Wajdi Kechrida

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

Wajdi Kechrida

Personal information
Full name	Wajdi Kechrida[1]
Date of birth	(1995-11-05) 5 November 1995 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth	Nice, France[2]
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Al-Gharafa
Number	30
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2021	Étoile du Sahel	72	(1)
2021–2022	Salernitana	17	(0)
2022–2024	Atromitos	49	(1)
2024–	Al-Gharafa	0	(0)
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)

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. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Tunisia (TUN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 29. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
2. 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