Karim Laribi

Karim Laribi (Arabic: كريم العريبي‎; born 20 April 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Italian club Hellas Verona, and the Tunisia national team. Born in Italy to a Tunisian father and an Italian mother, Laribi has represented Tunisia at senior level since 2017.

Karim Laribi
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-04-20) 20 April 1991[1]
Place of birth Milan, Italy
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left winger
Club information
Current team
 Hellas Verona
Number 44
Youth career
2003–2007 Inter
2007–2009 Fulham
2009–2010 Palermo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Palermo 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Foggia (loan) 28 (4)
2011–2012 → Sassuolo (loan) 7 (1)
2012–2017 Sassuolo 30 (0)
2014 → Latina (loan) 10 (2)
2014–2015 → Bologna (loan) 38 (8)
2016–2017 → Cesena (loan) 32 (2)
2017–2018 Cesena 39 (7)
2018– Hellas Verona 27 (3)
2019–2020 → Empoli (loan) 13 (0)
2020 → Bari (loan) 9 (2)
National team‡
2010–2011 Italy U20[2] 4 (1)
2012 Italy U21 2 (0)
2017– Tunisia 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:08, 16 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2017

Club career

Early career

A youth product of Inter, Laribi left Italy in 2007 to accept a lucrative offer from Fulham, where he spent two season as part of the club's own academy in England. He returned to Italy in 2009 as free agent[3] to become part of the Palermo squad that won the Campionato Nazionale Primavera in 2010.

In July 2010, he was sent on loan to Lega Pro Prima Divisione club Foggia in order to get some first team experience; he played a total 28 games under the tenure of famous football master Zdeněk Zeman, scoring four goals in the season.

Sassuolo

In July 2011, Palermo accepted a loan offer for Laribi from ambitious Serie B club Sassuolo, with an option for his new club to turn the move into a co-ownership by the end of the season.[4] On 19 June 2012, Sassuolo acquired the half of the registration rights for €100,000 fee.[5][6] In June 2013, Sassuolo him outright for free.[7][8]

He was loaned out to Serie B side Latina on 8 January 2014.[9]

On 22 July 2014, Laribi joined Bologna on loan.[10] In mid-2014, Laribi signed a new 3-year contract with Sassuolo.[11]

Cesena

On 27 August 2016, Laribi left for Cesena on loan.[12]

On 4 August 2017, Laribi was signed by Cesena outright.[13][14]

Hellas Verona

On 31 July 2018, Laribi signed with Hellas Verona A contract until 2021.[15]

On 8 July 2019, Laribi joined to Empoli F.C. on loan with an option to buy.[16]

On 21 January 2020, Laribi joined Serie C club Bari on loan until 30 June 2020.[17]

International career

Laribi was born in Italy to a Tunisian father and an Italian mother. Laribi was part of the Italian youth national teams, and made his debut with the under-20 team[2] in 2011.[2] On 15 August 2012, he made his debut with the Italy U-21 team, in a friendly match against Netherlands.

Laribi was later called up to the Tunisia national football team,[18] and made his debut in a 1–0 loss to Cameroon on 24 March 2017.[19] In May 2018 he was named in Tunisia's preliminary 29 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[20]

Career statistics

Club
As of 13 June 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Foggia (loan) 2010–11 Lega Pro 28400——284
Sassuolo (loan) 2011–12 Serie B 7111——82
Sassuolo 2012–13 9000——90
2013–14 Serie A 10021——121
Latina (loan) 2013–14 Serie B 10200—41143
Bologna (loan) 2014–15 38810—40438
Sassuolo 2015–16 Serie A 11000——110
Total 371320000403
Cesena (loan) 2016–17 Serie B 32231——353
Cesena 2017–18 39722——419
Total 7195300007612
Hellas Verona 2018–19 Serie B 27320—51344
Career total 211271150013223634

References
  1. "Scheda anagrafica di Karim Laribi" (in Italian). AIC.football.it. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  2. "Convocazioni e presenze in campo". FIGC.it. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  3. "Laribi Signs Contract". Fulham FC. 22 April 2008. Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  4. "UFFICIALE: Sassuolo, dal Palermo ecco Cappelletti, Laribi e Terranova" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  5. U.S. Sassuolo Calcio S.r.l. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2012, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.(in Italian)
  6. "Sassuolo calcio: Riscattati Laribi e Marzorati" (in Italian). calciomercato.com. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  7. U.S. Città di Palermo S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 30 June 2013, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.(in Italian)
  8. U.S. Sassuolo Calcio S.r.l. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2013, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.(in Italian)
  9. "Karim Laribi è del Latina" (in Italian). U.S. Latina Calcio. 8 January 2014. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  10. "Laribi al Bologna" (Press release) (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 1909. 22 July 2014 [re-published circa 2016]. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  11. U.S. Sassuolo Calcio S.r.l. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2014, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.(in Italian)
  12. "Calciomercato: Karim Laribi passa al Cesena" (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  13. "Calciomercato: Gian Marco Ferrari in prestito alla Sampdoria, Laribi al Cesena" (Press release) (in Italian). U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  14. "Karim Laribi ritorna al Cesena" (Press release) (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  15. "Laribi signed with Verona". Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  16. "UFFICIALE: Empoli, arriva Laribi in prestito con diritto dall'Hellas Verona". Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  17. "UFFICIALE: Bari, arriva Laribi in prestito dall'Hellas Verona". Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  18. "Liste des convoqués pour Tunisie vs Cameroun et Maroc vs Tunisie - Fédération Tunisienne de Football". www.ftf.org.tn (in French). Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  19. "Tunisia v Cameroon". BBC Sport. 2017-03-24. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  20. "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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