Firas Lahyani (born 16 July 1991) is a Tunisian

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player for AS Salé and the Tunisian national team. He is nicknamed "Air Tunisia", because of his athletic style of play and dunking abilities.

Professional career

Lahyani started his career with Sfax RS. In 2003, Lahyani signed with US Monastir. He won four consecutive national league titles with Monastir from 2019 to 2022. On 28 May, he scored a team-high 21 points on 6-9 shooting in the

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to help Monastir win its first-ever BAL championship. In August 2022, he joined

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of the

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, ending his 9-year tenure at Monastir. He returned to Monastir ahead of the

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, in February 2023. In October 2023, Lahyani made his debut for Moroccan club AS Salé in the 2023 Arab Club Basketball Championship.

National team career

Lahyani participated with the Tunisia national team at the

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BAL career statistics

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References

1991 births Living people Tunisian men's basketball players Sportspeople from Sfax Power forwards US Monastir basketball players 21st-century Tunisian people Smouha SC basketball players {{Tunisia-basketball-bio-stub AS Salé (basketball) players