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	28
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	39	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals 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