Larry Azouni

Larry Azouni

Azouni with France U19 in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Larry Francis Abdel Azouni[1]
Date of birth	(1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Marseille, France
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Espérance de Tunis
Number	23
Youth career
2000–2006	Burel FC
2006–2012	Marseille
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Marseille	0	(0)
2013–2014	→ Lorient (loan)	2	(0)
2014–2017	Nîmes	75	(4)
2017–2020	Kortrijk	64	(1)
2020–2021	Nacional	27	(0)
2021–2023	Club Africain	39	(2)
2023–2024	Al Faisaly	28	(1)
2024–	Espérance de Tunis	5	(0)
International career^‡
2012	France U18	3	(0)
2012–2013	France U19	14	(0)
2013	France U20	2	(1)
2014	Tunisia U23	1	(0)
2016–	Tunisia	10	(0)
Medal record Men's Football Representing  France UEFA European Under-19 Championship Runner-up 2013 Lithuania Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2019

Larry Francis Abdel Azouni (born 23 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Espérance de Tunis. Born in France, he opted to represent Tunisia internationally.^[2]

Club career

Azouni made his professional debut on 6 December 2012 in the 2012–13 Europa League campaign against Cypriot side AEL Limassol in a 3–0 loss. He came on as a substitute for Kassim Abdallah in the 74th minute.

On 21 July 2023, Azouni joined Saudi First Division League club Al Faisaly.^[3]

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. 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 win over Togo as a sub in the 89th minute.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 December 2024^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Marseille	2012–13	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[c]	0	—		1	0
Lorient (loan)	2013–14	Ligue 1	2	0	1	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
Nîmes	2014–15	Ligue 2	11	0	2	0	1	0	—		—		14	0
	2015–16	Ligue 2	33	2	1	0	1	0	—		—		35	2
	2016–17	Ligue 2	31	2	0	0	1	0	—		—		32	2
	Total		75	4	3	0	3	0	—		—		81	4
Kortrijk	2017–18	Belgian First Division A	18	1	5	1	—		—		—		23	2
	2018–19	Belgian First Division A	29	0	3	0	—		—		—		32	0
	2019–20	Belgian First Division A	17	0	4	0	—		—		—		21	0
	Total		64	1	12	1	—		—		—		76	2
Nacional	2020–21	Primeira Liga	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
Club Africain	2021–22	Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1	22	0	3	0	—		—		—		25	0
	2022–23	Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1	17	2	2	0	—		4[d]	0	—		23	2
	Total		39	2	5	0	—		—		—		48	2
Al Faisaly	2023–24	Saudi First Division League	28	1	2	0	—		—		—		30	1
Espérance de Tunis	2024–25	Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1	5	0	0	0	—		2[e]	0	0	0	7	0
Career total			213	8	23	1	4	0	7	0	0	0	247	9

1. Includes Coupe de France, Belgian Cup, Taça de Portugal, Tunisian Cup and King's Cup
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue
3. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
4. All appearances in CAF Confederation Cup
5. Appearances in CAF Champions League

International

As of 26 March 2019^[6]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Tunisia	2016	3	0
	2017	6	0
	2019	1	0
Total		10	0

References

1. "Euskal Selekzioa Tunisia partidako hamaikakoak". twitter.com (in Basque). Retrieved 11 July 2020.
2. "[Equipe Nationale Olympique]: liste des joueurs convoqués pour le match amical conte le Qatar – Tunisie-Foot".
3. "الفيصلي يتعاقد مع التونسي " لاري عزوني "".
4. "mensquare.agency". mensquare.com. 15 February 2022.
5. Larry Azouni at WorldFootball.net
6. Larry Azouni at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Larry Azouni at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Larry Azouni at the French Football Federation (archived 2016-03-06) (in French)
• Larry Azouni at Soccerway