Sayfallah Ltaief

Sayfallah Ltaief
Personal information
Date of birth	22 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Zürich, Switzerland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Twente
Number	30
Youth career
	Zürich
2015–2017	Kosova Zürich
2017–2018	Zürich
2018–2020	Winterthur
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2022	Winterthur
2022–2024	Basel
2022–2024	Basel U21
2023–2024	→ Winterthur (loan)
2024–	Twente
International career‡
2022–	Tunisia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Sayfallah Ltaief (Arabic: سَيْف الله لَطِيف; born 22 April 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Dutch Eredivisie club Twente. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Tunisia national team.

Club career

Ltaief is a product of the youth academies of Zürich, Kosova Zürich, and Winterthur.^[2] He began his senior career in the Swiss Challenge League with Winterthur in 2020. On 9 June 2022, he transferred to Swiss Super League club Basel.^[3] He made his professional debut with Basel in a 1–1 league draw against his former club Winterthur on 16 July 2022.^[4]

On 5 December 2022, Ltaief agreed to return to Winterthur on loan for the second half of the 2022–23 season.^[5] His loan was again extended for the entirety of the 2023–24 season, as he eventually scored eight goals and six assists for Winterthur throughout the league campaign.^[6]

On 17 May 2024, it was announced that Ltaief would join Dutch side Twente on a permanent deal, signing a three-year contract set to be activated from 1 July.^[6]^[7]

International career

Ltaief was born in Switzerland and is of Tunisian descent.^[2] He was called up to represent the Tunisia U22s in 2022, and also had training sessions with the senior national team in preparation for the 2022 Kirin Cup.^[8] He made his debut with Tunisia as a late substitute in a 1–0 friendly win over Comoros on 22 September 2022.^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played on 30 January 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Winterthur	2019–20	Swiss Challenge League	12	2	2	0	—		14	2
	2020–21	Swiss Challenge League	20	1	2	0	—		22	1
	2021–22	Swiss Challenge League	34	5	2	0	—		36	5
	Total		66	8	6	0	—		72	8
Basel	2022–23	Swiss Super League	6	0	1	0	3^[a]	0	10	0
Basel U21	2022–23	Swiss Promotion League	4	0	—		—		4	0
Winterthur (loan)	2022–23	Swiss Super League	15	1	0	0	—		15	1
	2023–24	Swiss Super League	35	8	5	1	—		40	9
	Total		50	9	5	1	—		55	10
Twente	2024–25	Eredivisie	17	0	2	0	10^[b]	0	29	0
Career total			143	17	14	1	13	0	170	18

^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Winterthur

Swiss Challenge League: 2021–22

References

^ "Sayfallah Ltaief". FC Basel. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b Germany, Verlagshaus Jaumann. "FC Basel: Sayfallah Ltaief zum FC Basel - Verlagshaus Jaumann". www.verlagshaus-jaumann.de.
^ "Der FCB holt auch noch Sayfallah Ltaief von Winterthur". 4-4-2.com. 9 June 2022.
^ "Winterthurs grosser Abend – Und dann wird es in der Festhütte plötzlich surreal". Der Bund.
^ "SAYFALLAH LTAIEF LEIHWEISE ZUM FC WINTERTHUR" (in German). FC Basel. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Sayfallah Ltaief lascia la Super League e si accasa al Twente". RSI (in Italian). 17 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
^ "Sayf Ltaief naar FC Twente". FC Twente (in Dutch). 17 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
^ Dubach, Matthias (27 May 2022). "Winti-Dribbler Ltaief rückt zur Nati ein". Blick.
^ JENNY, Hédi (22 September 2022). "Match amical | Tunisie-Comores (Cet après-midi à 15h30) au Stade Omnisports Croissy-sur-Seine - Technique : Se situer…".

External links

Sayfallah Ltaief at Soccerway
SFL Profile

[10] Appearances in UEFA Conference League

[11] Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League

[1] "Sayfallah Ltaief". FC Basel. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

[auto-2] Germany, Verlagshaus Jaumann. "FC Basel: Sayfallah Ltaief zum FC Basel - Verlagshaus Jaumann". www.verlagshaus-jaumann.de.

[3] "Der FCB holt auch noch Sayfallah Ltaief von Winterthur". 4-4-2.com. 9 June 2022.

[4] "Winterthurs grosser Abend – Und dann wird es in der Festhütte plötzlich surreal". Der Bund.

[5] "SAYFALLAH LTAIEF LEIHWEISE ZUM FC WINTERTHUR" (in German). FC Basel. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

[:0-6] "Sayfallah Ltaief lascia la Super League e si accasa al Twente". RSI (in Italian). 17 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.

[7] "Sayf Ltaief naar FC Twente". FC Twente (in Dutch). 17 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.

[8] Dubach, Matthias (27 May 2022). "Winti-Dribbler Ltaief rückt zur Nati ein". Blick.

[9] JENNY, Hédi (22 September 2022). "Match amical | Tunisie-Comores (Cet après-midi à 15h30) au Stade Omnisports Croissy-sur-Seine - Technique : Se situer…".

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