Sayfallah Ltaief

Sayfallah Ltaief (Arabic: سَيْف الله لَطِيف; born 22 April 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Dutch Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam on loan from Twente. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Tunisia national team.

Sayfallah Ltaief

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Zürich, Switzerland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position	Winger
Team information
Current team	Sparta Rotterdam (on loan from Twente)
Number	11
Youth career
	Zürich
2015–2017	Kosova Zürich
2017–2018	Zürich
2018–2020	Winterthur
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Winterthur	66	(8)
2022–2024	Basel	6	(0)
2022–2024	Basel U21	4	(0)
2023–2024	→ Winterthur (loan)	50	(9)
2024–	Twente	30	(1)
2025–	→ Sparta Rotterdam (loan)	8	(1)
International career‡
2022–	Tunisia	18	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:11, 24 March 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Ltaief is a product of the youth academies of Zürich, Kosova Zürich, and Winterthur.^[2] He began his senior career in the Swiss Challenge League with Winterthur in 2020. On 9 June 2022, he transferred to Swiss Super League club Basel.^[3] He made his professional debut with Basel in a 1–1 league draw against his former club Winterthur on 16 July 2022.^[4]

On 5 December 2022, Ltaief agreed to return to Winterthur on loan for the second half of the 2022–23 season.^[5] His loan was again extended for the entirety of the 2023–24 season, as he eventually scored eight goals and six assists for Winterthur throughout the league campaign.^[6]

On 17 May 2024, it was announced that Ltaief would join Dutch side Twente on a permanent deal, signing a three-year contract set to be activated from 1 July.^[6][7]

On 7 August 2025, Ltaief joined Sparta Rotterdam on season long-loan.^[8]

International career

Ltaief was born in Switzerland and is of Tunisian descent.^[2] He was called up to represent the Tunisia U22s in 2022, and also had training sessions with the senior national team in preparation for the 2022 Kirin Cup.^[9] He made his debut with Tunisia as a late substitute in a 1–0 friendly win over Comoros on 22 September 2022.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 30 October 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Winterthur	2019–20	Swiss Challenge League	12	2	2	0	—		14	2
	2020–21	Swiss Challenge League	20	1	2	0	—		22	1
	2021–22	Swiss Challenge League	34	5	2	0	—		36	5
	Total		66	8	6	0	—		72	8
Basel	2022–23	Swiss Super League	6	0	1	0	3[a]	0	10	0
Basel U21	2022–23	Swiss Promotion League	4	0	—		—		4	0
Winterthur (loan)	2022–23	Swiss Super League	15	1	0	0	—		15	1
	2023–24	Swiss Super League	35	8	5	1	—		40	9
	Total		50	9	5	1	—		55	10
Twente	2024–25	Eredivisie	30	1	2	0	12[b]	1	44	2
Sparta Rotterdam (loan)	2025–26	Eredivisie	8	1	1	1	—		9	2
Career total			164	20	15	1	15	1	194	22

1. Appearances in UEFA Conference League
2. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 24 March 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Tunisia	2022	1	0
	2023	4	0
	2024	11	1
	2025	2	0
Total		18	1

Croatia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ltaief goal.

List of international goals scored by Sayfallah Ltaief

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	14 November 2024	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa	Madagascar	2–1	3–2	2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Winterthur

• Swiss Challenge League: 2021–22