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.

Mohamed Wael Derbali
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Wael Derbali[1]
Date of birth (2003-06-18) 18 June 2003 (age 21)[1]
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

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Early career

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Derbali 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

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In 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

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On 17 August 2023, Derbali joined Espérance de Tunis signing a three-year contract.[2]

International career

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Derbali 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

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Club

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As of 22 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Continental Other Total
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
  1. ^ Includes Tunisian Cup
  2. ^ Four appearances in CAF Champions League, two appearances in African Football League
  3. ^ All appearances in CAF Champions League

International

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As of 17 June 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Tunisia U20 2022 3 0
2023 10 0
Total 13 0
Tunisia 2023 1 0
Career total 14 0

Honours

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Olympique Béja

Espérance de Tunis

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "وائل الدربالي مكشخ". Espérance Sportive de Tunis (in Arabic). 17 August 2023.
  3. ^ "إصابة فراس بن العربي و الناخب الوطني يوجه الدعوة إلى محمد وائل الدربالي". Tunisian Football Federation (in Arabic). 13 June 2023.
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