Saîf-Eddine Khaoui

Saîf-Eddine Khaoui (Arabic: سيف الدين خاوي; born 27 April 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Red Star.^[3] Born in France, he plays for the Tunisia national team.^[4]

Saîf-Eddine Khaoui

Khaoui playing for Tunisia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Saîfeddine Khaoui[1]
Date of birth	(1995-04-27) 27 April 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Red Star
Number	10
Youth career
2008-2011	INF Clairefontaine
2008-2010	FC Franconville
2010–2011	Entente SSG
2011–2014	Tours
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Tours B	23	(10)
2014–2016	Tours	39	(4)
2016–2018	Marseille B	8	(2)
2016–2021	Marseille	33	(2)
2017–2018	→ Troyes (loan)	32	(5)
2018–2019	→ Caen (loan)	26	(3)
2021–2023	Clermont	57	(8)
2023–2024	Khor Fakkan	6	(0)
2025	Macarthur FC	5	(0)
2025–	Red Star	0	(0)
International career‡
2015	Tunisia U21	1	(1)
2018–2020	Tunisia	27	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:20, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Tours

Khaoui is a youth exponent from Tours. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 14 February 2014 against Istres in a 1–0 away loss.^[5]

Marseille

On 18 June 2016, Tours confirmed that they had reached an agreement with Marseille for the sale of Khaoui.^[6] He made his league debut on 14 August 2016 in a 0–0 draw with Toulouse, replacing Florian Thauvin at halftime.^[7]

Loan to Troyes

On 26 July 2017, having spent only a month at Marseille, Khaoui was sent out on loan to Troyes. He made his debut on 5 August 2017 in a 1–1 draw with Rennes.^[8]

Loan to Cannes

On 31 August 2018, the last day of the 2018 transfer window, Khaoui joined Caen on loan for the 2018–19 season.^[9]

Clermont

On 14 August 2021, Khaoui joined newly promoted Ligue 1 side Clermont on a two-year deal.^[10]

Khor Fakkan

On 11 June 2023, it was confirmed that Khaoui would join UAE Pro League club Khor Fakkan following the expiration of his Clermont contract.^[11]

Macarthur FC

On 2 February 2025, it was confirmed that Khaoui would be joining A-League club Macarthur Football Club^[12]

International career

Khaoui was called up by the Tunisia U21 squad, and scored in his debut against Nigeria U21.^[13] He was called up to the Tunisia Olympic team for their matches in 2016.^[14]

Khaoui made his senior debut for the Tunisia national team in a friendly 1–0 win over Iran on 23 March 2018.^[15]

In June 2018 he was named in Tunisia's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.^[16][17]

Personal life

Khaoui was born and raised in France to parents of Tunisian descent.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

As of 1 July 2023^[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tours B	2013–14	CFA 2	13	3	—		—		13	3
	2014–15	CFA 2	10	7	—		—		10	7
	Total		23	10	—		—		23	10
Tours	2013–14	Ligue 2	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
	2014–15	Ligue 2	2	1	1	0	0	0	3	1
	2015–16	Ligue 2	27	3	1	0	4	0	32	3
	Total		39	4	2	0	4	0	45	4
Marseille B	2016–17	CFA	7	2	—		—		7	2
	2018–19	National 2	1	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		8	2	—		—		8	2
Marseille	2016–17	Ligue 1	9	0	1	0	0	0	10	0
	2019–20	Ligue 1	7	0	3	0	1	0	11	0
	2020–21	Ligue 1	17	2	2	0	—		19	2
	Total		33	2	6	0	1	0	40	2
Troyes (loan)	2017–18	Ligue 1	32	5	2	0	1	0	35	5
Caen (loan)	2018–19	Ligue 1	25	3	3	2	1	1	29	6
Caen B (loan)	2018–19	National 3	1	2	—		—		1	2
Clermont	2021–22	Ligue 1	23	1	1	1	—		24	2
	2022–23	Ligue 1	34	7	0	0	—		34	7
	Total		57	8	1	1	—		58	9
Khor Fakkan	2023–24	UAE Pro League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career totals			218	36	14	3	7	1	239	40

1. Includes Coupe de France.
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue.

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Tunisia	2018	9	0
	2019	5	2
	2020	3	2
Total		17	4

Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Khaoui goal.

List of international goals scored by Saîf-Eddine Khaoui^[18]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	15 November 2019	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia	Libya	2–0	4–1	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2				3–1
3	9 October 2020	Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia	Sudan	1–0	3–0	Friendly
4	17 November 2020	National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania	Tanzania	1–0	1–1	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification