Aïmen Demai

Aïmen Demai (Arabic: أيمن الدمعي; born 10 December 1982) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender or defensive midfielder.^[1] Born in France, he played for the Algeria national team before switching to the Tunisia national team.

Aïmen Demai

Personal information
Full name	Aïmen Demai
Date of birth	(1982-12-10) 10 December 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Thionville, France
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender, defensive midfielder
Youth career
1994–1995	Uckange US
1995–1998	FC Woippy
1998–2000	Metz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2004	Metz	17	(0)
2004–2006	1. FC Saarbrücken	63	(5)
2006–2009	1. FC Kaiserslautern	70	(3)
2009–2013	Alemannia Aachen	62	(10)
2014–2016	Alemannia Aachen	49	(6)
Total		261	(24)
International career
2003	Algeria	1	(0)
2009	Tunisia	2	(0)
Managerial career
2015	Alemannia Aachen (caretaker)
2016–2017	Alemannia Aachen U17
2019–2020	Alemannia Aachen U17
2020–	Fortuna Düsseldorf U17 II
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Demai played for the Algeria national team in the youth stages, before he switched to play for the Tunisia national team. He has one cap for the Algerian national team in a 1–0 win over Qatar in 2003.^[2] He also participated in a friendly against French club Rennes two days later.^[3] Demai was recalled by the Tunisian National Team coach Humberto Coelho for the friendly game against Netherlands on 11 February 2009.

Personal life

Demai was born in Thionville, France, to an Algerian father and a Tunisian mother. He holds both French and Tunisian nationalities.^[4]