Adel Chedli

Adel Ben-Bechir Chedli (Arabic: عَادِل بْن بَشِير الشَّاذِلِيّ, born 16 September 1976) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in France, he represented Tunisia at international level.

Adel Chedli

Chedli with Raja Casablanca in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Adel Ben-Bechir Chedli
Date of birth	(1976-09-16) 16 September 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	La Ricamarie, France
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1997	Saint-Étienne	33	(0)
1997–2004	Sochaux	153	(3)
2004–2005	Istres	24	(0)
2005–2006	1. FC Nürnberg	8	(0)
2006–2007	Sion	27	(1)
2007–2008	Al-Shaab CSC	5	(0)
2008–2010	Istres	36	(1)
2010–2012	Étoile Sportive du Sahel	48	(7)
2012–2013	Raja Casablanca	2	(0)
Total		336	(12)
International career
1996–2012	Tunisia	45	(4)
Managerial career
2016–2017	Pays d'Aix
2017–2018	Olympique Rovenain
2018–2019	Arles
2021-	Georgia (assistant manager)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Tunisia Africa Cup of Nations Winner 2004 Tunisia African Nations Championship Winner 2011 Sudan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Born in La Ricamarie, Loire, France, Chedli joined AS Saint-Étienne and broke into the first team in 1996. In 1997, he was transferred to FC Sochaux for whom he played several years in the Ligue 1. It was during that time that also earned his first cap for the Tunisian national team. Before his move to Germany Chedli played for FC Istres. He left the club on a free transfer after they had been relegated to Ligue 2 after playing in 88 games.

At Nürnberg, Chedli had a rough first year and a hard time breaking into the first squad, at the end of the season he had played in only six Bundesliga matches and was at times demoted to the club's Bayernliga reserve team. His situation did not improve when Chedli was sent off twice in a short span, once with the reserves and once in friendly against the Kansas City Wizards. After the latter incident in which Chedli had kicked a Wizards player in the shins, he left the field cursing at Nürnberg first team coach Hans Meyer, an event that the Nürnberg press interpreted as insubordination and predicted an early release of the left midfielder whose contract with Nürnberg would have run until 2007. That prediction became true in July 2006, when player and team agreed on a termination of the contract.

International career

A French youth international^{[citation needed]}, he made his debut for his native Tunisian side on 26 May 1996, a friendly match against Senegal. Due to nationality transfer was not allowed until the 2000s, he's entered the team again and been a regular with the Tunisian national team since 2003 and won the 2004 African Nations' Cup with the "Carthage Eagles". He was also a member of the Tunisian Confederations Cup team in 2005 and was a member of the squad at the 2006 World Cup.^[1]

Honours

Tunisia

• Africa Cup of Nations: 2004^[2]