia Individual References
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