Walid Cherfa

Walid Cherfa (Arabic: وليد شرفة; born 19 February 1986) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for French club Toulouse Rodéo.

Walid Cherfa

Personal information
Full name	Walid Cherfa
Date of birth	(1986-02-19) 19 February 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Toulouse, France
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Left back
Team information
Current team	Toulouse Rodéo
Youth career
2002–2006	Toulouse
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	Toulouse	4	(0)
2007–2008	→ Tours (loan)	27	(1)
2008–2010	Gimnàstic	30	(1)
2010	Girona	0	(0)
2011	Albacete	9	(0)
2011–2012	MC Alger	4	(0)
2012–2013	Kalloni	23	(0)
2013–2014	Toulouse Fontaines	10	(1)
2014–2017	Toulouse Rodéo	66	(7)
2017–2019	Balma	37	(1)
2019–	Toulouse Rodéo
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Cherfa was born in Toulouse, France. He holds both French and Algerian nationalities.^[1]

A Toulouse FC youth graduate, he appeared sparingly for the first team during the 2006–07 season in Ligue 1, subsequently serving a stint with third division club Tours FC.

On 26 June 2008, Cherfa moved to Spain and joined Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the second level on a two-year contract.^[2][3] On 23 June 2010, having been sparingly used during his tenure, he signed a 1+1 deal with another side in that country and category, Girona FC.^[4]

In late December 2010, without having appeared in any competitive matches for Girona, Cherfa terminated his link with the Catalans and signed for Albacete Balompié, also in the Spanish division two.^[5] On 16 August of the following year, he agreed to a two-year deal with Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 side MC Alger.^[6]

On 1 January 2012, Cherfa was released by the club.^[7] In August 2012 he joined Kalloni F.C. in the Greek second tier, and subsequently competed in the French lower or amateur leagues.^[8]

Personal life

Cherfa's older brother, Sofyane, was also a footballer and a defender. He too played most of his career in France.^[9]