Biography

Issam Jebali (Arabic: عصام الجبالي; born 25 December 1991) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for J1 League club Gamba Osaka and the Tunisia national team. Jebali signed with Värnamo in 2015 before signing with Elfsborg in July 2016. In August 2018 he signed for Rosenborg. In January 2019 he signed for Al-Wehda. Al-Wehda and Jebali received criticism from Rosenborg as a response to Al-Wehda appearing to announce the signing of Jebali before a deal with Rosenborg was actually finalised. On 30 July 2019, it was confirmed that Jebali had joined Danish Superliga club Odense Boldklub on a three-year contract. In September 2020, he scored four goals in three matches, and his performances led to him being named as the Danish Superliga Player of the Month. On 5 January 2023, Jebali officially joined Japanese side Gamba Osaka for an estimated transfer fee of 7.5 milion Danish krones (around one million euros), signing a three-year contract with the club.

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