Mohamed Wael Derbali

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	22	(1)
International career^‡
2022–2023	Tunisia U20	13	(0)
2023–	Tunisia	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 June 2023

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.

Club career

Early career

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

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

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

International career

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

Club

As of 25 December 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	6	0	0	0	1[c]	1	0	0	7	1
	Total		22	1	1	0	7	1	0	0	30	2
Career total			54	1	2	0	7	1	0	0	63	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

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

Olympique Béja

• Tunisian Cup: 2022–23

Espérance de Tunis

• Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2023–24

References

1. "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.

External links

• Mohamed Wael Derbali at Soccerway