Ali Maâloul vs Ellyes Skhiri
Tunisia against Tunisia. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Ali Maâloul
Tunisia · 2016–24 · LB
- Almanac rating
- 83
- Rank in Tunisia
- #4 of 33
- Clubs
- CS Sfaxien, Al Ahly SC
Left-backs do not usually wear number 10, and they do not usually finish a season as the leading scorer in their country's league, which is what Maâloul did for CS Sfaxien in 2016. Four CAF Champions League titles with Al Ahly in 2020, 2021, 2023 and 2024, the Egyptian league in each of his first four seasons in Cairo, a place in the CAF Team of the Year in 2017, and World Cups with Tunisia in 2018 and 2022. Career record: club career at CS Sfaxien, Al Ahly SC.
Ellyes Skhiri
Tunisia · 2018–22 · CDM
- Almanac rating
- 82
- Rank in Tunisia
- #9 of 33
- Caps
- 73 · 3 goals
- Clubs
- Montpellier Hérault Sport Club, 1. FC Köln, Eintracht Frankfurt
On 28 November 2020 Skhiri scored both goals in Köln's 2-1 win at Borussia Dortmund, a rare afternoon when the defensive midfielder was the whole attack. Tunisian Footballer of the Year in 2021, 86 caps since his debut against Iran in March 2018, fourth place at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, and World Cup squads in 2018 and 2022, with club football at Montpellier, Köln and Eintracht Frankfurt. Career record: 73 caps and 3 goals for Tunisia; club career at Montpellier Hérault Sport Club, 1. FC Köln, Eintracht Frankfurt.
The verdict
The almanac puts Ali Maâloul ahead by 1 rating point, 83 against 82.
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