Youssef Msakni

يوسف المساكني

Tunis

Former Tunisian footballer (born 1990 in Tunis), a winger who played for Espérance de Tunis and, for a decade, Al Duhail in Qatar; he won 104 caps for Tunisia, scoring 23 goals, between 2010 and 2024.

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    Summary

    Youssef Msakni is a former Tunisian professional footballer, born in Tunis on 28 October 1990. A winger, he spent a decade in Qatari football after his years at Espérance de Tunis, and won 104 caps for Tunisia. 1 2 3

    Career

    Msakni came through Stade Tunisien and joined Espérance de Tunis in 2008, where he became one of the Tunisian league's leading scorers. In January 2013 he moved to Qatar, playing for Al Duhail until 2023 — with loans to Eupen in Belgium and Al Arabi — then joined Al Arabi permanently until 2025, and returned to Espérance for a final spell. 1 2

    For Tunisia he played from 2010 to 2024, winning 104 caps and scoring 23 goals, appearing at Africa Cup of Nations tournaments from 2010 onward. 1

    On the record

    Neither article says anything about Msakni's religion: there is no religion field in either infobox, no statement in either text, and Wikidata carries no religion value for him. The record is complete absence. 1 2 3

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    People and things also explored

    al-Zaytuna Mosque· Khayr al-Din takes Tunis (1534)· Charles V's conquest of Tunis (1535)· Louis IX's siege of Tunis (the Eighth Crusade)· Abu Zakariya al-Hafsi's break with the Almohads· Abu al-Hasan al-Marini's entry into Ifriqiya· The Recovery of Tunis from the Spanish· Abdelaziz Thâalbi

    Sources

    1. Youssef Msakni — English Wikipedia
    2. Youssef Msakni — Arabic Wikipedia
    3. Youssef Msakni — Wikidata Q2409513
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    islam.museum contributors. “Youssef Msakni”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/youssef-msakni/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-26.

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