Firas Ben Larbi

Mohamed Firas Ben Larbi (Arabic: مُحَمَّد فِرَاس بِالعَرَبِيّ; born 27 May 1996) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Sharjah. He has represented Tunisia at senior international level.

Firas Larbi

Personal information
Full name	Mohamed Firas Ben Larbi[1]
Date of birth	(1996-05-27) 27 May 1996 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth	Tunisia
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Al-Sharjah
Number	10
Youth career
0000–2014	Marsa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Marsa	19	(0)
2016–2018	Bizertin	34	(8)
2018–2021	Étoile du Sahel	37	(11)
2020–2021	→ Fujairah (loan)	23	(7)
2021–2023	Ajman	51	(24)
2023–	Al-Sharjah	22	(6)
International career‡
2013	Tunisia U17	6	(2)
2019–	Tunisia	13	(3)
Medal record Representing  Tunisia Men's football FIFA Arab Cup Runner-up 2021 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:03, 31 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Firas began his senior career Marsa and also played for Bizertin and Étoile du Sahel in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.^[2] In August 2020, he joined UAE Pro League side Fujairah on loan, scoring on his league debut for the club in a 4–2 loss to Sharjah.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 December 2023^[4]

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Marsa	2013–14	TLP1	6	0	0	0	–		–		–		6	0
	2014–15		8	0	0	0	–		–		–		8	0
	2015–16		5	0	1	1	–		–		–		6	1
	Total		19	0	1	1	–		–		–		20	1
Bizertin	2016–17	TLP1	11	1	0	0	–		–		–		11	1
	2017–18		23	7	4	0	–		–		–		27	7
	Total		34	8	4	0	–		–		–		38	8
ESS	2018–19	TLP1	22	6	3	1	–		12 [c]	1	1[d]	1	38	9
	2019–20		15	5	1	0	–		4[e]	2	–		20	7
	Total		37	11	4	1	–		16	3	1	1	58	16
Fujairah	2020–21	UPL	23	7	1	0	3	1	0	0	–		27	8
Ajman	2021–22		25	12	1	0	3	2	0	0	–		29	14
	2022–23		26	12	5	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	33	16
	Total		51	24	6	4	5	2	0	0	0	0	62	30
Sharjah	2023–24	UPL	8	2	0	0	1	0	4	1	–		13	3
Career total			172	52	16	6	9	3	20	4	1	1	218	66

1. Includes Moroccan Throne Cup, UAE President's Cup
2. Includes UAE League Cup
3. 8 Appearances & 1 goal in CAF Confederation Cup,4 Appearances & no goals in CAF Champions League
4. Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
5. Appearances in CAF Champions League

International career

Firas was part of the Tunisia U17 squad who competed in the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup,^[2] having earlier in the year competed for the same side in the 2013 African U-17 Championship. In September 2019, he was called up to the senior Tunisia squad for the first time, for their 2020 African Nations Championship qualification matches against Libya, of which he played in both matches.^[5]

International goals

Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first.

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	30 November 2021	Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar	Mauritania	2–0	5–1	2021 FIFA Arab Cup
2.				4–1
3.	17 November 2023	Hammadi Agrebi Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia	São Tomé and Príncipe	4–0	4–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification