Rami Kaib (Arabic: رامي كعيب; born 8 May 1997) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Allsvenskan club IF Elfsborg.[2] Kaib was born in Sweden and has Tunisian heritage; he represented his native country internationally at under-19 level, before being called up to the Tunisia national team in 2022.

Club career

On 13 January 2021, Kaib joined Eredivisie side Heerenveen on a four-and-a-half-year deal.[3]

International career

Born in Sweden, Kaib is of Tunisian descent from his father,[4] and Lebanese from his mother.[5] He has represented Sweden at under-19 level and, despite being eligible to also represent Tunisia and Lebanon, has stated that he has "ambitions to play for the Sweden national team",[4] and that he had no intention of representing Lebanon.[5]

In May 2022, the Tunisian Football Federation announced that Kaib had signed the documents in order to play for the Tunisia national team.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Rami Kaib - Profilo giocatore - Calcio". Eurosport (in Italian). Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. ^ Rami Kaib at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Heerenveen sign Swedish full-back". Football Oranje. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b LI, H (27 February 2020). "[ENQUÊTE] Ces joueurs tunisiens qui évoluent en Scandinavie". Ettachkila. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b Edvardsson, Filip (27 January 2021). "Bodde på 27(!) kvadrat med lagkamraterna: "Väldigt roligt"". fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  6. ^ "محترف الدوري الهولندي ينضم لنسور قرطاج". كووورة. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rami_Kaib
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