Hatem Trabelsi vs Youssef Msakni
Tunisia against Tunisia. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Hatem Trabelsi
Tunisia · 1998–2004 · RB
- Almanac rating
- 86
- Rank in Tunisia
- #2 of 33
- Caps
- 66 · 1 goals
- Clubs
- CS Sfaxien, AFC Ajax, Manchester City
Ajax gave him the number 2 in 2001, and by 2003 he was among the fifty candidates on France Football's Ballon d'Or list, a right-back from Sfax in company usually reserved for forwards. The 2004 Africa Cup of Nations, Tunisia's first, then two Eredivisie titles and two KNVB Cups across 145 games at Ajax, a Champions League quarter-final in 2003 lost to the eventual winners Milan, and the CAF Cup with CS Sfaxien in 1998. Career record: 66 caps and 1 goals for Tunisia; club career at CS Sfaxien, AFC Ajax, Manchester City.
Youssef Msakni
Tunisia · 2011–22 · CAM
- Almanac rating
- 83
- Rank in Tunisia
- #7 of 33
- Clubs
- Stade Tunisien, Espérance Sportive de Tunis, Al-Duhail SC
Two minutes into the second half in Garoua on 23 January 2022, Msakni struck the only goal of the last-16 tie and Nigeria were out of the Africa Cup of Nations. The 2011 CAF Champions League with Espérance, where he was the tournament's second-highest scorer, four Tunisian league titles, five Qatar Stars League titles with Lekhwiya and Al-Duhail, 104 caps and 23 goals for Tunisia, and Tunisian Footballer of the Year in 2012 and 2017. Career record: club career at Stade Tunisien, Espérance Sportive de Tunis, Al-Duhail SC.
The verdict
The almanac puts Hatem Trabelsi ahead by 3 rating points, 86 against 83.
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