Ellyes Skhiri

Defender#17Age 31Eintracht Frankfurt

Workhorse Defender

13Caps
1International goals
31AgeBorn 10 May 1995
Eintracht FrankfurtClubSince 2023
DFB PokalLeague
TunisiaNational team

The shape of him

Ellyes Skhiri is a 31-year-old defender at Eintracht Frankfurt and a Tunisia international. Defending is anticipation as much as tackling: reading the pass before it is played, holding the line, and starting the attack from the back.

The job

Win the individual duels, protect the space behind, and give the team a platform to build from.

Career journey

2024 – 2026Tunisia
2025 – 2026Eintracht Frankfurt
2026 – 2027Tunisia
2026 – 20271. FC Köln

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Years	Club	Apps	Goals
2026 – 2027	1. FC Köln	5	0
2026 – 2027	Tunisia	7	0
2025 – 2026	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	0
2024 – 2026	Tunisia	10	1
2024 – 2025	Eintracht Frankfurt	47	2
2023 – 2024	Tunisia	13	0
2023 – 2024	Eintracht Frankfurt	38	5
2022 – 2023	Tunisia	10	2
2022 – 2023	1. FC Köln	41	8
2021 – 2022	Tunisia	7	1
2021 – 2022	1. FC Köln	24	5
2020 – 2021	Tunisia	2	0
2020 – 2021	1. FC Köln	35	5
2019 – 2020	Tunisia	13	0
2019 – 2020	1. FC Köln	33	1
2018 – 2019	Tunisia	9	0
2016 – 2019	Montpellier	118	8
2015 – 2016	Montpellier II	8	0
2015 – 2016	Montpellier	13	2
2014 – 2015	Montpellier II	18	2
2014 – 2015	Montpellier	2	0
2012 – 2014	Montpellier II	31	1