Wajdi Kechrida

Footballer (born 1995)

Wajdi Kechrida
Personal information
Full name Wajdi Kechrida[1]
Date of birth (1995-11-05) 5 November 1995 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Nice, France[2]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Atromitos
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Étoile du Sahel 72 (1)
2021–2022 Salernitana 17 (0)
2022– Atromitos 44 (1)
International career‡
2015 Tunisia U23 3 (0)
2019– Tunisia 27 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:35, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Wajdi Kechrida (Arabic: وجدي كشريدة; born 5 November 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Greek Super League club Atromitos. Born in France, he plays for the Tunisia national team.

Club career

Kechrida made his professional debut for Étoile Sportive du Sahel in a 3–0 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 win over ES Zarzis on 10 September 2016.[3]

On 31 July 2021 he was purchased by U.S. Salernitana 1919,[4] strongly desired by Salernitana's manager Angelo Mariano Fabiani. He made his first appearance in the Coppa Italia match against Reggina, won 2-0 by Salernitana, and his debut in Serie A in the first day of the season against Bologna.[5]

On 29 August 2022, Kechrida signed a two-year contract with Atromitos in Greece.[6]

International career

Kechrida made his debut for the Tunisia in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 4–0 win over Eswatini on 22 March 2019.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 August 2023
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Étoile du Sahel 2016–17 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 11 0 2 0 4 0 — 17 0
2017–18 9 0 3 1 8 0 — 20 1
2018–19 13 0 4 0 11 1 — 28 1
2019–20 20 0 2 0 7 0 — 29 0
2020–21 20 1 2 0 8 1 — 30 2
Total 73 1 13 1 38 2 — 124 4
Salernitana 2021–22 Serie A 17 0 2 0 — — 19 0
2022–23 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
Total 17 0 3 0 — — 20 0
Atromitos 2022–23 Superleague Greece 30 1 2 0 — — 32 1
Career total 120 2 18 1 38 2 0 0 176 5

International

As of matches played on 17 July 2019[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Tunisia 2019 8 0
Total 8 0

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Tunisia (TUN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 29. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b Wajdi Kechrida at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ "Zarzis vs. Étoile Sahel - 10 septembre 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "Lassana Coulibaly e Wajdi Kechrida sono giocatori della Salernitana – US Salernitana 1919 | Sito ufficiale della U.S. Salernitana 1919".
  5. ^ "Bologna-Salernitana 3-2: vittoria in rimonta per Mihajlovic". tuttosport.com (in Italian). Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Ουαζντί Κεσχρίντα" (in Greek). Atromitos. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  7. ^ "CAF - Competitions - 32nd Edition of Total Africa Cup of Nations - Match Details". www.cafonline.com.

External links

  • Wajdi Kechrida at Soccerway
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Atromitos F.C. – current squad
Tunisia squads
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Tunisia squad – 2019 Africa Cup of Nations fourth place
Tunisia
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Tunisia squad – 2022 FIFA World Cup
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Tunisia squad – 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
Tunisia