Sayfallah Ltaief (Arabic: سَيْف الله لَطِيف; born 22 April 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth, on loan from Eredivisie side Twente. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Tunisia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Greuther Fürth (on loan from Twente) | ||
| Number | 47 | ||
| 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) |
| 2025–2026 | → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2026– | → Greuther Fürth (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Tunisia | 18 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:11, 24 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editLtaief 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] On 2 February 2026, he moved on a new loan to German club Greuther Fürth in the 2. Bundesliga.[9]
International career
editLtaief 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.[10] He made his debut with Tunisia as a late substitute in a 1–0 friendly win over Comoros on 22 September 2022.[11]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 15 January 2026
| 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 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 12 | 2 | |
| Career total | 165 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 197 | 22 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
International
edit- As of match played 24 March 2025
| 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.
| 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
editWinterthur
References
edit- ↑ "Sayfallah Ltaief". FC Basel. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- 1 2 Germany, Verlagshaus Jaumann. "FC Basel: Sayfallah Ltaief zum FC Basel - Verlagshaus Jaumann". www.verlagshaus-jaumann.de.
- ↑ "Der FCB holt auch noch Sayfallah Ltaief von Winterthur". 4-4-2.com. 9 June 2022.
- ↑ "Winterthurs grosser Abend – Und dann wird es in der Festhütte plötzlich surreal". Der Bund.
- ↑ "SAYFALLAH LTAIEF LEIHWEISE ZUM FC WINTERTHUR" (in German). FC Basel. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- 1 2 "Sayfallah Ltaief lascia la Super League e si accasa al Twente". RSI (in Italian). 17 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ↑ "Sayf Ltaief naar FC Twente". FC Twente (in Dutch). 17 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ↑ "Sparta huurt Sayfallah Ltaief van FC Twente" (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ↑ "Ltaief-Leihe aus Enschede" [Ltaief loan from Enschede] (in German). SpVgg Greuther Fürth. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ Dubach, Matthias (27 May 2022). "Winti-Dribbler Ltaief rückt zur Nati ein". Blick.
- ↑ JENNY, Hédi (22 September 2022). "Match amical | Tunisie-Comores (Cet après-midi à 15h30) au Stade Omnisports Croissy-sur-Seine - Technique : Se situer…".
External links
edit- Sayfallah Ltaief at Soccerway
- SFL Profile