{{short description|Tunisian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Issam Jebali | fullname = Issam Jebali<ref name="FIFA 2022">{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Tunisia (TUN) |publisher=[[FIFA]] |page=29 |date=15 November 2022 |access-date=15 November 2022}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|12|25}}<ref name="FIFA 2022"/> | birth_place = [[Majaz al Bab]], Tunisia | height = 1.82 m<ref name="FIFA 2022"/> | position = [[Forward (association football)#False 9|Forward]], [[Forward (association football)#Winger|winger]] | currentclub = [[Gamba Osaka]] | clubnumber = 11 | years1 = 2009–2014 | clubs1 = [[Étoile Sportive du Sahel|Étoile du Sahel]] | caps1 = 40 | goals1 = 3 | years2 = 2012–2013 | clubs2 = → [[ES Zarzis|Zarzis]] (loan) | caps2 = 8 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2015–2016 | clubs3 = [[IFK Värnamo|Värnamo]] | caps3 = 41 | goals3 = 11 | years4 = 2016–2018 | clubs4 = [[IF Elfsborg|Elfsborg]] | caps4 = 59 | goals4 = 20 | years5 = 2018–2019 | clubs5 = [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] | caps5 = 7 | goals5 = 3 | years6 = 2019 | clubs6 = [[Al-Wehda Club (Mecca)|Al-Wehda]] | caps6 = 13 | goals6 = 3 | years7 = 2019–2023 | clubs7 = [[Odense Boldklub|OB]] | caps7 = 92 | goals7 = 27 | years8 = 2023– | clubs8 = [[Gamba Osaka]] | caps8 = 69 | goals8 = 12 | nationalyears1 = 2018– | nationalteam1 = [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] | nationalcaps1 = 13 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | club-update = 15 September 2025 | nationalteam-update = 10 December 2022, 13:50 (UTC) }}
'''Issam Jebali''' ({{langx|ar|عصام الجبالي}}; born 25 December 1991) is a Tunisian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)#False 9|forward]] or a [[Forward (association football)#Winger|winger]] for [[J1 League]] club [[Gamba Osaka]] and the [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia national team]].<ref name="Soccerway">{{Soccerway|issam-jbali/88316|accessdate=8 August 2018}}</ref>
==Club career==
On 9 February 2015, Jebali was announced at [[IFK Värnamo|Värnamo]] on a two year contract.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://fotbolltransfers.com/nyheter/officiellt-ifk-varnamo-varvar-jebali-och-widen/49175|title=Officiellt: IFK Värnamo värvar Jebali och Widén|website=fotbolltransfers.com}}</ref>
On 18 July 2016, Jebali was announced at [[IF Elfsborg|Elfsborg]] on a three and a half year contract.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/issam-jebali-jag-ar-glad-att-fa-spela-for-elfsborg-555549.aspx|title = SvenskaFans}}</ref> On 23 March 2017, he signed a new four year contract with the club through the 2021 season.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://fotbolltransfers.com/nyheter/officiellt-elfsborg-forlanger-med-issam-jebali/76805|title=Officiellt: Elfsborg förlänger med Issam Jebali|website=fotbolltransfers.com}}</ref>
On 8 August 2018, Jebali was announced at [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] on a four year contract, after scoring 5 goals and registering 5 assists with Elfsborg.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rbk.no/nyheter/issam-jebali-klar-for-rosenborg|title=Issam Jebali klar for Rosenborg}}</ref>
In January 2019, Jebali signed for [[Al-Wehda Club (Mecca)|Al-Wehda]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alriyadh.com/1734067 |title=الوحدة يعلن وصول التونسي عصام الجبالي.. اليوم}}</ref> Al-Wehda and Jebali received criticism from Rosenborg as a response to Al-Wehda appearing to announce the signing of Jebali before a deal with Rosenborg was actually finalised.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aftenposten.no/100Sport/fotball/Her-poserer-Jebali-for-ny-klubb--Rosenborg-reagerer-268101b.html|title=Her poserer Jebali for ny klubb – Rosenborg reagerer|date=27 January 2019 }}</ref>
On 30 July 2019, it was confirmed that Jebali had joined [[Danish Superliga]] club [[Odense Boldklub]] on a three-year contract.<ref>[https://www.ob.dk/nyhedsarkiv/ob-henter-issam-jebali/ OB henter Issam Jebali], ob.dk, 30 July 2019</ref> In September 2020, he scored four goals in three matches, and his performances led to him being named as the Danish Superliga Player of the Month.<ref name="potm-0920" />
On 5 January 2023, Jebali officially joined Japanese side [[Gamba Osaka]] for an estimated transfer fee of 7.5 million [[Danish krone]]s (around one million [[euro]]s), signing a three-year contract with the club.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-05 |title=Issam Jebali er solgt til Gamba Osaka |url=https://www.ob.dk/nyhedsarkiv/issam-jebali-er-solgt-til-gamba-osaka/ |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=www.ob.dk |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-05 |title=イッサム ジェバリ選手 オーデンセ ボルドクルブ（デンマーク）より完全移籍加入のお知らせ |url=https://www.gamba-osaka.net/news/index/no/14434/ |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=Gamba Osaka |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Porse |first=Kristian |date=2023-01-03 |title=Avis: Issam Jebali får tre år i Gamba Osaka |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/stillinger/superligaen/nyheder/avis-issam-jebali-faar-tre-aar-i-gamba-osaka/ |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=bold.dk |language=da}}</ref> He was named the [[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two]] MVP after helping his club secure the title with a 1–0 victory over [[Al-Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]] in the [[2026 AFC Champions League Two final|final]] on 16 May 2026.<ref name="afc">{{cite web |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league_two.html/news/gamba%E2%80%99s-issam-jebali-named-mvp |title=Gamba’s Issam Jebali named MVP |publisher=The AFC |date=16 May 2026 }}</ref>
