Mohamed Larbi

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Mohamed Larbi
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Wael Larbi
Date of birth (1987-09-02) 2 September 1987 (age 34)
Place of birth Soliman, Tunisia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 SO Cholet
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Compiègne 27 (0)
2010–2011 Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire 14 (1)
2011–2013 Luçon 72 (13)
2013–2017 Gazélec Ajaccio 76 (16)
2017 Sochaux 13 (0)
2017–2018 Samsunspor 1 (0)
2018 Tours 13 (0)
2018–2019 ES Tunis 6 (1)
2019–2020 Mumbai City 14 (2)
2020– SO Cholet 24 (10)
National team‡
2016– Tunisia 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:52, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 May 2018

Mohamed Larbi (born 2 September 1987), is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for a French Club SO Cholet in Championnat National.[2][3][4]

Career[]

FC Nantes[]

Larbi hails from the famous FC Nantes Academy where he played from age 13 to 18. He was featured in the documentary "L'Académie du Foot" alongside Dimitri Payet. Larbi was one of the pillar of the FC Nantes team which reached the finals of the 2004 Montaigu U16 tournament, losing to Karim Benzema's Olympique Lyon team. He signed his first professional contract in 2005, with Espérance Sportive de Tunis, one the leading teams in the Tunisian league.

Etoile Sportive du Sahel, Menton, AFC Compiègne, St-Pryvé St-Hilaire[]

After an unsuccessful experience in Tunisia, Larbi decided to return to France to play in the semi-pro divisions with Menton, AFC Compiègne and St-Privé St-Hilaire.

Luçon VF[]

Larbi signed with Luçon in third-tier Championnat National in 2011 on a two-year contract. He played for one and half seasons, totalling 77 games and 14 goals. He left the team to sign with Gazélec Ajaccio in February 2013.

GFC Ajaccio[]

Larbi joined the team for the 2012–2013 season and went on the help the club earn third spot in the Championnat National which secured a return to Ligue 2. During the 2013–2014 season, GFC Ajaccio again won promotion, this time to Ligue 1, with Larbi scoring nine goals.

Larbi made his debut in Ligue 1 in the 2015-2016 season. In his best season by far, he was named twice in the "L'Équipe type de Ligue 1", the best 11 players designated by the newspaper L'Équipe. He played 34 games amassing 9 goals and 3 assists.[5] He scored twice against Girondins de Bordeaux on 31 October 2015 in a 2–1 win and scored another brace against Olympique Lyonnais 20 on December 2015.

In May 2016, Larbi announced that he would not return to GFC Ajaccio for the 2016–2017 season.

In early November 2016, having only played for five minutes in two matches, he was dismissed by the club after failing to attend a warm-down session after a match on 14 October.[5]

Mumbai City FC[]

Larbi joined Mumbai City FC for the 2019–20 Indian Super League season. He played 11 games amassing 1 goals and 4 assists. In January 2020 he signed contract extension for remainder of the season.

SO Cholet[]

Larbi returned to France with Championnat National side SO Cholet, signing on 31 August 2020.[6]

International career[]

Larbi made his debut for Tunisia against Togo on 27 March 2016.[7] In May 2018 he was named in Tunisia’s preliminary 29 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "La fiche de Mohamed LARBI (Tours FC)". LFP.fr (in French). Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Former Mumbai City FC midfielder Mohamed Larbi signs for French third division club". Khelnow.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Cholet : Un international tunisien s'est engagé (off)" [Cholet: A Tunisian international has signed up (off)]. www.foot-national.com. September 1, 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  4. ^ "MERCATO : L'INTERNATIONAL TUNISIEN MOHAMED LARBI SIGNE AU SOC !" [MERCATO: TUNISIAN INTERNATIONAL MOHAMED LARBI SIGNS ON SOC!]. www.socholet.fr. September 1, 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Mohamed Larbi licencié par le Gazélec Ajaccio". BBC Afrique (in French). 2 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Football. National : Mohamed Larbi signe officiellement au SO Cholet" [Soccer. National: Mohamed Larbi officially signs for SO Cholet]. www.ouest-france.fr. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  7. ^ "CAN 2017-Gr A : La Tunisie réalise l'essentiel et rejoint la tête du groupe". Kawarji (in French). 25 March 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced? | Goal.com". Retrieved 2018-05-23.

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