# Issam Jemâa

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Tunisian footballer

Issam Jemâa Personal information Date of birth (1984-01-28) 28 January 1984 (age 42) Place of birth Gabès, Tunisia Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Position Forward Youth career 1995–2003 CO Mednine Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2003–2005 Espérance 49 (17) 2005–2011 Lens 114 (20) 2007–2008 → Caen (loan) 21 (3) 2011–2012 Auxerre 7 (2) 2012 → Brest (loan) 10 (2) 2012–2014 Kuwait SC 38 (27) 2014–2015 Al-Sailiya 26 (11) 2016–2017 Dubai CSC 24 (24) Total 289 (106) International career 2005–2014 Tunisia 84 (36) * Club domestic league appearances and goals

**Issam Jemâa** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): عِصَام جُمْعَة; born 28 January 1984 in [Gabès](/source/Gab%C3%A8s)) is a Tunisian former professional [footballer](/source/Association_footballer) who played as a [forward](/source/Forward_(association_football)). He started his footballing career for [Espérance Sportive de Tunis](/source/Esp%C3%A9rance_Sportive_de_Tunis), and was later signed by French side [Lens](/source/RC_Lens). A Tunisia international since 2005, he is the all-time leading scorer of the [Tunisia national team](/source/Tunisia_national_football_team).

## International career

Jemâa was called up to the [2006 World Cup](/source/2006_FIFA_World_Cup), but was later forced out from the squad due to injury. He was also called up to the Tunisia national team for the [2008 Africa Cup of Nations](/source/2008_Africa_Cup_of_Nations) in Ghana and the [2010 Africa Cup of Nations](/source/2010_Africa_Cup_of_Nations) in Angola.

## Career statistics

### Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League National cup League cup Contintental Total Ref. Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Lens 2005–06 Ligue 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 9 4 15 4 [1][2] 2006–07 27 3 3 1 1 1 9 4 40 9 [1][2] 2008–09 Ligue 2 26 5 0 0 3 2 0 0 29 7 [1][2] 2009–10 Ligue 1 29 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 33 9 [1][2] 2010–11 26 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 28 5 [1][2] Total 114 20 8 3 6 3 14 5 142 31 – Caen (loan) 2007–08 Ligue 1 21 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 22 3 [1][2] Auxerre 2011–12 Ligue 1 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 2 [1][2] Brest 2011–12 Ligue 1 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 [1][2] Kuwait SC 2012–13 Kuwait Premier League 14 11 10 9 24 20 [3][citation needed] 2013–14 24 16 13 16 37 32 [3][citation needed] Total 38 27 23 25 61 52 – Al-Sailiya SC 2014–15 Qatar Stars League 25 11 25 11 [2] 2015–16 1 0 1 0 [2] Total 26 11 26 11 – Dubai CSC 2015–16 UAE Second Division 11 12 11 12 [3] 2016–17 13 12 13 12 [3] Total 24 24 24 24 – Career total 240 89 293 125 –

### International goals

Main article: [List of international goals scored by Issam Jemâa](/source/List_of_international_goals_scored_by_Issam_Jem%C3%A2a)

- *Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jemâa goal.*

List of international goals scored by Issam Jemâa[4] No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 3 September 2005 Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya Kenya 2–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier 2 30 May 2006 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia Belarus 3–0 3–0 2006 LG Cup (Tunisia) 3 7 February 2007 Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat, Morocco Morocco 1–1 1–1 Friendly 4 24 March 2007 Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles Seychelles 1–0 3–0 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier 5 2–0 6 3–0 7 2 June 2007 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia Seychelles 1–0 4–0 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier 8 16 June 2007 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia Mauritius 1–0 2–0 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier 9 17 November 2011 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia Namibia 2–0 2–0 Friendly 10 23 January 2008 Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana Senegal 1–0 2–2 2008 Africa Cup of Nations 11 7 June 2008 Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles Seychelles 1–0 2–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier 12 21 June 2008 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia Burundi 2–0 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier 13 14 October 2008 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France France 1–0 1–3 Friendly 14 28 March 2009 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya Kenya 2–1 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier 15 11 October 2009 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès Kenya 4–0 1–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier 16 30 May 2010 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès France 1–0 1–1 Friendly 17 20 June 2010 Al Merreikh Stadium, Omdurman, Sudan Sudan 4–0 6–2 Friendly 18 5–0 19 11 August 2010 Stade Nacional, N'Djamena, Chad Chad 2–0 3–1 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier 20 4 September 2010 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès Malawi 1–0 2–2 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier 21 2–0 22 10 October 2010 Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo Togo 1–0 2–1 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier 23 5 June 2011 Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia Chad 1–0 5–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier 24 3–0 25 5–0 26 10 August 2011 Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia Mali 4–2 4–2 Friendly 27 27 January 2012 Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon Niger 2–1 2–1 2012 Africa Cup of Nations 28 27 May 2012 Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia Rwanda 4–1 5–1 Friendly 29 2 June 2012 Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia Equatorial Guinea 1–1 3–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier 30 9 June 2012 Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde Cape Verde 2–1 2–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier 31 15 August 2012 Széktói Stadion, Kecskemét, Hungary Iran 2–2 2–2 Friendly 32 30 December 2012 Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Iraq 1–0 2–1 Friendly 33 13 January 2013 Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Ghana 1–0 2–4 Friendly 34 2–0 35 14 August 2013 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia Congo 2–0 3–0 Friendly 36 3–0

