Mootez Zaddem

Mootez Zaddem (Arabic: معتز الزدام; born 5 January 2001 in Sousse) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Espérance de Tunis and the Tunisia national team.^[3][4]

Mootez Zaddem

Zaddem with Étoile du Sahel in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Mootez Zaddem[1]
Date of birth	(2001-01-05) 5 January 2001 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth	Sousse, Tunisia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Espérance de Tunis
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Valmiera	23	(0)
2021–2022	→ Étoile du Sahel (loan)	21	(0)
2022–	Espérance de Tunis	24	(2)
2024	→ Al Masry (loan)	21	(5)
2024-	→ Modern Sport (loan)	13	(0[2])
International career‡
2020–2021	Tunisia U20	12	(0)
2021–	Tunisia	3	(0)
Medal record Representing  Tunisia Men's football FIFA Arab Cup Runner-up 2021 Qatar
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2024

Club career

On 10 September 2021, Zaddem moved to Étoile du Sahel on a one-year loan from Valmeria.^[5]

Zaddem in action in a CAF Champions League match for Étoile du Sahel

International career

With the under 20s, he participated in the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in 2021. During this competition held in Mauritania, he played six games. Tunisia ranked fourth in the tournament, losing to the Gambia in the match for third place.^{[citation needed]}

Zaddem made his international debut for Tunisia on 3 December 2021, coming off the bench in the 86th minute against the Syria national football team.^[5][6] He was part of the squad that were runners-up in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Valmiera	2020	Latvian Higher League	18	0	1	0	—		1[c]	0	—		20	0
	2021	Latvian Higher League	5	0	0	0			2[d]	0			7	0
	Total		23	0	1	0	—		3	0	—		27	0
Étoile du Sahel (loan)	2021–22	Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1	21	0	1	0	—		6[e]	0	—		28	0
Espérance de Tunis	2022–23	Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1	17	1	4	1	—		9[e]	0	—		30	2
	2023–24	Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1	4	1	—				2[f]	0	2[g]	0	8	1
	2024–25	Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1	2	0					—				2	0
	Total		23	2	4	1	—		11	0	2	0	40	3
Al Masry (loan)	2023–24	Egyptian Premier League	21	5	0	0	1	0	—				22	5
Modern Sport (loan)	2024–25	Egyptian Premier League	13	0	1	1	0	0	—				14	1
Career total			101	7	7	2	1	0	20	0	2	0	134	9

1. Includes Latvian Football Cup, Tunisian Cup and Egyptian Cup
2. Includes Egyptian League Cup
3. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Conference League
5. Appearances in CAF Champions League
6. One appearance in CAF Champions League, one appearance in African Football League
7. Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup

International

As of 26 March 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Tunisia U20	2020	4	0
	2021	8	0
	Total	12	0
Tunisia	2021	2	0
	2024	1	0
	Total	3	0
Career total		15	0

Honours

Tunisia

• Kirin Cup Soccer: 2022