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Hatem Trabelsi (, ) (born January 25 , 1977 in Ariana , Tunisia ) is a Tunisia n Footballer , recently released by Manchester City , he is a right-sided Defender or Midfielder . He has previously played for Sfaxien and Ajax Amsterdam . He has represented the Tunisian National Team in three World Cups , gaining a total of 61 caps before retiring from international football in 2006. CLUB CAREER Trabelsi grew up in Sfax , and started his football career with is home town club Sfaxien, where he initially played as a forward.1 An injury crisis at Sfaxien resulted in Trabelsi playing as a stop-gap right-back, leading to him converting to defence and becoming the team's regular right-back. In 2001 Trabelsi moved to Europe, signing for Dutch club Ajax. During the pre season of 2005, Hatem was given a trial period at Arsenal FC by long serving Manager Arsene Wenger . Seemingly, Hatem impressed the Gunners and a fee between Ajax and the North London outfit was agreed. With the transfer looking imminent, even the latest Pro Evolution Soccer game for gaming consoles included Trabelsi in the Arsenal roster. However, due to personal reasons Trabelsi never fully signed with Arsenal and soon returned home to Ajax. |
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