Montassar Talbi
{{Short description|Footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Montassar Talbi
| image = Montassar Talbi 2021.jpg
| caption = Talbi with Rubin Kazan in 2021
| fullname = Montassar Omar Talbi{{cite web |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=2114893 |title=Montassar Omar Talbi |publisher=Turkish Football Federation |accessdate=20 December 2020}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|5|26|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Tunisia |publisher=FIFA |page=29 |date=15 November 2022 |access-date=11 December 2022}}
| birth_place = Paris, France
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Lorient
| clubnumber = 3
| youthyears1 = 2003–2006
| youthclubs1 = Paris FC
| youthyears2 = 2006–2010
| youthclubs2 = Les Lilas
| youthyears3 = 2010–2017
| youthclubs3 = Espérance de Tunis
| years1 = 2017–2018
| clubs1 = Espérance de Tunis
| caps1 = 14
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2018–2021
| clubs2 = Çaykur Rizespor
| caps2 = 49
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2021
| clubs3 = Benevento
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2021–2022
| clubs4 = Rubin Kazan
| caps4 = 25
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2022–
| clubs5 = Lorient
| caps5 = 93
| goals5 = 2
| totalcaps =
| totalgoals =
| nationalyears1 = 2018
| nationalteam1 = Tunisia U23
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2021–
| nationalteam2 = Tunisia
| nationalcaps2 = 49
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| club-update = 21:31, 10 May 2025 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 00:30, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|TUN}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{MedalComp|FIFA Arab Cup}}
{{Medal|RU|2021 Qatar|}}
}}
Montassar Omar Talbi ({{langx|ar|مُنْتَصِر عُمَر الطَّالِبِيّ}}; born 26 May 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for {{French football updater|Lorient}} club Lorient. Born in France, he plays for the Tunisia national team.
Club career
Born in France, Talbi began playing football with the youth academies of Paris FC and FC Les Lilas. His family had to move back to Tunisia, and at the age of 12 Talbi moved to the academy of Espérance de Tunis, and moved up through the youth levels.{{cite web|url=http://www.football365.fr/turquie-rizespor-montassar-talbi-viser-plus-haut-niveau-europeen-exclu365-7671784.html|title=Turquie - Rizespor / Montassar Talbi : " Viser le plus haut niveau européen " [exclu365]|date=1 September 2018|publisher=}} Talbi made his professional debut with ES Tunis in a 0–0 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 tie with CS Sfaxien on 2 April 2017.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/04/02/tunisia/ligue-1/club-sportif-sfaxien/esperance-sportive-de-tunis/2417636/|title=CS Sfaxien vs. ES Tunis - 2 April 2017 - Soccerway|website=Soccerway}} On 20 June 2018, Talbi signed with Çaykur Rizespor in the Turkish Süper Lig.{{cite web|url=https://www.mosaiquefm.net/fr/actualites-sport-tunisie/362361/le-defenseur-de-l-est-signe-un-contrat-avec-le-club-turc-rizerpor|title=Le défenseur de l'EST signe un contrat avec le club Turc Rizerpor|website=MosaiqueFM}}
On 9 August 2021, he signed a four-year contract with Russian Premier League club FC Rubin Kazan.{{cite web|publisher=FC Rubin Kazan|url=https://www.rubin-kazan.ru/posts/montassar-talbi-v-rubine|title=МОНТАССАР ТАЛЬБИ – В "РУБИНЕ"|date=9 August 2021|language=ru}}
On 18 July 2022, Talbi signed a five-year contract with Lorient in France.{{cite web|publisher=Lorient|url=https://fclweb.fr/montassar-talbi-rejoint-le-fc-lorient/|title=MONTASSAR TALBI REJOINT LE FC LORIENT|date=18 July 2022|access-date=18 July 2022|language=fr}}
International career
Talbi is a youth international for the Tunisia 23s and made his debut in a 2–0 friendly loss to the Italy 23s on 15 October 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/italy-u21-vs-tunisia-u21/402248|title=Football (Sky Sports)|website=SkySports}}{{cite web|url=http://www.letemps.com.tn/article/110529/eno-italie-%E2%80%93-tunisie-lundi-15-octobre-en-v%C3%A9n%C3%A9tie|title=ENO: Italie – Tunisie, lundi 15 octobre en Vénétie|website=Le Temps}} He debuted with the senior Tunisia national team in a 2–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Equatorial Guinea on 28 March 2021.{{cite web | title=Match Report of Tunisia vs Equatorial Guinea - 2021-03-28 - Total Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | website=Global Sports Archive | date=28 March 2021 | url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2021-03-28/tunisia-vs-equatorial-guinea/1784957/ | access-date=29 March 2021}}
He was later included for the squad of the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup, despite not being released by the Russian club. He reunited with the team following Rubin's 2–0 away defeat to Krylia Sovetov Samara and made his debut in the cup in the semi-finals against Egypt, which was won by Tunisia 1–0.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
Career statistics
{{updated|10 May 2025}}
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|+Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Espérance de Tunis
|0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7{{efn|Appearances in the CAF Champions League}} | 0 | 6{{efn|Appearances in the championship group play-offs}} | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2017–18
|Tunisian Ligue 1 |14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|Appearances in the Arab Club Champions Cup}} | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| rowspan="4"|Çaykur Rizespor
|1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2" |— | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20
|Süper Lig |27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2" |— | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21
|Süper Lig |21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2" |— | 23 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!49 | 1 | 8 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 57 | 2 | |||
| rowspan="2" |Rubin Kazan
|25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2" |— | 27 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2" |Total
!25 !0 !2 !0 ! colspan="2" |— ! colspan="2" |— !27 !0 | ||||||||||
| rowspan="4" |Lorient
|38 |1 |3 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |41 |1 | ||||||||||
| 2023–24
|Ligue 1 |25 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |25 |0 | ||||||||||
| 2024–25
|30 |1 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |31 |1 | ||||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!93 !2 !4 !0 ! colspan="2" |— ! colspan="2" |— !97 !2 | ||||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!181 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 213 | 5 |
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International goals
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| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 September 2022 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France | {{fb|BRA}} | align=center|1–1 | align=center| 1–5 | Friendly |
| 2. | 20 June 2023 | 19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba, Algeria | {{fb|ALG}} | align=center|1–0 | align=center| 1–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Espérance de Tunis
Lorient
- Ligue 2: 2024–25{{Cite web |last=Lacaille |first=Tom |date=10 May 2025 |title=Lorient champion de Ligue 2, Martigues relégué en National, Guingamp jouera les play-offs de montée |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Lorient-champion-de-ligue-2-martigues-relegue-en-national-guingamp-jouera-les-play-offs-de-montee/1560660 |access-date=10 May 2025 |website=L'Équipe |language=Fr}}
Tunisia
- Kirin Cup Soccer: 2022
- FIFA Arab Cup runner-up: 2021
Individual
- Tunisian Footballer of the Year: 2023
- UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year: 2024–25{{Cite web |last=Alvarez |first=Bruno |date=12 May 2025 |title=Trophées UNFP. Dembélé, Doué, Luis Enrique… Le palmarès complet des meilleurs de la saison de L1 |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/ligue-1/trophees-unfp-dembele-doue-luis-enrique-le-palmares-complet-des-meilleurs-de-la-saison-de-l1-3f9c1430-2e79-11f0-a098-f31d02249152 |access-date=12 May 2025 |website=Ouest-France |language=Fr}}
References
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External links
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