Wajdi Kechrida

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Wajdi Kechrida

| image =

| full_name = Wajdi Kechrida{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Tunisia (TUN) |publisher=FIFA |page=29 |date=15 November 2022 |access-date=15 November 2022}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|11|5}}

| birth_place = Nice, France

| height = 1.77 m

| position = Right-back

| currentclub = Al-Gharafa

| clubnumber = 28

| years1 = 2016–2021

| clubs1 = Étoile du Sahel

| caps1 = 72

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2021–2022

| clubs2 = Salernitana

| caps2 = 17

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2022–2024

| clubs3 = Atromitos

| caps3 = 49

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2024–

| clubs4 = Al-Gharafa

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2015

| nationalteam1 = Tunisia U23

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2019–

| nationalteam2 = Tunisia

| nationalcaps2 = 39

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 8 January 2024

| nationalteam-update = 00:35, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

}}

Wajdi Kechrida ({{langx|ar|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.

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.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/09/10/tunisia/ligue-1/esperance-sportive-de-zarzis/etoile-sportive-du-sahel/2339489/|title=Zarzis vs. Étoile Sahel - 10 septembre 2016 - Soccerway|website=int.soccerway.com}}

On 31 July 2021 he was purchased by U.S. Salernitana 1919,{{cite web | url=https://www.ussalernitana1919.it/lassana-coulibaly-e-wajdi-kechrida-sono-giocatori-della-salernitana/ | title=Lassana Coulibaly e Wajdi Kechrida sono giocatori della Salernitana – US Salernitana 1919 | Sito ufficiale della U.S. Salernitana 1919 }} 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.{{Cite web |title=Bologna-Salernitana 3-2: vittoria in rimonta per Mihajlovic |url=https://tuttosport.com/news/calcio/serie-a/2021/08/22-84710218/bologna-salernitana_3-2_vittoria_in_rimonta_per_mihajlovic |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=tuttosport.com |language=it}}

On 29 August 2022, Kechrida signed a two-year contract with Atromitos in Greece.{{cite web|publisher=Atromitos|url=https://www.atromitosfc.gr/transfers/enarksi-synergasias-me-ton-ouaznti-kesxrinta/|title=Έναρξη συνεργασίας με τον Ουαζντί Κεσχρίντα|date=29 August 2022|access-date=29 August 2022|language=el}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/32ndeditionoftotalafricacupofnations/MatchDetails?MatchId=34XPQaH06nqiUoCNfk0j2Cr3K5+hfqDSHFGfl5zGwvFlSynONLPmoQNexRyQrghs|title=CAF - Competitions - 32nd Edition of Total Africa Cup of Nations - Match Details|website=www.cafonline.com}}

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="6"\|Étoile du Sahel \|2016–17 \|rowspan="5"\|Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 \|11	0	2	0	4	0	colspan="2"\|—	17	0
2017–18 \|9	0	3	1	8	0	colspan="2"\|—	20	1
2018–19 \|13	0	4	0	11	1	colspan="2"\|—	28	1
2019–20 \|20	0	2	0	7	0	colspan="2"\|—	29	0
2020–21 \|20	1	2	0	8	1	colspan="2"\|—	30	2
colspan="2"\|Total !73	1	13	1	38	2	colspan="2"\|—	124	4
rowspan="3"\|Salernitana \|2021–22 \|rowspan="2"\|Serie A \|17	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	19	0
2022–23 \|0	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	1	0
colspan="2"\|Total !17	0	3	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	20	0
Atromitos \|2022–23 \|Superleague Greece \|30	1	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	32	1
colspan="3"\|Career total !120	2	18	1	38	2	0	0	176	5

=International=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Tunisia \|2019	8	0
colspan="2"\|Total	8	0

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team

Year

Apps

Goals

Tunisia

|2019

colspan="2"|Total