Sayfallah Ltaief (Arabic: سَيْف الله لَطِيف; born 22 April 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Dutch Eredivisie club Twente. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Tunisia national team.

Club career

Ltaief 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]

International career

Ltaief 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.[8] He made his debut with Tunisia as a late substitute in a 1–0 friendly win over Comoros on 22 September 2022.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 16 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 22 0 2 0 12[b] 1 36 1
Career total 148 17 14 1 15 1 177 19
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  2. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 24 March 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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.
List of international goals scored by Sayfallah Ltaief
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

Winterthur

References

  1. ^ "Sayfallah Ltaief". FC Basel. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b Germany, Verlagshaus Jaumann. "FC Basel: Sayfallah Ltaief zum FC Basel - Verlagshaus Jaumann". www.verlagshaus-jaumann.de.
  3. ^ "Der FCB holt auch noch Sayfallah Ltaief von Winterthur". 4-4-2.com. 9 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Winterthurs grosser Abend – Und dann wird es in der Festhütte plötzlich surreal". Der Bund.
  5. ^ "SAYFALLAH LTAIEF LEIHWEISE ZUM FC WINTERTHUR" (in German). FC Basel. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Sayfallah Ltaief lascia la Super League e si accasa al Twente". RSI (in Italian). 17 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Sayf Ltaief naar FC Twente". FC Twente (in Dutch). 17 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  8. ^ Dubach, Matthias (27 May 2022). "Winti-Dribbler Ltaief rückt zur Nati ein". Blick.
  9. ^ JENNY, Hédi (22 September 2022). "Match amical | Tunisie-Comores (Cet après-midi à 15h30) au Stade Omnisports Croissy-sur-Seine - Technique : Se situer…".
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