Alaeddine Yahia

Alaeddine Yahia

Yahia in 2016 with Caen
Personal information
Date of birth	(1981-09-26) 26 September 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	Louhans-Cuiseaux	4	(0)
2001–2004	Guingamp	37	(1)
2004–2005	Southampton	0	(0)
2005	→ Saint-Etienne (loan)	7	(0)
2005–2006	Saint-Etienne	10	(0)
2006–2007	Sedan	20	(0)
2008–2009	Nice	9	(1)
2008–2009	→ Lens (loan)	23	(3)
2009–2014	Lens	154	(11)
2013	Lens II	1	(0)
2014–2017	Caen	75	(4)
2014	Caen II	1	(0)
2017–2018	Nancy	20	(0)
2017	Nancy II	1	(0)
Total		352	(20)
International career
2002–2014	Tunisia[1]	25	(1)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Tunisia Africa Cup of Nations Winner 2004 Tunisia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alaeddine Yahia (Arabic: علاء الدين يحيى; born 26 September 1981) is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Yahia has previously played for Stade Tunisien, Guingamp and had a brief spell at Southampton, although he did not play a first team game for the club.

Yahia was part of the Tunisian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, finishing third in group C, behind group and gold medal winners Argentina and group runners-up Australia. He was part of the squad that won the 2004 African Cup of Nations.

On 24 February 2007, Yahia played his first Ligue 1 match for Sedan against Rennes.^[2]

Honours

Tunisia

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2004^[3]

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