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Firas Lahyani (born 16 July 1991) is a Tunisian basketball player for AS Salé and the Tunisian national team.[1] He is nicknamed "Air Tunisia", because of his athletic style of play and dunking abilities.
| No. 23 – AS Salé | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | Division Excellence | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | July 16, 1991 Sfax, Tunisia | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Tunisian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2006–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2006–2013 | Sfax RS | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2022 | US Monastir | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Smouha | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | US Monastir | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | AS Salé | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Lahyani started his career with Sfax RS.
In 2003, Lahyani signed with US Monastir. He won four consecutive national league titles with Monastir from 2019 to 2022. On 28 May, he scored a team-high 21 points on 6-9 shooting in the 2022 BAL Finals to help Monastir win its first-ever BAL championship.[2]
In August 2022, he joined Smouha of the Egyptian Basketball Super League, ending his 9-year tenure at Monastir. He returned to Monastir ahead of the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup, in February 2023.
In October 2023, Lahyani made his debut for Moroccan club AS Salé in the 2023 Arab Club Basketball Championship.[3]
Lahyani participated with the Tunisia national team at the AfroBasket 2017.[4]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| † | Won an BAL championship |
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