Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane
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Ben Romdhane with Esperance de Tunis in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1999[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tunis, Tunisia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al Ahly | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Esperance de Tunis | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2023 | Esperance de Tunis | 93 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Ferencváros | 42 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Al Ahly | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Tunisia | 54 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 December 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane (Arabic: مُحَمَّد عَلِيّ بْن رَمَضَان; born 6 September 1999) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly and Tunisia national team.
Club career
Espérance de Tunis
Ben Romdhane played his first game with the Espérance de Tunis on 8 April 2018 against ES Métlaoui. His team won 1–0 and eventually won the title that year.[2]
Ferencváros
On 20 April 2024, the Ferencváros–Kisvárda tie ended with a goalless draw at the Groupama Aréna on the 29th matchday of the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season[3] which meant that Ferencváros won their 35th championship.[4][5]
On 15 May 2024, Ferencváros were defeated by Paks 2–0 in the 2024 Magyar Kupa Final at the Puskás Aréna.[6][7]
Al Ahly
Ben Romdhane made three appearances for Al Ahly in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup scoring a spectacular goal against FC Porto in a 4–4 draw.[8]
International career
On 8 September 2025, Ben Romdhane scored a goal in the fourth minute of injury time that secured a 1–0 away win over Equatorial Guinea to send Tunisia to the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 27 April 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Espérance de Tunis | 2017–18 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 11[c] | 5 | — | 35 | 10 | |||
| 2021–22 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 9[c] | 4 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 9 | ||
| 2022–23 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | 11[c] | 3 | — | 38 | 14 | |||
| Total | 93 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 143 | 34 | ||
| Ferencváros | 2023–24 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 13[e] | 0 | – | 40 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 12[f] | 2 | — | 34 | 6 | |||
| Total | 42 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 8 | ||
| Al Ahly | 2024–25 | Egyptian Premier League | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Egyptian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 135 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 217 | 42 | ||
- ^ Includes Tunisian Cup, Magyar Kupa and Egyptian Cup
- ^ Includes Egyptian League Cup
- ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in CAF Champions League
- ^ Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, twelve in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and 2 goals in UEFA Europa League
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 14 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | |
| Total | 54 | 7 | |
- Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ben Romdhane goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 14 June 2022 | Panasonic Stadium Suita, Suita, Japan | Japan | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer |
| 2 | 5 June 2024 | Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia | Equatorial Guinea | 1–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 3 | 7 September 2024 | Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida, Morocco | Gambia | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4 | 8 September 2025 | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | Equatorial Guinea | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 10 October 2025 | Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia | São Tomé and Príncipe | 5–0 | 6–0 | |
| 6 | 6–0 | |||||
| 7 | 7 December 2025 | Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar | Qatar | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2025 FIFA Arab Cup |
Honours
Espérance de Tunis
- Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
- CAF Champions League: 2018, 2018–19
- Tunisian Super Cup: 2018, 2019, 2021
Tunisia
Ferencváros
References
- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ – Squad List: Al Ahly FC (EGY)" (PDF). FIFA. 4 July 2025. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane at Soccerway
- ^ "Ferencváros vs. Kisvárda – 20 April 2024 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Klubrekord! Sorozatban hatodszor bajnok a Ferencváros". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 20 April 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Ferencváros crowned Hungarian champions for sixth year in a row". 20 April 2024.
- ^ FC, PAKSI (15 May 2024). "KUPAGYŐZTESEK LETTÜNK!". paksifc.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Defeat in the MOL Hungarian Cup final". fradi.hu. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Abou Ali hits three as Al Ahly and Porto exit". fifa.com. FIFA. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Late Ben Romdhane goal seals Tunisia berth in 2026 World Cup". supersport.com. 8 September 2025.
- ^ "Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
External links
- Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane at Soccerway