| Ellyes Skhiri إلياس الصخيري | |
| Full Name: | Ellyes Joris Skhiri[1] |
| Birth Date: | 10 May 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Lunel, France |
| Height: | [2] |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Clubnumber: | 15 |
| Youthyears1: | 1999–2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Gallia Club Lunel |
| Youthyears2: | 2010–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Montpellier |
| Years1: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Montpellier B |
| Caps1: | 57 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2015–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Montpellier |
| Caps2: | 123 |
| Goals2: | 10 |
| Years3: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs3: | 1. FC Köln |
| Caps3: | 118 |
| Goals3: | 17 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Caps4: | 39 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Tunisia U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018– |
| Nationalteam2: | Tunisia |
| Nationalcaps2: | 69 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 19:34, 1 December 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23:18, 15 October 2024 (UTC) |
Ellyes Joris Skhiri (ar|إلياس الصخيري; born 10 May 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Eintracht Frankfurt.[3] Born in France, he plays for the Tunisia national team.[4] [5]
Skhiri is a youth product of Montpellier HSC. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 21 March 2015 against Evian Thonon Gaillard replacing Paul Lasne in extra time in a 1–0 away defeat.[6]
On 29 July 2019, Skhiri joined 1. FC Köln on a four-year deal.[7] On 28 November 2020, he scored a brace in a 2–1 away win over Borussia Dortmund.[8]
On 5 July 2023, Skhiri signed a four-year contract with fellow Bundesliga club, Eintracht Frankfurt.[9] A month later, on 31 August, he scored his first goal in a 2–0 win over Levski Sofia in the 2023–24 Conference League play-off round second leg, which qualified his club to the group phase.[10]
Skhiri was born and raised in France to Tunisian father and French mother. He was called up to the Tunisia Olympic team several times.[11] Skhiri made his debut for the Tunisia Olympic team in a friendly against the Morocco U23 squad.[12]
Skhiri made his senior debut for the Tunisia national football team in a friendly 1–0 win over Iran on 23 March 2018.[13]
In June 2018, he was named in Tunisia's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[14] He was part of the national team which reached the semi-finals of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[15] In November 2022, he was called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[16]
| Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 2 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 1 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 41 | 4 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 123 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 133 | 10 | |||||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 33 | 1 | |||||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 35 | 5 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 23 | 5 | |||||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 40 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 118 | 17 | 6 | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 133 | 20 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 9 | 2 | – | 38 | 5 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | 14 | 2 | – | 57 | 5 | |||||
| Career total | 280 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 323 | 35 | |||
| Tunisia | 2018 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 69 | 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Skhiri goal.
| 1. | 25 March 2021 | Martyrs of February Stadium, Benghazi, Libya | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 5–2 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | ||
| 2. | 3 September 2021 | Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis, Tunisia | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 3. | 7 October 2021 | Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis, Tunisia | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |