Issam Jebali

Issam Jebali (Arabic: عصام الجبالي; born 25 December 1991) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for J1 League club Gamba Osaka and the Tunisia national team.^[2]

Issam Jebali

Personal information
Full name	Issam Jebali[1]
Date of birth	(1991-12-25) 25 December 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth	Majaz al Bab, Tunisia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward, winger
Team information
Current team	Gamba Osaka
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2014	Étoile du Sahel	40	(3)
2012–2013	→ Zarzis (loan)	8	(2)
2015–2016	Värnamo	41	(11)
2016–2018	Elfsborg	59	(20)
2018–2019	Rosenborg	7	(3)
2019	Al-Wehda	13	(3)
2019–2023	OB	92	(27)
2023–	Gamba Osaka	60	(11)
International career‡
2018–	Tunisia	13	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:50, 7 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 December 2022, 13:50 (UTC)

Club career

On 9 February 2015, Jebali was announced at Värnamo on a two year contract.^[3]

On 18 July 2016, Jebali was announced at Elfsborg on a three and a half year contract.^[4] On 23 March 2017, he signed a new four year contract with the club through the 2021 season.^[5]

On 8 August 2018, Jebali was announced at Rosenborg on a four year contract, after scoring 5 goals and registering 5 assists with Elfsborg.^[6]

In January 2019, Jebali signed for Al-Wehda.^[7] Al-Wehda and Jebali received criticism from Rosenborg as a response to Al-Wehda appearing to announce the signing of Jebali before a deal with Rosenborg was actually finalised.^[8]

On 30 July 2019, it was confirmed that Jebali had joined Danish Superliga club Odense Boldklub on a three-year contract.^[9] In September 2020, he scored four goals in three matches, and his performances led to him being named as the Danish Superliga Player of the Month.^[10]

On 5 January 2023, Jebali officially joined Japanese side Gamba Osaka for an estimated transfer fee of 7.5 million Danish krones (around one million euros), signing a three-year contract with the club.^[11][12][13]

International career

Jebali was called up to the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations after Firas Ben Larbi withdrew due to injury.^[14]

During the Kirin Cup, Jebali scored his first international goal against Chile on 10 June 2022, scoring in the 89th minute.^[15]

Jebali was called up to the Tunisia squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.^[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 December 2024^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Domestic Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
IFK Värnamo	2015	Superettan	26	5	1	0	—		—		—		27	5
	2016		15	6	3	0	—		—		—		18	6
	Total		41	11	4	0	—		—		—		45	11
IF Elfsborg	2016	Allsvenskan	15	7	0	0	—		—		—		15	7
	2017		29	10	2	1	—		—		—		31	11
	2018		15	3	4	2	—		—		—		19	5
	Total		59	20	6	3	—		—		—		65	23
Rosenborg	2018	Eliteserien	7	3	1	0	—		5	2	—		13	5
Al-Wehda	2018–19	Saudi Pro League	13	3	1	0	—		—		—		14	3
OB	2019–20	Danish Superliga	19	3	1	0	—		—		5	0	25	3
	2020–21		30	10	3	1	—		—		—		33	11
	2021–22		25	10	5	1	—		—		—		30	11
	2022–23		13	4	1	0	—		—		—		14	4
	Total		92	27	10	2	—		—		5	0	107	29
Gamba Osaka	2023	J1 League	29	5	1	0	4	0	—		—		34	5
	2024		18	2	3	1	0	0	—		—		21	3
	Total		47	7	4	1	4	0	—		—		55	8
Career total			254	71	26	6	4	0	5	2	5	0	294	79

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 June 2022	Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan	Chile	1–0	2–0	2022 Kirin Cup Soccer
2.	14 June 2022	Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan	Japan	3–0	3–0

Honours

Tunisia

• Kirin Cup Soccer: 2022

Individual

• Superliga Player of the Month: September 2020^[10]