Karim Laribi Explained

Karim Laribi
Height:1.75 m[1]
Birth Date:20 April 1991
Birth Place:Milan, Italy
Position:Left winger
Youthyears1:2003–2007
Youthclubs1:Inter
Youthyears2:2007–2009
Youthclubs2:Fulham
Youthyears3:2009–2010
Youthclubs3:Palermo
Years1:2010–2012
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Clubs1:Palermo
Years2:2010–2011
Caps2:28
Goals2:4
Clubs2:Foggia (loan)
Years3:2011–2012
Caps3:7
Goals3:1
Clubs3:Sassuolo (loan)
Years4:2012–2017
Caps4:30
Goals4:0
Clubs4:Sassuolo
Years5:2014
Caps5:10
Goals5:2
Clubs5:Latina (loan)
Years6:2014–2015
Caps6:38
Goals6:8
Clubs6:Bologna (loan)
Years7:2016–2017
Caps7:32
Goals7:2
Clubs7:Cesena (loan)
Years8:2017–2018
Caps8:39
Goals8:7
Clubs8:Cesena
Years9:2018–2021
Caps9:27
Goals9:3
Clubs9:Hellas Verona
Years10:2019–2020
Caps10:13
Goals10:0
Clubs10:Empoli (loan)
Years11:2020
Caps11:9
Goals11:2
Clubs11:Bari (loan)
Years12:2021
Caps12:19
Goals12:2
Clubs12:Reggiana (loan)
Years13:2021–2022
Caps13:16
Goals13:0
Clubs13:Reggina
Years14:2022
Caps14:17
Goals14:0
Clubs14:Cittadella (loan)
Years15:2023
Caps15:15
Goals15:2
Clubs15:Pro Vercelli
Years16:2023–2024
Caps16:15
Goals16:1
Clubs16:Alcione
Nationalyears1:2010–2011
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalteam1:Italy U20[2]
Nationalyears2:2012
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalteam2:Italy U21
Nationalyears3:2017
Nationalcaps3:2
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalteam3:Tunisia
Pcupdate:5 May 2024
Ntupdate:28 March 2017

Karim Laribi (Arabic: كريم العريبي; born 20 April 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger. Born in Italy to a Tunisian father and an Italian mother, Laribi he also represented Tunisia at senior level.

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 to get some first-team experience; he played a total of 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]

On 26 January 2021 he moved on loan to Serie B club Reggiana.[18]

Reggina

On 16 July 2021 he signed a two-year contract with Serie B club Reggina.[19] On 31 January 2022, Laribi joined Cittadella on loan.[20] On 1 September 2022, Laribi's contract with Reggina was terminated by mutual consent.[21]

Pro Vercelli

On 28 January 2023, Laribi moved to Pro Vercelli in Serie C.[22]

Alcione

On 7 December 2023, Laribi signed for Milan-based Serie D club Alcione on a contract until the end of the season.[23]

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. 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,[24] and made his debut in a 1–0 loss to Cameroon on 24 March 2017.[25] In May 2018 he was named in Tunisia's preliminary 29 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[26]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Foggia (loan)2010–11Lega Pro28400284
Sassuolo (loan)2011–12Serie B711182
Sassuolo2012–13900090
2013–14Serie A10021121
Latina (loan)2013–14Serie B1020041143
Bologna (loan)2014–153881040438
Sassuolo2015–16Serie A11000110
Total371320000403
Cesena (loan)2016–17Serie B32231353
Cesena2017–1839722419
Total7195300007612
Hellas Verona2018–19Serie B2732051344
Career total211271150013223634

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Italian . 2 September 2011 . Scheda anagrafica di Karim Laribi . AIC.football.it.
  2. Web site: 2 September 2011 . Convocazioni e presenze in campo. FIGC.it .
  3. News: Laribi Signs Contract . https://web.archive.org/web/20080617095541/http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2008/April/LaribiPro.aspx. 22 April 2008. 17 June 2008. 6 May 2013. Fulham FC.
  4. News: Italian . TuttoMercatoWeb . 1 July 2011 . 7 December 2013 . UFFICIALE: Sassuolo, dal Palermo ecco Cappelletti, Laribi e Terranova.
  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. News: Italian . calciomercato.com . 19 June 2012 . 22 June 2012. Sassuolo calcio: Riscattati Laribi e Marzorati.
  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. News: Italian . U.S. Latina Calcio . 8 January 2014 . 29 January 2014 . Karim Laribi è del Latina . https://web.archive.org/web/20140108214736/http://www.uslatinacalcio.it/notizie/1546/karim-laribi-e-del-latina . 8 January 2014 . dead .
  10. Laribi al Bologna. 22 July 2014. re-published circa 2016. 3 July 2017. Bologna F.C. 1909. Italian.
  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. 27 August 2016. 3 July 2017. U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. Italian.
  13. Calciomercato: Gian Marco Ferrari in prestito alla Sampdoria, Laribi al Cesena. 4 August 2017. 5 August 2017. U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. Italian.
  14. Karim Laribi ritorna al Cesena. 4 August 2017. 5 August 2017. A.C. Cesena. Italian.
  15. Web site: Laribi signed with Verona. 31 July 2018.
  16. Web site: UFFICIALE: Empoli, arriva Laribi in prestito con diritto dall'Hellas Verona. 9 July 2019.
  17. Web site: UFFICIALE: Bari, arriva Laribi in prestito dall'Hellas Verona. 21 January 2020.
  18. Web site: Reggiana. KARIM LARIBI IN RINFORZO DEL CENTROCAMPO DELLA REGGIANA. 26 January 2021. it.
  19. Web site: Reggina. KARIM LARIBI È UN CALCIATORE AMARANTO. 16 July 2021. it.
  20. Cittadella. KARIM LARIBI. 31 January 2022. 31 January 2022. it.
  21. Web site: Reggina. RISOLUZIONE CONSENSUALE CON KARIM LARIBI. 1 September 2022. 1 September 2022. it.
  22. Web site: F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892. BENVENUTO KARIM LARIBI!. 28 January 2023. 30 January 2023. it.
  23. Web site: Alcione, che colpo a centrocampo! Arriva l'ex Sassuolo e Bologna Laribi. TuttoMercatoWeb . it . 7 December 2023 . 7 December 2023 .
  24. Web site: Liste des convoqués pour Tunisie vs Cameroun et Maroc vs Tunisie - Fédération Tunisienne de Football. www.ftf.org.tn. fr-FR. 2018-05-23.
  25. News: Tunisia v Cameroon. 2017-03-24. BBC Sport. 2018-05-23. en-GB.
  26. News: Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - 23-man & preliminary lists & when will they be announced? Goal.com. 2018-05-23. en.