# Khalil Ayari (خليل العياري)
**Khalil Ayari** (خليل العياري; born 2005 in [Tunis](https://www.edgepedia.org/tunis)) is a Tunisian footballer who plays as a left-footed attacker, mainly on the right wing, for USL Dunkerque of Ligue 2 on loan from Paris Saint-Germain, and for the Tunisia national team.[1](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/khalil-ayari/140405) • [2](https://www.psg.fr/content/khalil-ayari-prete-a-lus-dunkerque-psg-news-2026-2027)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2005, Tunis, Tunisia[1](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/khalil-ayari/140405) |
| Position | Attacker, right winger; preferred foot left; height 1.74 m[3](https://www.transfermarkt.us/khalil-ayari/profil/spieler/1198342) |
| Senior club career | Stade Tunisien 2023–2026 (25 Ligue 1 appearances, 2 goals); Paris Saint-Germain from 1 July 2026; USL Dunkerque on loan from 4 August 2026[4](https://theanalyst.com/players/7637/khalil-ayari/career) • [2](https://www.psg.fr/content/khalil-ayari-prete-a-lus-dunkerque-psg-news-2026-2027) |
| International | Tunisia; first senior call-up June 2025; squad member at the 2026 World Cup[2](https://www.psg.fr/content/khalil-ayari-prete-a-lus-dunkerque-psg-news-2026-2027) |
| 2026/27 at Dunkerque | 8 Ligue 2 appearances, 439 minutes, 1 goal, 3 yellow cards[5](https://theanalyst.com/players/7637/khalil-ayari) |
| Youth international | Tunisia U-20[6](https://tribuna.com/ar/persons/khalil-ayari/) |
## Club career
**Stade Tunisien.** Ayari came through the football of his native Tunis and turned professional with Stade Tunisien, where he appeared in the Tunisian Ligue 1 from the 2023/2024 season. Across three seasons with the club he made 25 [Ligue 1](https://www.edgepedia.org/ligue-1) appearances, scoring 2 goals, with most of his appearances as a substitute, and also featured in the Tunisian Super Cup and the [CAF Confederation Cup](https://www.edgepedia.org/caf-confederation-cup).[4](https://theanalyst.com/players/7637/khalil-ayari/career)
**Move to Paris Saint-Germain.** In the summer 2025 transfer window Paris Saint-Germain sought to sign him, initially proposing a free six-month loan with a purchase option of one million euros, or a free one-year loan with a 1.5 million euro option; Stade Tunisien's board rejected the offer.[7](https://jaridaty.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Assabah-du-31_08_2025.pdf) He joined PSG in 2025 on a loan with a purchase option and was integrated into the club's Espoirs (reserve) squad, where he played in the Premier League International Cup U21, scoring once in four appearances in that competition.[2](https://www.psg.fr/content/khalil-ayari-prete-a-lus-dunkerque-psg-news-2026-2027) • [4](https://theanalyst.com/players/7637/khalil-ayari/career) At the end of that first year PSG exercised the option, and he signed permanently with the club from 1 July 2026.[2](https://www.psg.fr/content/khalil-ayari-prete-a-lus-dunkerque-psg-news-2026-2027)
**Loan to Dunkerque.** On 4 August 2026, PSG loaned the 21-year-old to USL Dunkerque in [Ligue 2](https://www.edgepedia.org/ligue-2) for the season, without a purchase option.[2](https://www.psg.fr/content/khalil-ayari-prete-a-lus-dunkerque-psg-news-2026-2027) He featured in every one of Dunkerque's first eight Ligue 2 matches of 2026/2027, playing 439 minutes, starting four times and coming off the bench four times.[5](https://theanalyst.com/players/7637/khalil-ayari) His first goal of the campaign came in a 2-1 victory over [Saint-Étienne](https://www.edgepedia.org/saint-etienne) on 12 September 2026, a match in which he played 71 minutes and received a match rating of 7.9.[5](https://theanalyst.com/players/7637/khalil-ayari) • [8](https://www.fotmob.com/ar/players/1715492/khalil-ayari)
## International career
Ayari played for Tunisia's youth teams, including the U-20 side, before progressing to the senior national team.[6](https://tribuna.com/ar/persons/khalil-ayari/) He received his first senior call-up in June 2025 and was part of Tunisia's squad for the 2026 World Cup, where Tunisia was drawn in Group F with the Netherlands, Japan, and Sweden.[2](https://www.psg.fr/content/khalil-ayari-prete-a-lus-dunkerque-psg-news-2026-2027) • [9](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/khalil-ayari-lidera-el-vuelo-de-las-aguilas-de-cartago-f202605-n/) Spanish sports daily AS described him, on the eve of the tournament, as an emerging star of Sabri Lamouchi's squad, shining at the tip of PSG's under-21 side and one of the tournament's promised talents.[9](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/khalil-ayari-lidera-el-vuelo-de-las-aguilas-de-cartago-f202605-n/)
## Playing style
Ayari is a left-footed right winger of the 2005 generation, noted for technical quality and the ability to create differences in the attacking sector.[2](https://www.psg.fr/content/khalil-ayari-prete-a-lus-dunkerque-psg-news-2026-2027) Model-based scouting data for the 2026/27 Ligue 2 season ranks him highly among wingers for completed dribbles (96th percentile) and key passes (83rd percentile), while flagging pass completion (17th percentile) as a weakness.[10](https://www.tifolab.com/players/p-1715492)
## References
1. [Khalil Ayari, fiche joueur, L'Équipe](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/khalil-ayari/140405)
2. [Khalil Ayari prêté à l'US Dunkerque, PSG.fr (4 August 2026)](https://www.psg.fr/content/khalil-ayari-prete-a-lus-dunkerque-psg-news-2026-2027)
3. [Khalil Ayari, Transfermarkt profile](https://www.transfermarkt.us/khalil-ayari/profil/spieler/1198342)
4. [Khalil Ayari Career History, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/7637/khalil-ayari/career)
5. [Khalil Ayari, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/7637/khalil-ayari)
6. [خليل العياري، Tribuna](https://tribuna.com/ar/persons/khalil-ayari/)
7. [Assabah newspaper, 31 August 2025](https://jaridaty.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Assabah-du-31_08_2025.pdf)
8. [خليل العياري، FotMob](https://www.fotmob.com/ar/players/1715492/khalil-ayari)
9. [Khedira y Achouri lideran el vuelo de Las Águilas de Cartago, AS (15 May 2026)](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/khalil-ayari-lidera-el-vuelo-de-las-aguilas-de-cartago-f202605-n/)
10. [Khalil Ayari, Tifolab scouting profile](https://www.tifolab.com/players/p-1715492)
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