Mohamed Wael Derbali
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Wael Derbali[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 June 2003[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Toulouse, France | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 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 | 27 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Tunisia U20 | 13 | (0) |
| 2023– | Tunisia | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals 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
[edit]Early career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]On 17 August 2023, Derbali joined Espérance de Tunis signing a three-year contract.[2]
International career
[edit]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
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 3 August 2025
| 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 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1[c] | 1 | 3[d] | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
| 2024–25 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 59 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 77 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes Tunisian Cup
- ^ Four appearances in CAF Champions League, two appearances in African Football League
- ^ Appearance in CAF Champions League
- ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ Appearance in Tunisian Super Cup
International
[edit]- As of 17 June 2023
| 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
[edit]Olympique Béja
Espérance de Tunis
- Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2023–24, 2024–25
- Tunisian Super Cup: 2024, 2025
- Tunisian Cup: 2024–25
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ – Squad List: Espérance de Tunis (TUN)" (PDF). FIFA. 21 June 2025. p. 14. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ "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]- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Toulouse
- Men's association football midfielders
- Tunisian men's footballers
- 21st-century Tunisian sportsmen
- Tunisia men's youth international footballers
- Tunisia men's international footballers
- Toulouse FC players
- Espérance Sportive de Tunis players
- Olympique Béja players
- Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players