Amine Chermiti

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Personal information
Mohamed Amine Chermiti
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Date of birth	December 26, 1987 (1987-12-26) (age 20)
Place of birth	Sfax, Tunisia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Étoile du Sahel
Number	9
Youth clubs
1998—2006 2006	JS Kairouanaise Étoile du Sahel
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006—present	Étoile du Sahel	37 (20)
National team
2005—2007 2007—	Tunisia U-21 Tunisia	- (-) 3 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Mohamed Amine Chermiti (born December 26, 1987 in Tunis) is a Striker currently (as of 2007) playing for the in Tunisian Football team Étoile du Sahel. He also played for Jeunesse Sportive Kairouanaise.

Chermiti has been mentioned as one of the African players of the year due to his performance in the African Champions League, where he scored eight goals in the tournament. He is credited for Etoile's superb performance in the Champions League.

Chermiti is known for his pace, touch, skill and excellent brain on the pitch. He is not an out-and-out striker but more of a second striker, however a proflific goalscorer to date. Chermiti regularly drifts out to the wings to use his pace to good affect and create chances for the team and is used through the centre on counter attacks where again his pace comes in to play.

Chermiti has been labelled the Diego Maradona of Tunisia because of his attributes.

Chermiti has been scouted by Olympique Marseille of France, FC Zurich of Switzerland and Hamburg of Germany along with others such as AFC Ajax, Trabzonspor, Arsenal FC, FC Porto, Juventus, Newcastle United and reported interest from FC Barcelona.