Adel Bettaieb

Adel Bettaieb (Arabic: عادل بالطيب; born 28 January 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club Universitatea Cluj. Born in France, he has been called up to the Tunisia national team.

Adel Bettaieb

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Villiers-le-Bel, France
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Universitatea Cluj
Number	9
Youth career
2006–2010	Villiers-le-Bel
2010–2011	INF Clairefontaine
2011–2012	Red Star
2012–2014	Angers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	Angers B	52	(6)
2018–2019	La Louviere	28	(18)
2019–2022	Dudelange	61	(33)
2022–2023	Ümraniyespor	21	(0)
2023–2024	Boluspor	19	(2)
2024	Politehnica Iași	17	(4)
2024–	Universitatea Cluj	15	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 April 2025

Professional career

A youth product of a local club in Villiers-le-Bel for 4 years, Bettaieb moved to the famed French academy INF Clairefontaine at the age of 13, and followed that up with stints at the youth sides of Red Star and Angers.^[1] He began his senior career with their reserves in 2014. He transferred to the Belgian National Division 1 club La Louviere on 2 July 2018.^[2] He moved to the Luxembourgish club Dudelange in the summer of 2019.^[3] He helped Dudelange win the 2021–22 Luxembourg National Division. On 30 June 2022, he signed a professional 1+1 year contract with the newly promoted side Ümraniyespor in the Turkish Süper Lig.^[4] He made his professional debut with Ümraniyespor in a 3–3 Süper Lig tie with Fenerbahçe on 8 August 2022.^[5]

International career

Born in France, Bettaieb is of Tunisian descent through his father. He was called up to the senior Tunisia national teams in September 2019 without featuring.^[6]

Honours

Dudelange

• Luxembourg National Division: 2021–22
• Luxembourg Cup runner-up: 2021–22