Mouez Hassen (Arabic: مُعِزّ حَسَن; born 5 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 2 club Red Star. Born in France, he plays for the Tunisia national team.

Mouez Hassen
Personal information
Full name Mouez Hassen[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-05) 5 March 1995 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Fréjus, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Red Star
Number 40
Youth career
2005–2009 Stade Raphaëlois
2009–2010 Fréjus
2010–2013 Nice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2019 Nice B 36 (0)
2013–2019 Nice 49 (0)
2017Southampton (loan) 0 (0)
2017–2018Châteauroux (loan) 29 (0)
2019–2020 Cercle Brugge 4 (0)
2020–2021 Brest 0 (0)
2021–2025 Club Africain 73 (0)
2025– Red Star 0 (0)
International career
2011 France U16 2 (0)
2011–2012 France U17 2 (0)
2013 France U18 1 (0)
2013 France U19 2 (0)
2014 France U20 2 (0)
2015 France U21 5 (0)
2018–2024 Tunisia 21 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Tunisia
Men's football
FIFA Arab Cup
Runner-up2021 Qatar
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00.05, 2 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:47, 7 June 2026 (UTC)

Early life

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Hassen was born in Fréjus, Var.[4]

Club career

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Nice

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Hassen made his Ligue 1 debut on 25 September 2013 in a 2–0 away defeat against FC Nantes.[citation needed]

Southampton

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On 31 January 2017, Hassen signed a five-month loan deal with Southampton, where he was re-united with his former manager, Claude Puel,[5][6] although he made no appearances for the club.[citation needed]

Châteauroux

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Hassen joined Châteauroux on loan on 9 July 2017.[7][8]

Cercle Brugge

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On 1 November 2019, Hassen signed a one-season contract with a one-season extension option with Belgian First Division A club Cercle Brugge.[9]

Club Africain

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On 9 September 2021 he joined Tunisian club Club Africain.[10]

International career

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Hassen made his debut for Tunisia keeping a clean sheet in an international friendly against Costa Rica on 27 March 2018 at the Allianz Riviera in Nice.[11]

In June 2018, it was revealed that Hassen had faked being injured during two international friendly matches against Portugal and Turkey to allow teammates to eat food mid-game and break their fast during the month of Ramadan.[12]

In June 2018, he was named in Tunisia's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 26 June 2024[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nice B 2012–13 CFA 2 210210
2013–14 CFA 6060
2014–15 2020
2015–16 1010
2016–17 1010
2018–19 National 2 5050
Total 360360
Nice 2012–13 Ligue 1 00000000
2013–14 50200070
2014–15 3001000310
2015–16 1401010160
2016–17 00000000
Total 4904010540
Southampton (loan) 2016–17 Premier League 00000000
Châteauroux (loan) 2017–18 Ligue 2 2900010300
Cercle Brugge 2019–20 Belgian First Division A 400040
Brest 2020–21 Ligue 1 000000
Club Africain 2021–22 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 17000170
2022–23 2303040300
2023–24 1804080300
Total 58070120770
Career total 176011020120002010

International

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As of match played 17 October 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Tunisia 201840
201980
202180
202200
202310
202400
Total210

Honours

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Southampton

References

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  1. "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Tunisia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
  2. "Mouez Hassen: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. "Mouez Hassen: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. "Mouez Hassen". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  5. "Mouez Hassen: Southampton sign French keeper on loan from Nice". BBC Sport. 31 January 2017.
  6. "Saints complete Mouez Hassen signing". Southampton F.C. 31 January 2017.
  7. "Mouez Hassen (Nice) prêté à Châteauroux". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. 9 July 2017.
  8. "Mouez Hassen Prêté à Châteauroux (Officiel)". Le Figaro (in French). Paris. 9 July 2017.
  9. "New Branding | Leve Cercle" (in Dutch). Cercle Brugge K.S.V. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  10. "After the successful medical examination, international goalkeeper Moaz Hassan spent two seasons contract" (in Arabic). Club Africain. 9 September 2021.
  11. "Wahbi Khazri gives warning to England in Tunisia victory over Costa Rica". The Guardian. London. 27 March 2018.
  12. "Tunisia keeper 'fakes' injury to help players break Ramadan fast". Al Jazeera. 4 June 2018.
  13. Okeleji, Oluwashina (2 June 2018). "Tunisia World Cup squad: Leicester City's Benalouane in 23-man squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  14. "M. Hassen". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  15. "Mouez Hassen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  16. McNulty, Phil (26 February 2017). "Manchester United 3–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
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