Zoubeir Baya

Zoubeir Baya
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-05-15) 15 May 1971
Place of birth M'saken, Tunisia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1981–1991 CS M'saken
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1997 Étoile du Sahel 127 (34)
1997–2001 SC Freiburg 114 (21)
2001–2002 Beşiktaş 26 (2)
2002–2005 Étoile du Sahel 52 (13)
2005–2006 CS M'saken
International career
1994–2002 Tunisia 83 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zoubeir Baya (Arabic: زبير بية; born 15 May 1971) is a Tunisian former professional footballer with a distinguished career as one of his country's most accomplished football exports. Baya, an attacking midfielder, displayed considerable skill and enterprise on the international scene and provided the North African nation with vast international experience.

Twice named Tunisian Footballer of the Year, Baya suited up for his country at the 1998 World Cup in France and at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. He was also a key member of Tunisian sides that competed at the 1998, 2000 and 2002 African Nations Cup finals. He made his international swansong at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, retiring shortly afterwards.