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Änis Ben-Hatira

Personal information
Full name	Änis Ben-Hatira
Date of birth	(1988-07-18) 18 July 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	West Berlin, West Germany
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hertha BSC
Number	10
Youth career
1994–1995	Reinickendorfer Füchse
1995–2003	Hertha BSC
2003–2006	Tennis Borussia Berlin
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2011	Hamburger SV II	51	(16)
2007–2011	Hamburger SV	29	(3)
2009–2010	→ MSV Duisburg (loan)	29	(3)
2011–	Hertha BSC	70	(14)
International career
2007–2008	Germany U19	8	(0)
2009–2010	Germany U21	9	(1)
2012–	Tunisia	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2012

Änis Ben-Hatira (born 18 July 1988) is a German-born Tunisian footballer who currently plays for Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga.

Club career

Born in Berlin, Ben-Hatira started his football career playing for local club Reinickendorfer Füchse before moving to TeBe Berlin, where he spent most of his youth. Following a spell at Hertha BSC, he was signed by Hamburger SV.

Ben-Hatira made his Bundesliga debut on 24 February 2007 against Eintracht Frankfurt, coming on as a substitute for Mehdi Mahdavikia. He made his first Bundesliga start against Wolfsburg on 1 April 2007. Hamburg extended his contract until 2012. He joined on 1 February 2009 MSV Duisburg on a loan until 30 June 2009 and was for another season loaned out to MSV Duisburg.

In July 2010, Ben-Hatira joined West Ham United on trial, making his debut on 28 July when he played for 64 minutes in a 2-0 win against MK Dons. However, he did not sign for West Ham and remained in Hamburg for the following season. On the final day of the 2011 summer transfer window, Ben-Hatira returned to Hertha BSC.

International career

After playing for several German international youth sides, Ben-Hatira was first called up for the Tunisian national football team on 21 February 2012. Eight days later, he made his debut for Tunisia in a friendly match against Peru.

Honours

• UEFA Under-21 Championship: 2009

References

1. "HSV: Ben-Hatira". Retrieved 3 January 2009.
2. "Hamburg SV 3 - 1 Eintracht Frankfurt". ESPNsoccernet. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
3. "Hamburg SV 1-0 VfL Wolfsburg". ESPNsoccernet. 1 April 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
4. "Ben-Hatira bis 2012 beim HSV". Bundesliga. Sport1. 23 May 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
5. "Albert Streit kommt als Leihgabe zum HSV" (in German). Welt Online. 1 February 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
6. "New faces on show in West Ham win". SportingLife.com. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
7. "MK Dons 0-2 West Ham United FT". Whufc.com. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
8. "Änis Ben-Hatira kommt vom HSV". official website (in German). Hertha BSC. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
9. "Tunisie : Nouioui et Ben Hatira convoqués" (in French). 365 Foot. 21 February 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

• Änis Ben-Hatira at hsv.de Template:De icon
• Änis Ben-Hatira at fussballdaten.de (in German)

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• 1988 births
• Living people
• Sportspeople from Berlin
• German footballers
• Association football midfielders
• Germany under-21 international footballers
• Germany youth international footballers
• Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf players
• Tennis Borussia Berlin players
• Hertha BSC players
• Hamburger SV II players
• Hamburger SV players
• MSV Duisburg players
• Bundesliga players
• 2. Bundesliga players
• German people of Tunisian descent