Hamdi Marzouki (; born 23 January 1977) is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a defender. From 2000 to 2004, he represented the Tunisia national football team internationally and played at the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Korea-Japan. Marzouki has also represented Tunisia in the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
Club career Club Africain Marzouki began his professional career with Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 side Club AfricainHistorical squad of Club Africain: 1999-2000 Facebook.com. Retrieved 24 March 2021 in 2000 and played for the club twice. In 2001, he helped Club Africain reach the semi-finals of the African Cup Winners' Cup. Between 2000 and 2002, he appeared in 50 league matches and scored 4 goals. Stade Tunisien In 2002, he signed with Stade Tunisien of the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and appeared in 57 league matches, scoring 6 goals. With the Tunisian side, he won the Tunisian Coupe de la Ligue Professionnelle in 2002 and Tunisian President's Cup in 2003.
Back to Africain After his stint with Stade Tunisien from 2002 to 2004, he came back to Club Africain and earned a total of 104 caps for the club (including two spells), scoring 7 goals. He has also captained the team in domestic tournaments.Hamdi Marzouki with Club Africain 11v11.com. Retrieved 24 March 2021
Later career He also played domestically for clubs like Dibba Al-Fujairah Club of United Arab Emirates, Al-Arabi SC of Kuwait, CS Hammam-Lif, CA Bizertin and Avenir Sportif de Gabès of TunisiaHamdi Marzouki in Tunisian League m.live-result.com. Retrieved 24 March 2021 and Salgaocar SC of India.
Dibba Al-Fujairah His major achievements are winning the UAE First Division League with Emirati giants Dibba Al-Fujairah Club in 2005–06 season and Kuwait Super Cup with Al-Arabi. He played more than 115 games for the side as a defender alongside scoring 18 goals in the league. He was the highest scoring defender for the Fujairah-based side.
Salgaocar On 7 January 2011, he penned the contract with Indian I-League outfit Salgaocar SC as a foreign recruit under coaching of Karim Bencherifa. However, he have not appeared in any league match for the club. Though it was his last stint in club football and later he retired in 2011.
International career Marzouki was called up for the national team of Tunisia by then manager Franco Scoglio in 2000. He made his senior international debut in a friendly match against Switzerland on 15 November 2000, which ended as 1–1.Hamdi Marzouki with Tunisia national football team: games and statistics National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 24 March 2021
He was a member of the Tunisian national team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where they finished at the bottom. He was listed in the World Cup squad by then manager Ammar Souayah but Marzouki was on the bench in all the three group stage matches.
He then played for Tunisia in the 2002 African Cup of Nations. There he played against Zambia and Egypt respectively.
Honours Club Africain CAF Champions League: 1991 Al-Arabi SC Kuwait Super Cup: 2008الممتاز 2005-06. kfa.org. Kuwait . Retrieved 25 March 2021. Dibba Al-Fujairah UAE First Division League: 2005–06 Stade Tunisien Tunisian Coupe de la Ligue Professionnelle: 2002 Tunisian President's Cup: 2003
See also Tunisia at the FIFA World Cup List of Tunisian expatriate footballers 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship squads
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Hamdi Marzouki at Goalzz Hamdi Marzouki at Sky Sports EQUIPE-NATIONALE-PENDANT-LA-COUPE-DU-MONDE-2002 at tounsy06.skyrock.mobi