Oussama Darragi (born 3 April 1987) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.[3]

Oussama Darragi
Darragi with Tunisia in 2010
Personal information
Full name Oussama Darragi[1]
Date of birth (1987-04-03) 3 April 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Tunis, Tunisia[2]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Espérance 77 (29)
2012–2013 Sion 24 (1)
2013–2015 Espérance 39 (14)
2015–2016 Al-Raed 1 (0)
2016 CA Bizertin 12 (2)
2016–2018 Club Africain 22 (5)
2018 Umm Salal SC 9 (5)
2018 Wydad AC 0 (0)
2018–2020 Club Africain 16 (2)
2020–2021 JS Kabylie 6 (0)
International career
2009–2013 Tunisia 45 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2020 (UTC)

Club career

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Darragi was chosen as the best player in the Tunisian league for the year 2010.[citation needed]

After contributing to Ésperance de Tunis winning the Tunisian League, the Tunisian Cup and the CAF Champions League, he was named the African-based Player of the Year for 2011 by the Confederation of African Football.[4][5]

In January 2020, he joined JS Kabylie from Club Africain.[6]

International career

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Darragi was called up to the Tunisia national team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. On 6 September 2009, Tunisia travelled to face Nigeria in a crucial qualifier. With the visitors trailing 2–1, Darragi scored in the 89th minute to earn a draw for his team.

International goals

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Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Darragi goal.[3]
List of international goals scored by Oussama Darragi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 May 2009 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia   Sudan 1–0 4–0 Friendly
2 6 June 2009 Stade 7 November, Radès, Tunisia   Mozambique 2–0 2–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
3 6 September 2009 Abuja Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria   Nigeria 2–2 2–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)
4 29 May 2011 Stade Olympique, Sousse, Tunisia   Central African Republic 1–0 3–0 Friendly
5 3–0
6 5 June 2011 Stade Olympique, Sousse, Tunisia   Chad 4–0 5–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7 7 January 2013 Al-Wakrah Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar   Ethiopia 1–0 1–1 Friendly
8 23 March 2013 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia   Sierra Leone 1–0 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 8 June 2013 National Stadium, Freetown, Sierra Leone   Sierra Leone 1–1 2–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 16 June 2013 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea   Equatorial Guinea 1–1 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2011. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Oussama Derradji". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Oussama Darragi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b Oti Adjei, Michael (22 December 2011). "Yaya Toure is named Caf African Player of the Year". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  5. ^ Mohamed, Mahmoud (23 December 2011). "Tunisia's Darragi eyes CAF Africa award". Ahram Online. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  6. ^ Juillard, Patrick (8 January 2020). "Oussama Darragi s'engage à la JS Kabylie (officiel)". Football 365 (in French). Retrieved 24 January 2020.