Karim Essediri

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Karim Essediri
Essediri in 2008
Personal information
Full name Karim Essediri[1]
Date of birth (1979-07-29) 29 July 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Club Africain
2001–2005 Tromsø 81 (6)
2002Bodø/Glimt (loan) 13 (0)
2006 Rosenborg 8 (1)
2007–2011 Lillestrøm[2] 103 (1)
International career
2004–2011 Tunisia 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Karim Essediri (Arabic: كريم السديري; born 29 July 1979) is a former professional footballer who played as a right winger. Born in France, he earned eight caps with the Tunisia national team at international level.

Career[edit]

Essediri was born in Paris. Before joining Lillestrøm in 2006, he played for Rosenborg, Bodø/Glimt and Tromsø in Norway, Club Meaux and Red Star 93 in France, and Club Africain in Tunisia.

Essediri experienced a tough start at Tromsø, and was given partial blame for the club's 2001 relegation. The following year he was lent out to another Norwegian club Bodø/Glimt. When he returned to Tromsø, he was not considered first-team material. However, the arrival of Per Mathias Høgmo as head coach made Essediri the starting right winger in Høgmo's counterattacking style of play. Essediri's pace made him an important figure in setting up Tromsø I.L.'s counterattacks, and he ended the 2004 season being among the top three for assists in the Premier League. Essediri had successfully turned from scapegoat in 2001 to hero in 2004.

Following his success at Tromsø, Essediri was picked for several matches for Tunisia, both in the World Cup 2006, and the 2005 Confederations Cup.

Having struggled to break into the Lillestrøm side, the 2009 season has seen Essediri convert to right back with success, and was a regular during the 2009-season.

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Season Club League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tromsø 2001 Tippeligaen 21 2 5 1 26 3
2003 14 0 4 2 18 2
2004 25 3 4 3 29 6
2005 21 1 1 0 22 1
Bodø/Glimt (loan) 2002 Tippeligaem 13 0 2 2 15 2
Rosenborg 2006 Tippeligaem 8 0 3 0 11 0
Lillestrøm 2007 Tippeligaem 8 0 2 1 10 1
2008 16 0 2 0 18 0
2009 22 0 2 0 24 0
2010 29 1 3 1 32 2
2011 28 0 3 0 31 0
Career total 205 7 31 10 236 17

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Tunisia" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ NIFS profile

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