Issam Merdassi

Issam Merdassi (Arabic: عصام المرداسي, born 16 March 1981) is a Tunisian footballer.

Issam Merdassi

Personal information
Date of birth	(1981-03-16) 16 March 1981 (age 44)
Place of birth	Sfax, Tunisia
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	AS Rejiche (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2009	CS Sfaxien
2007–2008	→ Al-Nassr (loan)
2009–2011	BSC Young Boys	20	(0)
2011–2013	Misr El Makasa
International career
2006	Tunisia	2	(0)
Managerial career
2020–2021	Sfax Railways Sports
2021–	AS Rejiche
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Merdassi played until 2006 for CS Sfaxien then went on loan to Saudi Al-Nassr before returning to CS Sfaxien for one season 2008–2009 and finally he was transferred to BSC Young Boys in summer 2009.^[1]

He was a member of the Tunisian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, finishing third in group C, behind group and gold medal winners Argentina and runners-up Australia.^[2]

After managing Sfax Railways Sports, he was appointed manager of AS Rejiche in 2021.^[3]