Mohamed Wael Derbali (Arabic: محمد وائل الدربالي; born 18 June 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Espérance de Tunis. Born in France, he plays for the Tunisia national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohamed Wael Derbali[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 18 June 2003||
Place of birth | Toulouse, France | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Espérance de Tunis | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
Toulouse | |||
2019–2021 | Espérance de Tunis | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2023 | Olympique Béja | 32 | (0) |
2023– | Espérance de Tunis | 21 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2022–2023 | Tunisia U20 | 13 | (0) |
2023– | Tunisia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 June 2023 |
Club career
editEarly career
editDerbali joined the youth setup of Espérance de Tunis in 2019 from French club Toulouse, where he spent two years before joining Olympique Béja in 2021.
Olympique Béja
editIn 2021, Derbali joined Olympique Béja, where he shone in the 2022–23 season, and received interest from several teams from Tunisia and from outside Tunisia.
Espérance de Tunis
editOn 17 August 2023, Derbali joined Espérance de Tunis signing a three-year contract.[2]
International career
editDerbali participated with the Tunisia U20 in the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Derbali's success with his club and the Tunisia national youth team led him to the Tunisia national team for the first time by the coach Jalel Kadri on 17 June 2023 against Equatorial Guinea in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, replacing the injured Firas Ben Larbi in the list.[3]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 22 November 2024
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Olympique Béja | 2021–22 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
Total | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
Espérance de Tunis | 2023–24 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |
2024–25 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
Total | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
Career total | 53 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 2 |
- ^ Includes Tunisian Cup
- ^ Four appearances in CAF Champions League, two appearances in African Football League
- ^ All appearances in CAF Champions League
International
edit- As of 17 June 2023
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Tunisia U20 | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
2023 | 10 | 0 | |
Total | 13 | 0 | |
Tunisia | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 14 | 0 |
Honours
editOlympique Béja
Espérance de Tunis
References
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Tunisia (TUN)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 21. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "وائل الدربالي مكشخ". Espérance Sportive de Tunis (in Arabic). 17 August 2023.
- ^ "إصابة فراس بن العربي و الناخب الوطني يوجه الدعوة إلى محمد وائل الدربالي". Tunisian Football Federation (in Arabic). 13 June 2023.
External links
edit- Mohamed Wael Derbali at Soccerway