{{short description|Tunisian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Bassem Srarfi | image = | full_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|6|25|df=y}} | birth_place = Tunis, Tunisia | height = 1.76 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players |website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=4 June 2018 |access-date=19 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619164139/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=19 June 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | position = Winger | currentclub = Club Africain | clubnumber = 19 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Stade Tunisien | youthyears2 = 2014–2015 | youthclubs2 = Club Africain | years1 = 2015–2017 | clubs1 = Club Africain | caps1 = 26 | goals1 = 6 | years2 = 2017–2020 | clubs2 = Nice | caps2 = 56 | goals2 = 4 | years3 = 2017 | clubs3 = Nice II | caps3 = 4 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2020–2022 | clubs4 = Zulte Waregem | caps4 = 36 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2023 | clubs5 = Al-Arabi | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2023– | clubs6 = Club Africain | caps6 = 3 | goals6 = 3 | nationalyears1 = 2018– | nationalteam1 = Tunisia | nationalcaps1 = 15 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | club-update = 21 September 2023 | nationalteam-update = 13 March 2020 (UTC) }} '''Bassem Srarfi''' ({{langx|ar|بسام الصرارفي}}; born 25 June 1997) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Tunisian club Club Africain and the Tunisia national team.<ref name="Soccerway profile">{{Soccerway|bassem--srarfi/429607}}</ref>
==Club career== ===Early career=== Srarfi started in the youth ranks of Tunisian clubs Stade Tunisien and Club Africain respectively, he subsequently made his first-team debut for the latter on 20 November 2015 in a Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 draw against EGS Gafsa.<ref name="Soccerway profile"/> Three games later, Srarfi scored his first professional goal in a 2–2 draw away to Hammam-Lif.<ref name="Soccerway profile"/>
===Nice=== On 1 February 2017, Srarfi joined Ligue 1 side Nice.<ref name="Joined Nice">{{cite news|title=Srarfi to Nice, confirmation on hold|url=http://www.ogcnice.com/en/actualite/29219/srarfi-to-nice-confirmation-on-hold|accessdate=4 February 2017|work=OGC Nice|date=1 February 2017}}</ref> The transfer was subject to international clearance, but it was successfully approved hours later by the French Football Federation and Tunisian Football Federation.<ref name="Nice transfer clearance">{{cite news|title=Srarfi gets the green light from the Tunisian FA|url=http://www.ogcnice.com/en/actualite/29221/srarfi-gets-the-green-light-from-the-tunisian-fa|accessdate=4 February 2017|work=OGC Nice|date=1 February 2017}}</ref> He made his Nice debut on 24 February in Ligue 1 against Montpellier.<ref name="Soccerway profile"/><ref name="Nice profile">{{cite news|title=Bassem Srarfi profile|url=http://www.ogcnice.com/en/teams/pros/squad/player/1499/srarfi|accessdate=31 March 2017|work=OGC Nice|date=31 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204185251/http://www.ogcnice.com/en/teams/pros/squad/player/1499/srarfi|archive-date=4 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has also featured for Nice II in the Championnat National 2.<ref name="Soccerway profile"/> His first goal in French football came for Nice II, in a loss to Stade Montois on 28 October.<ref name="Soccerway profile"/>
On 29 November 2017, he scored his first goal for Nice's first team in Ligue 1, helping his team to a 2–1 win against Toulouse in stoppage time.<ref>{{cite news|title=Le match, Les buts en vidéo, la stat'... Ce qu'il faut retenir de la victoire de l'OGC Nice à Toulouse (1–2)|url=https://www.nicematin.com/football/le-match-les-buts-en-video-la-stat-ce-quil-faut-retenir-de-la-victoire-de-logc-nice-a-toulouse-1-2-188306|accessdate=2 December 2017|work=Nice-Matin|date=29 November 2017|language=French}}</ref>
===Zulte Waregem=== In January 2020, Srarfi completed a transfer to Belgian First Division A outfit Zulte Waregem.<ref name="NIC1">{{cite news|title=Bassem Srarfi joins Zulte-Waregem|url=https://www.ogcnice.com/en/news/39050/bassem-srarfi-joins-zulte-waregem|accessdate=13 March 2020|work=Nice|date=24 January 2020|archive-date=5 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905185119/https://www.ogcnice.com/en/news/39050/bassem-srarfi-joins-zulte-waregem|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="VR1">{{cite news|title=Bassem Srafi tekent bij Zulte Waregem|url=https://www.voetbalkrant.com/nieuws/2020-01-25/bassem-srafi-tekent-bij-zulte-waregem|accessdate=13 March 2020|work=Voetbalkrant|date=25 January 2020}}</ref> His contract with Zulte Waregem was terminated by mutual consent in the summer of 2022.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Zulte Waregem|url=https://www.essevee.be/nl/team-essevee/nieuws/dit-was-de-zomermercato-van-essevee|title=Dit was de zomermercato van Essevee|access-date=9 February 2023|language=nl}}</ref>
