33·Legends

Hatem Trabelsi vs Zoubeir Baya

Tunisia against Tunisia. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.

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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.

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Zoubeir Baya

Tunisia · 1996–2002 · CM

Almanac rating
83
Rank in Tunisia
#8 of 33
Caps
81 · 16 goals
Clubs
Étoile Sportive du Sahel, SC Freiburg, CS M'saken

The 1996 Africa Cup of Nations semi-final turned on Baya's goal after twenty minutes, and Tunisia beat Zambia 4-2 to reach the final. He was named in the Team of the Tournament that year, took a runners-up medal from the final against South Africa, won the African Cup Winners' Cup with Étoile du Sahel, was twice Tunisian Footballer of the Year, and scored six goals in eight qualifiers to send Tunisia to the 2002 World Cup. Career record: 81 caps and 16 goals for Tunisia; club career at Étoile Sportive du Sahel, SC Freiburg, CS M'saken.

The verdict

The almanac puts Hatem Trabelsi ahead by 3 rating points, 86 against 83.

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