## Honours

**Lens**

- [UEFA Intertoto Cup](/source/UEFA_Intertoto_Cup): [2005](/source/2005_UEFA_Intertoto_Cup)[5]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-lequipe_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-lequipe_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-lequipe_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-lequipe_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-lequipe_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-lequipe_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-lequipe_1-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-lequipe_1-7) ["Issam JEMAA - Football : la fiche de Issam JEMAA (Al-Saïliya Doha)"](https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur22538.html). *L'Équipe* (in French). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110424042825/http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur22538.html) from the original on 24 April 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-wf_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-wf_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-wf_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-wf_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-wf_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-wf_2-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-wf_2-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-wf_2-7) [***i***](#cite_ref-wf_2-8) [***j***](#cite_ref-wf_2-9) ["Issam Jemâa » Club matches"](https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe21674/issam-jemaa/club-matches/). *worldfootball.net*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20191210112351/https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/issam-jemaa/2/) from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nft_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nft_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-nft_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-nft_3-3) [Issam Jemâa](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/11708.html) at National-Football-Teams.com

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Imed Kilani. ["Issam Jemaa – Goals in International Matches"](https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ijemaa-intlg.html). *[RSSSF](/source/RSSSF)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230415092639/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ijemaa-intlg.html) from the original on 15 April 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Lens 3-1 Cluj (Aggregate: 4 - 2)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070614205426/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/IntertotoCup/FixturesResults/Round=2188/Match=81579/Report=LU.html). [UEFA](/source/UEFA). Archived from [the original](http://www.uefa.com/competitions/IntertotoCup/FixturesResults/Round=2188/Match=81579/Report=LU.html) on 14 June 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2020.

## External links

- [Career history, stats and pictures of Issam Jemâa](http://www.sitercl.com/Fichejo/J/jemaaiss.htm)

