{{Short description|Footballer (born 1995)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Wajdi Kechrida | image = | full_name = Wajdi Kechrida<ref name="FIFA 2022">{{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}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|11|5}}<ref name="FIFA 2022"/> | birth_place = [[Nice]], France<ref name="nft"/> | height = 1.77 m<ref name="FIFA 2022"/> | position = [[Right-back]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | years1 = 2016–2021 | clubs1 = [[Étoile Sportive du Sahel|Étoile du Sahel]] | caps1 = 72 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2021–2022 | clubs2 = [[US Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]] | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2022–2024 | clubs3 = [[Atromitos F.C.|Atromitos]] | caps3 = 49 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2024–2025 | clubs4 = [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Gharafa]] | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2015 | nationalteam1 = [[Tunisia national under-23 football team|Tunisia U23]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2019– | nationalteam2 = [[Tunisia national football team|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 [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[right-back]]. Born in France, he plays for the [[Tunisia national football team|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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
On 31 July 2021 he was purchased by [[U.S. Salernitana 1919]],<ref>{{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 }}</ref> strongly desired by Salernitana's manager Angelo Mariano Fabiani. He made his first appearance in the [[Coppa Italia]] match against [[Reggina 1914|Reggina]], won 2-0 by Salernitana, and his debut in [[Serie A]] in the first day of the season against [[Bologna F.C. 1909|Bologna]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
On 29 August 2022, Kechrida signed a two-year contract with [[Atromitos F.C.|Atromitos]] in Greece.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==International career== Kechrida made his debut for the [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] in a [[2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]] 4–0 win over [[Eswatini national football team|Eswatini]] on 22 March 2019.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|5 August 2023}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|[[Étoile Sportive du Sahel|Étoile du Sahel]] |[[2016–17 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1|2016–17]] |rowspan="5"|[[Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1]] |11||0||2||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||17||0 |- |[[2017–18 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1|2017–18]] |9||0||3||1||8||0||colspan="2"|—||20||1 |- |[[2018–19 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1|2018–19]] |13||0||4||0||11||1||colspan="2"|—||28||1 |- |[[2019–20 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1|2019–20]] |20||0||2||0||7||0||colspan="2"|—||29||0 |- |[[2020–21 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1|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"|[[US Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]] |[[2021–22 US Salernitana 1919 season|2021–22]] |rowspan="2"|[[Serie A]] |17||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||0 |- |[[2022–23 US Salernitana 1919 season|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 F.C.|Atromitos]] |[[2022–23 Super League Greece|2022–23]] |[[Super League Greece|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=== {{Updated|matches played on 17 July 2025}}<ref name="nft">{{NFT|73936}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |[[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] |2019||10||0 |- |2020||2||0 |- |2021||6||0 |- |2022||3||0 |- |2023||8||0 |- |2024||9||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!39!!0 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|wajdi-kechrida/449538}}
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