Walid Cheddira (Arabic: وليد شديرة; born 22 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie B club Bari and the Morocco national team. Born in Italy, Cheddira is of Moroccan descent; he has represented Morocco internationally since 2022.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Walid Cheddira[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Loreto, Italy | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bari | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Loreto | 49 | (9) |
2017–2019 | Sangiustese | 72 | (19) |
2019–2022 | Parma | 0 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Arezzo (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2020 | → Lecco (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Mantova (loan) | 39 | (9) |
2021–2022 | → Bari (loan) | 38 | (7) |
2022– | Bari | 12 | (9) |
National team‡ | |||
2022– | Morocco | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:21, 5 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 |
Cheddira spent the first four seasons of his senior career in the lower, non-professional tiers of Italian football.[2]
On 10 July 2019, he signed a three-year contract with Serie A club Parma,[3] who loaned him to Arezzo in Serie C on 22 July.[4] He made his professional Serie C debut on 25 August, as a starter in a game against Lecco.[5] After half a season, Parma sent Cheddira on loan to Lecco on 31 January 2020,[6] and to Mantova on 4 September.[7]
On 18 July 2021, Cheddira joined Bari on loan,[8] who made the deal permanent on 30 June 2022, signing a contract until June 2025.[9]
Cheddira was born in Italy and is of Moroccan descent.[10] He was called up to play for the Morocco national team for two friendlies against Chile and Paraguay on 23 and 27 September 2022, respectively;[11] he made his debut against Chile as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 win.[12]
On 10 November 2022, he was named in Morocco's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[13][14]
Bari
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S.S.C. Bari – current squad | |
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Morocco squad – 2022 FIFA World Cup | ||
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