Tunisia Squads v t e Tunisia squad – 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup 1 Boumnijel 2 Saidi 3 Essediri 4 El Abdy 5 Jaziri 6 Trabelsi (c) 7 Mhedhebi 8 Nafti 9 Guemamdia 10 Ghodhbane 11 Santos 12 Mnari 13 Namouchi 14 Chedli 15 Jaïdi 16 Fadhel 17 Ben Saada 18 Benachour 19 Ayari 20 Clayton 21 Jemâa 22 Kasraoui 23 Massaoud Coach: Lemerre v t e Tunisia squad – 2006 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Boumnijel 2 Merdassi 3 Haggui 4 Melliti 5 Jaziri 6 Trabelsi 7 Ben Saada 8 Namouchi 9 Guemamdia 10 Ghodhbane 11 Santos 12 Mnari 13 Bouazizi (c) 14 Chedli 15 Jaïdi 16 Fadhel 17 Jemâa 18 Benachour 19 Ayari 20 Clayton 21 Yahia 22 Kasraoui 23 Ltifi Coach: Lemerre v t e Tunisia squad – 2008 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Kasraoui 2 Ghezal 3 Haggui 4 El Abdy 5 El Bekri 6 Felhi 7 Ben Saada 8 Nafti 9 Chikhaoui 10 Zaiem 11 Santos 12 Mnari 13 Ben Frej 14 Zouaghi 15 Jaïdi (c) 16 Mathlouthi 17 Jemâa 18 Mikari 19 Meriah 20 Ben Dhifallah 21 Traoui 22 Nefzi 23 Chermiti Coach: Lemerre v t e Tunisia squad – 2010 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Nefzi (c) 2 Souissi 3 Haggui 4 Felhi 5 Jemal 6 Ragued 7 Ben Saada 8 Korbi 9 Chermiti 10 Darragi 11 Ben Radhia 12 Chemmam 13 Hammami 14 Mrabet 15 Dhaouadi 16 Mathlouthi 17 Jemâa 18 Mikari 19 Msakni 20 Nafkha 21 Ifa 22 Ben Mustapha 23 Akaichi Coach: Benzarti v t e Tunisia squad – 2012 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Ben Cherifia 2 Ifa 3 Haggui (c) 4 Chedli 5 Jemal 6 Ragued 7 Msakni 8 Korbi 9 Chikhaoui 10 Darragi 11 Allagui 12 Chemmam 13 Ben Yahia 14 Traoui 15 Dhaouadi 16 Mathlouthi 17 Jemâa 18 Boussaïdi 19 Khalifa 20 Abdennour 21 Saihi 22 Jridi 23 Chermiti Coach: Trabelsi v t e Tunisia squad – 2013 Africa Cup of Nations 1 Ben Mustapha 2 Ifa 3 Hichri 4 Baratli 5 C. Dhaouadi 6 Gharbi 7 Msakni 8 Hammami 9 Harbaoui 10 Darragi 11 Ben Youssef 12 Chemmam 13 Ben Yahia 14 Traoui 15 Z. Dhaouadi 16 Mathlouthi (c) 17 Jemâa 18 Boussaïdi 19 Khalifa 20 Abdennour 21 Mouelhi 22 Ben Cherifia 23 Khazri Coach: Trabelsi

v t e AFC Cup and AFC Champions League Two top scorers AFC Cup era 2004: Indra Sahdan & Gonçalves 2005: Salim 2006: Shelbaieh 2007: Al Saify & Ghaddar 2008: Rico 2009: Akaruye & Al Hamwi & Al Hussain & Kesley 2010: Alves 2011: Bošković 2012: Radhi & Rafe 2013: Jemâa 2014: Belencoso 2015: McBreen & Naumov 2016: Ahmed 2017: Kim Y.S. 2018: An I.B. 2019: Marañón 2020: Marañón 2021: Norchaev 2022: Hasanov & Josué & Pedro Paulo 2023–24: Túlio AFC Champions League Two era 2024–25: Azmoun 2025–26: Buhagiar

v t e Kuwaiti Premier League top scorers 1962: Zakaria & Al-Shatti 1963: Al-Dawla 1964: Al-Osaimi 1965: Al-Dawla 1966: Al-Dawla 1967: Al-Dawla 1968: Yusif 1969: Al-Misud & Arti 1970: Shehata 1971: Shehata 1972: Al-Misud & Shehata 1973: Al-Mali 1974: Yaqoub 1975: Yaqoub 1976: Yaqoub 1977: Yaqoub & Al-Dakhil 1978: Buhamad 1979: Al-Mali 1980: Yaqoub 1981: Al-Dakhil & Ahmad 1982: Najim 1983: Hasin 1984: Al-Suwayed 1985: Al-Dakhil 1986: Al-Masnad 1987: Al-Ghanem 1988: Al-Dakhil 1989: Al-Anbari 1990: Al-Nasr 1992: Al-Huwaidi 1993: Marwi 1994: Al-Salah & Jadid 1995: Hanus 1996: Branco 1997: Branco 1998: Marwi 1999: Marwi 2000: Abdullah 2001: Laheeb & Abdullah 2002: John 2003: Marques 2004: Al-Salamah 2005: Al-Khatib 2006: Al Harbi 2007: Abdullah 2008: Ajab 2009: Careca 2010: Al Ajmi 2011: Al Khatib 2012: Lopes 2013: Jemâa 2014: Al-Somah 2015: Fabiano 2016: Al-Khatib 2017: Da Silva 2018: Ajab 2019: Al-Musawi 2020: Fabiano & Nasser 2021: Dabbagh 2022: Al-Khaldi 2023: Khenissi 2024: Khabba

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