Mouez Hassen

Mouez Hassen (Arabic: مُعِزّ حَسَن; born 5 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 side Club Africain. Born in France, he plays for the Tunisia national team.

Mouez Hassen

Personal information
Full name	Mouez Hassen[1]
Date of birth	(1995-03-05) 5 March 1995 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth	Fréjus, France
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Club Africain
Number	23
Youth career
2005–2009	Stade Raphaëlois
2009–2010	Fréjus
2010–2013	Nice
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2019	Nice B	36	(0)
2013–2019	Nice	49	(0)
2017	→ Southampton (loan)	0	(0)
2017–2018	→ Châteauroux (loan)	29	(0)
2019–2020	Cercle Brugge	4	(0)
2020–2021	Brest	0	(0)
2021–	Club Africain	59	(0)
International career‡
2011	France U16	2	(0)
2011–2012	France U17	2	(0)
2013	France U18	1	(0)
2013	France U19	2	(0)
2014	France U20	2	(0)
2015	France U21	5	(0)
2018–	Tunisia	21	(0)
Medal record Representing  Tunisia Men's football FIFA Arab Cup Runner-up 2021 Qatar
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00.05, 2 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:07, 2 October 2024 (UTC)

Early life

Hassen was born in Fréjus, Var.^[4]

Career

Nice

Hassen made his Ligue 1 debut on 25 September 2013 in a 2–0 away defeat against FC Nantes.^{[citation needed]}

Southampton

On 31 January 2017, Hassen signed a five-month loan deal with Southampton, where he was re-united with his former manager, Claude Puel,^[5][6] although he made no appearances for the club.^{[citation needed]}

Châteauroux

Hassen joined Châteauroux on loan on 9 July 2017.^[7][8]

Cercle Brugge

On 1 November 2019, Hassen signed a one-season contract with a one-season extension option with Belgian First Division A club Cercle Brugge.^[9]

Club Africain

On 9 September 2021 he joined Tunisian club Club Africain.^[10]

International career

Hassen made his debut for Tunisia keeping a clean sheet in an international friendly against Costa Rica on 27 March 2018 at the Allianz Riviera in Nice.^[11]

In June 2018, it was revealed that Hassen had faked being injured during two international friendly matches against Portugal and Turkey to allow teammates to eat food mid-game and break their fast during the month of Ramadan.^[12]

In June 2018, he was named in Tunisia's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 June 2024^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nice B	2012–13	CFA 2	21	0	—		—		—		—		21	0
2013–14	CFA	6	0	—		—		—		—		6	0
2014–15		2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
2015–16		1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
2016–17		1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
2018–19	National 2	5	0	—		—		—		—		5	0
Total		36	0	—		—		—		—		36	0
Nice	2012–13	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2013–14		5	0	2	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
	2014–15		30	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		31	0
	2015–16		14	0	1	0	1	0	—		—		16	0
	2016–17		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		49	0	4	0	1	0	—		—		54	0
Southampton (loan)	2016–17	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Châteauroux (loan)	2017–18	Ligue 2	29	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		30	0
Cercle Brugge	2019–20	Belgian First Division A	4	0	0	0	—		—		—		4	0
Brest	2020–21	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Club Africain	2021–22	Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1	17	0	0	0	—		—		—		17	0
	2022–23		23	0	3	0	—		4	0	—		30	0
	2023–24		18	0	4	0	—		8	0	—		30	0
	Total		58	0	7	0	—		12	0	—		77	0
Career total			176	0	11	0	2	0	12	0	0	0	201	0

International

As of match played 17 October 2023^[15]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Tunisia	2018	4	0
	2019	8	0
	2021	8	0
	2022	0	0
	2023	1	0
	2024	0	0
Total		21	0

Honours

Southampton

• EFL Cup runner-up: 2016–17^[16]