Hazem Mastouri is a 1997 Tunisian striker, born in Tunis, and known for being a physical center forward, standing at 1.91m and acting as a reference inside the box. The player opened the scoring for Tunisia against Brazil in a friendly.
With this, Sporting News shows how the goal was, who the Tunisian striker is and how he plays.
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Who is Hazem Mastouri?
His career began in local football, playing for AS Degache and then LPS Tozeur. Mastouri gained more visibility when he played for ES Métlaoui, where he had good performances and drew attention for his finishing power. In 2023, he left the country to play for Al-Najaf, in Iraq, maintaining his good level. The following year, he returned to Tunisia to defend US Monastir, again with prominence.
In 2025, Mastouri took a bigger step in his career by joining Dynamo Makhachkala, from Russia, his first experience in European football.
For the Tunisian national team, he debuted in November 2024, in continental qualifying matches, and quickly started scoring goals, establishing himself as one of the team’s offensive alternatives.
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How was Mastouri’s goal?
In the 22nd minute, Wesley failed to control the attacking field, and Saad stole the ball. It fell to Abdi, who launched Mastouri on the right of the penalty area, to finish off Bento and open the scoring.
