Larry Francis Abdel Azouni (born 23 March 1994) is a professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...

for

UAE First Division League UAE First Division League is the second tier of football league competition in the United Arab Emirates. As of 2020–21, the league features 15 sides who play each other in a home and away round-robin format, with a total of 28 games for each t ...

club Dibba Al Hisn. Born in France, he opted to represent

Tunisia Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Tunisia also shares m ...

internationally.

Club career

Azouni made his professional debut on 6 December 2012 in the 2012–13

Europa League The UEFA Europa League (UEL), usually known simply as the Europa League, is an annual association football, football club competition organised since 1971 by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European footb ...

campaign against Cypriot side

AEL Limassol Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou () is a Cyprus, Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team. AEL Limassol also maintains a AEL Limassol B.C., men's and AEL Limassol B.C. (women), women's basketball teams, a wom ...

in a 3–0 loss. He came on as a substitute for

Kassim Abdallah Kassim Abdallah Mfoihaia (born 9 April 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Championnat National 3 team Marseille II. Born in France, he plays for the Comoros national team. Club career Abdallah began his European c ...

in the 74th minute. On 21 July 2023, Azouni joined

Saudi First Division League The Saudi First Division League (), currently known as the Yelo League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of professional football in Saudi Arabia. It ranks below the Saudi Pro League and above the Saudi Second Division League in the ...

club Al Faisaly.

International career

Azouni was born and raised in France, to parents of Tunisian-Jewish descent. He played for various France youth teams, before switching to the

Tunisia national football team The Tunisia national football team, controlled by the Tunisian Football Federation (TFF), represents Tunisia in men's international association football competitions. On a continental level, the team competes under the Confederation of African ...

. He made one appearance for the Tunisia U21 team. He made his debut for the senior Tunisia team in a 1–0

2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches were organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to decide the participating teams of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, the 31st edition of the international men's football champions ...

win over

Togo Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to Ghana–Togo border, the west, Benin to Benin–Togo border, the east and Burkina Faso to Burkina Faso–Togo border, the north. It is one of the le ...

as a sub in the 89th minute.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Espérance de Tunis *

Tunisian Super Cup The Tunisian Super Cup () or the Tunisia Premier Cup () previously called the Tunisian Cup Winners' Cup, is a Tunisian football competition organized by the Tunisian Football Federation. Established in 1960, it combines the champions of the first ...

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 The Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, formerly known as the Tunisian National Championship between 1956 and 1994, is the highest-level association football, football tournament in Tunisia and is organized by the Tunisian Football Federation and t ...

: 2024–25 *

Tunisian Cup The Tunisian Cup (), formerly known as Tunisian President Cup (1956–2011), is the premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout football competition in Football in Tunisia, Tunisian football, organized annually by the Tunisian Football Federati ...

: 2024–25

References

External links

* * * 1994 births Living people Footballers from Marseille Tunisian men's footballers 21st-century Tunisian sportsmen French men's footballers French sportspeople of Tunisian descent Men's association football midfielders Tunisia men's youth international footballers France men's youth international footballers Tunisia men's international footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Belgian Pro League players Primeira Liga players Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Saudi First Division League players Olympique de Marseille players FC Lorient players Nîmes Olympique players K.V. Kortrijk players C.D. Nacional players Club Africain players Al Faisaly FC players Espérance Sportive de Tunis players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players Tunisian expatriate men's footballers French expatriate men's footballers Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia French expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates French expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub