Mohamed Wael Derbali

Tunisian footballer

Mohamed Wael Derbali
Personal information
Full name	Mohamed Wael Derbali^[1]
Date of birth	(2003-06-18) 18 June 2003 (age 20)^[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	14	(1)
International career^‡
2022–2023	Tunisia U20	13	(0)
2023–	Tunisia	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 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]

Honours

Olympique Béja

Tunisian Cup: 2022–23

References

^ ^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.