Bilel Mohsni

Early career

In his homeland, he played for CO Les Ulis (twice), Mende, US Saint-Georges and Sainte-Geneviève Sports at the beginning of his career, between the years of 2005 and 2010. He combined playing part-time with coaching children in the community.

Southend United

In the summer of 2010, Mohsni moved to England on the advice of his agent to sign with Southend United of League Two. He was one of seventeen new signings, as new manager Paul Sturrock rebuilt the side following a turbulent period in the club's history which left the club with only a handful of players and in the bottom rung of England's professional football ladder. This followed a successful trial period. This move came despite difficulties in securing his transfer from the French club, after delays in getting the necessary paperwork from the French Football Federation. In September 2010, he signed a new two-year deal with the club. Mohsni made his Southend debut and his first game in professional football against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the League Cup on 24 August 2010. Mohsni had a goal disallowed for offside and hit the crossbar in the game Southend eventually lost 2–1 after extra time. On 27 August, Mohsni made his league debut against Bradford City. Mohsni scored his first goal for the club on 13 November 2010 in a 1–1 draw against Accrington Stanley. On 21 January 2011, Mohsni scored a 96th-minute equaliser against Bury to salvage a 1–1 draw. In the following game at home to…

Mohsni was born and raised in France, but is also of Tunisian descent where his father was born. He was named in the Tunisia national team's squad for its friendly match against South Korea on 28 May 2014, where he made his international debut in a 1–0 win. Tunisia coach Georges Leekens selected Mohsni for the 23-man squad taking part in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. However, Mohsni was an unused substitute in their opening 1–1 draw against Cape Verde and he had to deny reports of quitting the tournament after storming out of the dressing room at full-time. Tunisia reached the quarter-finals, where they lost 2–1 after extra-time to host nation Equatorial Guinea. Mohsni however did not feature in any of Tunisia four matches at the tournament. After an absence from the team of over 18 months, Mohnsi played against Togo on 29 March 2016 in a qualifier tie for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. In May 2018 he was named in Tunisia's preliminary 29-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. He was dropped from the final 23-man squad. Mohsni reacted angrily, calling his omission an "injustice".

Mohsni is of Tunisian descent and grew up in the Les Ulis suburb of Paris, France.

Mohsni is a devout Muslim. During his time at Rangers, a room was set aside at both Rangers Training Centre and Ibrox Stadium to enable him to pray at the required times throughout the day. He was also permitted to arrive at a later time for training on Fridays to allow him to attend his mosque.