Hatem Trabelsi (Arabic: حَاتِم الطَّرَابُلْسِيّ, romanized: Ḥātim Aṭ-Ṭarābulsiyy; born 25 January 1977) is a Tunisian former professional footballer who played as a right-back for CS Sfaxien, Ajax and Manchester City At international level, he played for the Tunisia national team in three World Cups, gaining a total of 66 caps before retiring from international football in 2006.

Born in Ariana, Tunisia, Trabelsi grew up in Sfax, and started his football career with his home town club Sfaxien, where he initially played as a forward.

[7] Injury and work permit problems[8] prevented him from making his debut until a month into the season, a substitute appearance against Reading on 11 September.

In November 2007, Trabelsi was close to a $1 million contract to play for one year at Al Hilal in the Saudi Pro League, but the deal collapsed.

Following Tunisia's elimination from the 2006 World Cup after a 1–0 defeat to Ukraine, Trabelsi announced his retirement from international football at the age of 29, with 61 caps and one goal.