Bechir Ben Saïd (Arabic: بَشِير بْن سَعِيد; born 29 November 1992) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Espérance de Tunis and the Tunisia national team.[2]
.jpg) Ben Saïd in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Bechir Ben Saïd | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 November 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gabès, Tunisia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Espérance de Tunis | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | AS Gabès | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2024 | US Monastir | 119 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Espérance de Tunis | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Tunisia | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editIn June 2025, Ben Saïd was included in Espérance de Tunis squad for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.[3] In the match against Los Angeles FC, Ben Saïd produced a number of saves, including a last minute penalty save from Denis Bouanga, as the club won 1-0.[4]
International career
editAt the end of 2021, when he had never played for the Tunisian team, Ben Saïd was selected to participate in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup organized in Qatar.[5] During this competition, he officiates as a substitute goalkeeper and does not play any matches. Tunisia lost in the final against Algeria.
He was later named into the Tunisian squad yet again for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, with initial expectation to be a substitute goalkeeper, he ended up being the main keeper of Tunisia throughout the group stage as Tunisia had a somewhat disappointing performance, only qualified as one of the best third-placed team with one lone win.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 26 April 2026
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AS Gabès | 2014–15 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| US Monastir | 2018–19 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11[c] | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 119 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 0 | ||
| Espérance de Tunis | 2024–25 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 161 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 219 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in CAF Confederation Cup
- ↑ Appearance in Tunisian Super Cup
- ↑ Four appearances in CAF Champions League, seven appearances in CAF Confederation Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in CAF Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
International
edit- As of 9 June 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 2022 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | |
Honours
editUS Monastir
Espérance de Tunis
- Tunisian Super Cup: 2024, 2025
- Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2024–25
- Tunisian Cup: 2024–25, 2025–26
Tunisia
- FIFA Arab Cup runner up: 2021[6]
- Kirin Cup Soccer: 2022
References
edit- ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Tunisia (TUN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 29. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ↑ Bechir Ben Saïd at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "الترجي الرياضي: قائمة اللاعبين المشاركين في كأس العالم ..." Eya Sports News (in Arabic). 10 June 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ↑ "LAFC's hopes of advancing in FIFA Club World Cup shattered in loss to ES Tunis". The Los Angeles Times. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ↑ "Tunisia - B. Ben Saïd - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ↑ "Algeria beat Tunisia to win FIFA Arab Cup 2021". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
External links
edit- Bechir Ben Saïd at Soccerway.com
- Bechir Ben Saïd at WorldFootball.net
- Bechir Ben Saïd at National-Football-Teams.com
- Bechir Ben Saïd at FBref.com
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