Ellyes Skhiri

Ellyes Skhiri is exactly the kind of player I find easy to root for, the defensive midfielder who does the unglamorous work that lets flashier teammates shine. Born in France but choosing Tunisia at international level, he carries that dual identity a lot of modern footballers navigate, and I respect the pull of representing where your roots lie. At 185 cm he's got the frame to break up play, and reaching the Bundesliga with Eintracht Frankfurt is no small thing. To me he's a reminder that the engine room of a team rarely gets the headlines but almost always decides the result.

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Name (English)

Ellyes Skhiri

Name (Japanese)

エリス・スキリ

Reading

えりす・すきり

Born

May 10, 1995 (age 31)

Origin

Lunel, Hérault, France

Height

185 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Boar

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ellyes_skhiri/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellyes%20Skhiri
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AD%E3%83%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20641500

Tags

• Hérault
• association football player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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