==International career==
Jebali was called up to the [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations]] after [[Firas Ben Larbi]] withdrew due to injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.orange.fr/football/can/article/tunisie-un-changement-de-derniere-minute-en-attaque-CNT000001IhA4y.html|title=Tunisie : Un changement de dernière minute en attaque|trans-title=Tunisia: a last minute change in attack|language=fr|publisher=[[Orange S.A.]]|date=5 January 2022|access-date=6 January 2022|archive-date=6 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106201553/https://sports.orange.fr/football/can/article/tunisie-un-changement-de-derniere-minute-en-attaque-CNT000001IhA4y.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
During the [[Kirin Cup Soccer|Kirin Cup]], Jebali scored his first international goal against [[Chile national football team|Chile]] on 10 June 2022, scoring in the 89th minute.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/06/10/world/kirin-cup/chile/tunisia/3785602/|title=Chile vs Tunisia - 10 June 2022|website=int.soccerwy.com}}</ref>
Jebali was called up to the Tunisia squad for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/FTF.OFFICIELLE/posts/pfbid0JjvB86et3rdZv42a7MP1LxVbReWvvDy1WwtkUFZQtbvXfrrEzSGXHRBkTtURNp58l |title=القائمة النهائية للمنتخب الوطني التونسي التي ستمثل الراية الوطنية خلال نهائيات كأس العالم قطر 2022 . |trans-title=The final list of the Tunisian national team that will represent the national flag during the Qatar 2022 World Cup. |publisher=[[Tunisian Football Federation]] |date=14 November 2022 |access-date=14 November 2022 |language=ar}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Club=== {{updated|match played 8 December 2024}}<ref name="Soccerway" />
{| 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"|Domestic 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"|[[IFK Värnamo]] |[[2015 Superettan|2015]] |rowspan="2"|[[Superettan]] |26||5||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||5 |- |[[2016 Superettan|2016]] |15||6||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||6 |- !colspan="2"|Total !41||11||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||45||11 |- |rowspan="4"|[[IF Elfsborg]] |[[2016 Allsvenskan|2016]] |rowspan="3"|[[Allsvenskan]] |15||7||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||7 |- |[[2017 Allsvenskan|2017]] |29||10||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||11 |- |[[2018 Allsvenskan|2018]] |15||3||4||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||5 |- !colspan="2"|Total !59||20||6||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||65||23 |- |[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]] |[[2018 Rosenborg BK season|2018]] |[[Eliteserien]] |7||3||1||0||colspan="2"|—||5||2||colspan="2"|—||13||5 |- |[[Al-Wehda Club (Mecca)|Al-Wehda]] |[[2018–19 Saudi Professional League|2018–19]] |[[Saudi Professional League|Saudi Pro League]] |13||3||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||3 |- |rowspan="5"|[[Odense Boldklub|OB]] |[[2019–20 Odense Boldklub season|2019–20]] |rowspan="4"|[[Danish Superliga]] |19||3||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||0||25||3 |- |[[2020–21 Odense Boldklub season|2020–21]] |30||10||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||11 |- |[[2021–22 Odense Boldklub season|2021–22]] |25||10||5||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||11 |- |[[2022–23 Odense Boldklub season|2022–23]] |13||4||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !92||27||10||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||0||107||29 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Gamba Osaka]] |[[2023 J1 League|2023]] |rowspan="2"|[[J1 League]] |29||5||1||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||5 |- |[[2024 J1 League|2024]] |18||2||3||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !47||7||4||1||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||55||8 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !254||71||26||6||4||0||5||2||5||0||294||79 |}
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==International goals== {| class="wikitable" |- ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 10 June 2022 || [[Noevir Stadium Kobe]], [[Kobe]], [[Japan]] || {{fb|CHI}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 2–0 || rowspan=2| [[2022 Kirin Cup Soccer]] |- | 2. || 14 June 2022 || [[Panasonic Stadium Suita]], [[Suita]], Japan || {{fb|JPN}} || align=center|'''3'''–0 || align=center| 3–0 |- |}
==Honours== '''Gamba Osaka''' *[[AFC Champions League Two]]: [[2025–26 AFC Champions League Two|2025–26]]
'''Tunisia''' *[[Kirin Cup Soccer]]: [[2022 Kirin Cup Soccer|2022]]
'''Individual''' *[[Danish Superliga|Superliga Player of the Month]]: [[2020–21 Danish Superliga|September 2020]]<ref name="potm-0920">{{cite news |last1=Margren |first1=Sara |title=OB-bomber kåret til månedens spiller |url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/ob-bomber-kaaret-til-maanedens-spiller/ |access-date=1 December 2020 |work=bold.dk |date=4 October 2020 |language=da}}</ref> *[[Kirin Cup Soccer]] top scorer: [[2022 Kirin Cup Soccer|2022]] *AFC Champions League Two MVP: 2025–26<ref name="afc"/>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Gamba Osaka squad}} {{Navboxes |title=Tunisia squads |bg=white |fg=#E70013 |list1= {{Tunisia squad 2021 Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Tunisia squad 2022 FIFA World Cup}} }}
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