Walid Cherfa

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Walid Cherfa

| image =

| fullname = Walid Cherfa

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|2|19|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Toulouse, France

| height = 1.85 m

| position = Left back

| currentclub = Toulouse Rodéo

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2002–2006

| youthclubs1 = Toulouse

| years1 = 2006–2008

| years2 = 2007–2008

| years3 = 2008–2010

| years4 = 2010

| years5 = 2011

| years6 = 2011–2012

| years7 = 2012–2013

| years8 = 2013–2014

| years9 = 2014–2017

| years10 = 2017–2019

| years11 = 2019–

| clubs1 = Toulouse

| clubs2 = → Tours (loan)

| clubs3 = Gimnàstic

| clubs4 = Girona

| clubs5 = Albacete

| clubs6 = MC Alger

| clubs7 = Kalloni

| clubs8 = Toulouse Fontaines

| clubs9 = Toulouse Rodéo

| clubs10 = Balma

| clubs11 = Toulouse Rodéo

| caps1 = 4

| caps2 = 27

| caps3 = 30

| caps4 = 0

| caps5 = 9

| caps6 = 4

| caps7 = 23

| caps8 = 10

| caps9 = 66

| caps10 = 37

| caps11 =

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| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 1

| goals3 = 1

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 1

| goals9 = 7

| goals10 = 1

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Walid Cherfa ({{langx|ar|وليد شرفة}}; born 19 February 1986) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for French club Toulouse Rodéo.

Career

Cherfa was born in Toulouse, France. He holds both French and Algerian nationalities.{{Cite web |title=Walid CHERFA - |url=https://www.unfp.org/joueur/walid-cherfa-11839/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=www.unfp.org}}

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.[http://www.goal.com/es/news/21/fichajes/2008/06/26/752294/mercado-el-n%C3%A0stic-ficha-al-franc%C3%A9s-cherfa Mercado: El Nàstic ficha al francés Cherfa (Market: Nàstic sign Frenchman Cherfa)]; Goal, 26 June 2008 (in Spanish)[http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2009/12/06/mas_futbol/1260054033_850215.html Un golazo de Cherfa rompe el maleficio del Nástic en su estadio (Cherfa wonder goal breaks Nástic's home jinx)]; Diario AS, 6 December 2009 {{in lang|es}} 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.[http://www.elmundodeportivo.es/gen/20100623/53951390737/noticia/fichan-a-cherfa-y-dimite-el-presidente-josep-guso.html Fichan a Cherfa y dimite el presidente Josep Gusó (Cherfa is signed and president Josep Gusó resigns)]; Mundo Deportivo, 23 June 2010 (in Spanish)

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.[http://www.marca.com/2010/12/28/futbol/equipos/albacete/1293546982.html Cherfa y Adriá, refuerzos invernales para el Albacete (Cherfa and Adriá, winter additions for Albacete)]; Marca, 28 December 2010 (in Spanish) On 16 August of the following year, he agreed to a two-year deal with Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 side MC Alger.[http://www.dzfoot.com/news-9707/transferts-walid-cherfa-signe-au-mc-alger/ Transferts: Walid Cherfa signe au MC Alger (Transfers: Walid Cherfa signs for MC Alger)]; DZFoot, 16 August 2011 (in French)

On 1 January 2012, Cherfa was released by the club.[http://www.competition.dz/Actualite/-MCA:--Laraf-Cherfa-Yanis-et-Belaid-officiellement-liberes MCA: Laraf, Cherfa, Yanis et Belaïd officiellement libérés (MCA: Laraf, Cherfa, Yanis and Belaïd officially released)]; Compétition, 1 January 2012 (in French) In August 2012 he joined Kalloni F.C. in the Greek second tier, and subsequently competed in the French lower or amateur leagues.[http://www.actufoot.com/31/recrutement-regional-balma-sc/ Un recrutement régional pour le Balma SC (Regional recruitment for Balma SC)]‚ Actu Foot, 18 June 2017 (in French)

Personal life

Cherfa's older brother, Sofyane, was also a footballer and a defender. He too played most of his career in France.{{cite news|url=http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2010/11/18/950720-dupuis-retrouve-des-amis.html|title=Dupuis retrouve des amis|trans-title=Dupuis reunites with friends|publisher=La Dépêche du Midi|language=French|date=18 November 2010|accessdate=9 December 2015}}