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{{short description|Tunisian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Issam Merdassi
| image = SamiMerdassiBrandissantCoupe2009.JPG
| fullname =
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|3|16}}
| birth_place = [[Sfax]], [[Tunisia]]
| height      = {{height|m=1.91}}
| position    = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub = [[AS Rejiche]] (manager)
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 =  2002–2009
| years2 =  2007–2008
| years3 =  2009–2011
| years4 =  2011–2013
| clubs1 =  [[CS Sfaxien]]
| clubs2 =  → [[Al-Nassr]] (loan)
| clubs3 =  [[BSC Young Boys]]
| clubs4 =  [[Misr El Makasa]]
| caps3  =  20
| goals3 =  0
| nationalyears1 = 2006
| nationalteam1 =  [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]]
| nationalcaps1 =  2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 =  2020–2021
| managerclubs1 =  [[Sfax Railways Sports]]
| manageryears2 =  2021–
| managerclubs2 =  [[AS Rejiche]]
}}
'''Issam Merdassi''' (Arabic: عصام المرداسي, born 16 March 1981) is a [[Tunisia]]n [[football (soccer)|footballer]].

Merdassi played until 2006 for [[CS Sfaxien]] then went on loan to Saudi [[Al Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]] before returning to [[CS Sfaxien]] for one season 2008–2009 and finally he was transferred to [[BSC Young Boys]] in summer 2009.<ref>{{NFT player|pid=12972}}</ref>

He was a member of the [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisian]] [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Olympic]] football team, who exited in the first round, finishing third in group C, behind group and gold medal winners [[Argentina]] and runners-up [[Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference |title=Issam Merdassi Biography and Statistics |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/issam-merdassi-1.html |access-date=2009-07-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021125420/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/issam-merdassi-1.html |archive-date=21 October 2012 }}</ref>

After managing [[Sfax Railways Sports]], he was appointed manager of [[AS Rejiche]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mosaiquefm.net/fr/football/911144/issam-merdassi-nouvel-entraineur-de-l-as-rejiche|title=Issam Merdassi nouvel entraîneur de l'AS Rejiche|date=12 June 2021|publisher=Mosaïque FM|language=fr|access-date=23 July 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Tunisia men's football squad 2004 Summer Olympics}}
{{Tunisia Squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations}}

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[[Category:1981 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Tunisian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic footballers for Tunisia]]
[[Category:Tunisia men's international footballers]]
[[Category:CS Sfaxien players]]
[[Category:Al-Nassr FC players]]
[[Category:BSC Young Boys players]]
[[Category:Misr Lel Makkasa SC players]]
[[Category:Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players]]
[[Category:Saudi Pro League players]]
[[Category:Tunisian expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt]]
[[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia]]
[[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland]]
[[Category:Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Tunisian football managers]]
[[Category:Sfax RS managers]]
[[Category:Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 managers]]

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