==International career== Srarfi received his first call-up for the Tunisia national team in August 2017, with Nabil Maâloul selecting him in the squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers versus DR Congo.<ref name="DRC call-up">{{cite news|title=Russie 2018: Tunisie-RDC Liste des Joueurs Convoqués|url=http://www.ftf.org.tn/fr/russie-2018-tunisie-rdc-liste-des-joueurs-convoques-2/|accessdate=22 August 2017|work=Tunisian Football Federation|date=23 August 2017}}</ref> He was an unused substitute in both fixtures.<ref name="Soccerway profile"/> Srarfi made his senior debut for Tunisia in a 1–0 friendly win over Iran on 23 March 2018.<ref name="Iran friendly">{{cite news|title=Tunisia 1–0 Iran|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/tunisia-vs-iran/388207|accessdate=25 March 2018|work=Sky Sports|date=23 March 2018}}</ref> In the following May, he was named in Tunisia's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.<ref name="FWC Preliminary">{{cite news|title=Tunisia coach calls up 29 players for World Cup camp|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/tunisia-coach-calls-up-29-players-for-world-cup-camp/2018/05/14/dc2aa31e-5796-11e8-9889-07bcc1327f4b_story.html?noredirect=on|accessdate=14 May 2018|work=Washington Post|date=14 May 2018}}{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He was selected in the final 23.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Okeleji |first1=Oluwashina |title=Tunisia World Cup squad: Leicester City's Benalouane in 23-man squad |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44342860 |accessdate=17 July 2019 |work=BBC Sport |date=2 June 2018}}</ref> He made his World Cup debut on 28 June, as Tunisia exited the tournament with victory versus Panama.<ref name="Soccerway profile"/> Srarfi made Alain Giresse's squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.<ref name="AFCON19">{{cite news|title=Africa Cup of Nations: Tunisia beat World Cup finalists Croatia in warm-up game|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48608563|accessdate=16 June 2019|work=BBC Sport|date=12 June 2019}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|17 June 2019|<ref name="Soccerway profile"/>}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Club Africain |2015–16 |rowspan="2"|Tunisian Ligue 1 |17||3||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=CCL|Appearance(s) in the CAF Champions League}}||1||0||0||18||4 |- |2016–17 |9||3||1||1||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0||10||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !26!!6!!1!!1!!0!!0!!1!!1!!0!!0!!28!!8 |- |rowspan="5"|Nice |2016–17 |rowspan="4"|French Ligue 1 |5||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||5||0 |- |2017–18 |26||3||1||0||2||0||6{{efn|name=UCLEL|Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League}}||0||0||0||35||3 |- |2018–19 |22||1||1||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||25||1 |- |2019–20 |3||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||4||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !56!!4!!2!!0!!5!!0!!6!!0!!0!!0!!69!!4 |- |rowspan="3"|Nice II |2016–17 |rowspan="2"|National 2 |2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||2||0 |- |2017–18 |2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||2||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !4!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!4!!1 |- |Zulte Waregem |2019–20 |First Division A |4||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0||4||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !90!!11!!3!!1!!5!!0!!7!!1!!0!!0!!105!!13 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|13 March 2020|<ref name="Soccerway profile"/><ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|70784|name=Srarfi, Bassem|accessdate=24 April 2018}}</ref>}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="2"|Tunisia |2018||10||0 |- |2019||5||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!15!!1 |}
{{Updated|7 June 2019}}<ref name=NFT/> :''Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Srarfi goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Bassem Srarfi |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |style="text-align:center"|1 |7 June 2019||Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia||{{fb|IRQ}}||style="text-align:center"|2–0||style="text-align:center"|2–0||Friendly||align=center|<ref name="Soccerway profile"/> |- |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|bassem-srarfi/429607}}
{{Club Africain squad}} {{Navboxes | title = Tunisia squads | bg = white | fg = #E70013 | bordercolor = #E70013 | list1 = {{Tunisia squad 2018 FIFA World Cup}} {{Tunisia squad 2019 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Tunisia squad 2023 Africa Cup of Nations}} }}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Srarfi, Bassem}} Category:1997 births Category:Footballers from Tunis Category:Living people Category:Tunisian men's footballers Category:Tunisia men's international footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Stade Tunisien players Category:Club Africain players Category:OGC Nice players Category:SV Zulte Waregem players Category:Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait) players Category:Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Category:Ligue 1 players Category:Championnat National 2 players Category:Belgian Pro League players Category:2018 FIFA World Cup players Category:2019 Africa Cup of Nations players Category:2023 Africa Cup of Nations players Category:Tunisian expatriate men's footballers Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in France Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait