{{Short description|Tunisian footballer (born 2000)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Sayfallah Ltaief | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|4|22|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Zürich]], Switzerland | height = 1.78 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fcb.ch/teams/1-mannschaft/spieler/sayfallah-ltaief/ |title=Sayfallah Ltaief |publisher=FC Basel |accessdate=2 September 2022 |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922101410/https://www.fcb.ch/teams/1-mannschaft/spieler/sayfallah-ltaief/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | position = [[Winger (association football)|Winger]] | currentclub = [[SpVgg Greuther Fürth|Greuther Fürth]]<br>(on loan from [[FC Twente|Twente]]) | clubnumber = 47 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[FC Zürich|Zürich]] | youthyears2 = 2015–2017 | youthclubs2 = Kosova Zürich | youthyears3 = 2017–2018 | youthclubs3 = [[FC Zürich|Zürich]] | youthyears4 = 2018–2020 | youthclubs4 = [[FC Winterthur|Winterthur]] | years1 = 2020–2022 | clubs1 = [[FC Winterthur|Winterthur]] | caps1 = 66 | goals1 = 8 | years2 = 2022–2024 | clubs2 = [[FC Basel|Basel]] | caps2 = 6 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2022–2024 | clubs3 = [[FC Basel|Basel U21]] | caps3 = 4 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2023–2024 | clubs4 = → [[FC Winterthur|Winterthur]] (loan) | caps4 = 50 | goals4 = 9 | years5 = 2024– | clubs5 = [[FC Twente|Twente]] | caps5 = 30 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2025–2026 | clubs6 = → [[Sparta Rotterdam]] (loan) | caps6 = 9 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2026– | clubs7 = → [[SpVgg Greuther Fürth|Greuther Fürth]] (loan) | caps7 = 13 | goals7 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2022– | nationalteam1 = [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] | nationalcaps1 = 18 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | club-update = 18 May 2026 | ntupdate = 22:11, 24 March 2025 (UTC) }}
'''Sayfallah Ltaief''' ({{langx|ar|سَيْف الله لَطِيف}}; born 22 April 2000) is a professional [[footballer]] who plays as a [[winger (association football)|winger]] for German {{German football updater|Fürth}} club [[SpVgg Greuther Fürth|Greuther Fürth]] on loan from Dutch side [[FC Twente|Twente]]. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia national team]].
==Club career== Ltaief is a product of the youth academies of [[FC Zürich|Zürich]], Kosova Zürich, and [[FC Winterthur|Winterthur]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.verlagshaus-jaumann.de/inhalt.fc-basel-sayfallah-ltaiefzum-fc-basel.02f67b28-7c37-413f-9dd2-7e438555312a.html|title=FC Basel: Sayfallah Ltaief zum FC Basel - Verlagshaus Jaumann|first=Verlagshaus Jaumann|last=Germany|website=www.verlagshaus-jaumann.de}}</ref> 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 [[FC Basel|Basel]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.4-4-2.com/super-league/fc-basel/fcb-holt-sayfallah-ltaief-von-winterthur/|title=Der FCB holt auch noch Sayfallah Ltaief von Winterthur|date=9 June 2022|website=4-4-2.com}}</ref> He made his professional debut with Basel in a 1–1 league draw against his former club Winterthur on 16 July 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.derbund.ch/und-dann-wird-es-in-der-festhuette-ploetzlich-surreal-665358394332|title=Winterthurs grosser Abend – Und dann wird es in der Festhütte plötzlich surreal|website=Der Bund}}</ref>
On 5 December 2022, Ltaief agreed to return to [[FC Winterthur|Winterthur]] on loan for the second half of the [[2022–23 Swiss Super League|2022–23 season]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FC Basel|url=https://www.fcb.ch/aktuell/news/1-mannschaft/sayfallah-ltaief-leihweise-zum-fc-winterthur/|title=SAYFALLAH LTAIEF LEIHWEISE ZUM FC WINTERTHUR|date=5 December 2022|access-date=22 January 2023|language=de}}</ref> His loan was again extended for the entirety of the [[2023–24 Swiss Super League|2023–24 season]], as he eventually scored eight goals and six assists for Winterthur throughout the league campaign.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=17 May 2024 |title=Sayfallah Ltaief lascia la Super League e si accasa al Twente |url=https://rsi.ch/s/2151606 |access-date=25 May 2024 |website=[[Radiotelevisione svizzera|RSI]] |language=it-CH}}</ref>
On 17 May 2024, it was announced that Ltaief would join Dutch side [[FC Twente|Twente]] on a permanent deal, signing a three-year contract set to be activated from 1 July.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 May 2024 |title=Sayf Ltaief naar FC Twente |url=https://fctwente.nl/nieuws/sayf-ltaief-naar-fc-twente/ |access-date=25 May 2024 |website=FC Twente |language=nl-NL}}</ref>
On 7 August 2025, Ltaief joined [[Sparta Rotterdam]] on season-long loan.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sparta Rotterdam|url=https://www.sparta-rotterdam.nl/sparta-huurt-sayfallah-ltaief-fc-twente/|title=Sparta huurt Sayfallah Ltaief van FC Twente|date=7 August 2025|access-date=7 August 2025|language=nl}}</ref> On 2 February 2026, he moved on a new loan to [[SpVgg Greuther Fürth|Greuther Fürth]] in German [[2. Bundesliga]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=SpVgg Greuther Fürth|url=https://www.sgf1903.de/news/profis/ltaief-leihe-aus-enschede|title=Ltaief-Leihe aus Enschede|trans-title=Ltaief loan from Enschede|date=2 February 2026|access-date=2 February 2026|language=de}}</ref>
==International career== Ltaief was born in Switzerland and is of Tunisian descent.<ref name="auto"/> He was called up to represent the [[Tunisia national under-23 football team|Tunisia U22]]s in 2022, and also had training sessions with the senior national team in preparation for the [[2022 Kirin Cup Soccer|2022 Kirin Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blick.ch/sport/fussball/superleague/nach-aufstieg-begehrt-winti-dribbler-ltaief-rueckt-zur-nati-ein-id17527755.html|title=Winti-Dribbler Ltaief rückt zur Nati ein|first=Matthias|last=Dubach|date=27 May 2022|website=Blick}}</ref> He made his debut with Tunisia as a late substitute in a 1–0 friendly win over [[Comoros national football team|Comoros]] on 22 September 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lapresse.tn/140081/match-amical-tunisie-comores-cet-apres-midi-a-15h30-au-stade-omnisports-croissy-sur-seine-technique-se-situer/|title=Match amical | Tunisie-Comores (Cet après-midi à 15h30) au Stade Omnisports Croissy-sur-Seine - Technique : Se situer…|first=Hédi|last=JENNY|date=22 September 2022}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{Updated|match played 15 January 2026}}
{| 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"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|[[FC Winterthur|Winterthur]] |[[2019–20 Swiss Challenge League|2019–20]] |[[Swiss Challenge League]] |12||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||14||2 |- |[[2020–21 Swiss Challenge League|2020–21]] |Swiss Challenge League |20||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||22||1 |- |[[2021–22 Swiss Challenge League|2021–22]] |Swiss Challenge League |34||5||2||0||colspan="2"|—||36||5 |- !colspan="2"|Total !66!!8!!6!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!72!!8 |- |[[FC Basel|Basel]] |[[2022–23 FC Basel season|2022–23]] |[[Swiss Super League]] |6||0||1||0||3{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Conference League]]}}||0||10||0 |- |[[FC Basel|Basel U21]] |[[2022–23 Swiss Promotion League|2022–23]] |[[Swiss Promotion League]] |4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||4||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Winterthur (loan) |[[2022–23 FC Winterthur season|2022–23]] |Swiss Super League |15||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||15||1 |- |[[2023–24 Swiss Super League|2023–24]] |Swiss Super League |35||8||5||1||colspan="2"|—||40||9 |- !colspan="2"|Total !50!!9!!5!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!55!!10 |- |[[FC Twente|Twente]] |[[2024–25 FC Twente season|2024–25]] |[[Eredivisie]] |30||1||2||0||12{{efn|Two appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]], ten appearances and one goal in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||1||44||2 |- |[[Sparta Rotterdam]] (loan) |[[2025–26 Sparta Rotterdam season|2025–26]] |Eredivisie |9||1||3||1||colspan="2"|—||12||2 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !165!!20!!17!!1!!15!!1!!197!!22 |}
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===International=== {{updated|match played 24 March 2025}}
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|[[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] |2022||1||0 |- |2023||4||0 |- |2024||11||1 |- |2025||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!18!!1 |}
:''Croatia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ltaief goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Sayfallah Ltaief |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 14 November 2024 || [[Loftus Versfeld Stadium]], [[Pretoria]], South Africa || {{fb|MAD}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|3–2 || [[2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group A|2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]] |}
==Honours== '''Winterthur''' * [[Swiss Challenge League]]: [[2021–22 Swiss Challenge League|2021–22]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|sayfallah-ltaief/659735}} * [https://www.sfl-org.ch/superleague/klubs/fc-zuerich/player/zivko-kostadinovic/season/202223 SFL Profile]
{{SpVgg Greuther Fürth squad}} {{Tunisia squad 2023 Africa Cup of Nations}}
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