Walid Cheddira Explained

Walid Cheddira
Full Name:Walid Cheddira[1]
Birth Date:22 January 1998
Birth Place:Loreto, Italy
Height:1.87 m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Napoli
Clubnumber:11
Years1:2015–2017
Clubs1:Loreto
Caps1:49
Goals1:9
Years2:2017–2019
Clubs2:Sangiustese
Caps2:72
Goals2:20
Years3:2019–2021
Clubs3:Parma
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:2019–2020
Clubs4:Arezzo (loan)
Caps4:13
Goals4:0
Years5:2020
Clubs5:Lecco (loan)
Caps5:2
Goals5:0
Years6:2020–2021
Clubs6:Mantova (loan)
Caps6:38
Goals6:9
Years7:2021–2023
Clubs7:Bari
Caps7:65
Goals7:23
Years8:2023–
Clubs8:Napoli
Caps8:1
Goals8:0
Years9:2023–2024
Clubs9:Frosinone (loan)
Caps9:36
Goals9:7
Nationalyears1:2022–
Nationalteam1:Morocco
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:23:03, 18 August 2024 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:17 June 2023 (UTC)

Walid Cheddira (Arabic: وليد شديرة; born 22 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Napoli. Born in Italy, he plays for the Morocco national team.

Club career

Cheddira spent the first four seasons of his senior career in the lower, non-professional tiers of Italian football.

On 10 July 2019, Cheddira signed a three-year contract with Serie A club Parma,[2] who loaned him to Arezzo in Serie C on 22 July.[3] He made his professional Serie C debut on 25 August, as a starter in a game against Lecco.[4] After half a season, Parma sent Cheddira on loan to Lecco on 31 January 2020,[5] and to Mantova on 4 September.[6]

On 18 July 2021, Cheddira joined Bari on loan,[7] who made the deal permanent on 30 June 2022, signing a contract until June 2025.[8]

On 20 August 2023, Cheddira was signed by Napoli and loaned to Frosinone for the 2023–24 season.[9]

International career

Cheddira was born in Italy and is Moroccan by 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, Cheddira was named in Morocco's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[13] [14] He made his competition debut as an 82nd-minute substitute in the round of 16 against Spain, a penalty shoot-out victory for Morocco following a 0–0 draw after extra time.[15] In the quarter-finals against Portugal, Cheddira came on in the 65th minute, and was sent off for two yellow cards in stoppage time. Morocco won 1–0.[16] [17]

Career statistics

Club

Club!rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueCoppa ItaliaOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sangiustese2017–18Serie D341000213611
2018–19381000204010
Total722000417621
Arezzo (loan)2019–20Serie C1302010160
Lecco (loan)2019–20Serie C20000020
Mantova (loan)2020–21Serie C3890010399
Bari2021–22Serie C3460030376
2022–23Serie B311735403822
Total652335707528
Napoli2023–24Serie A00000000
2024–2510100020
Total10100020
Frosinone (loan)2023–24Serie A3673100398
Career total227599613124966

Honours

Bari

2021–22[18]

Individual

Orders

2022[20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Morocco (MAR) . . 19 . 15 November 2022 . 15 November 2022.
  2. Parma. LUCA ZAMPARO AND WALID CHEDDIRA JOIN PARMA, EMMANUELE MATINO SIGNS FOR CAVESE ON-LOAN. 10 July 2019.
  3. . Cheddira e Madonna vestono l'amaranto . 22 July 2019 . Italian.
  4. Web site: Soccerway. Arezzo v Lecco game report. 25 August 2019.
  5. Lecco. Comunicato Ufficiale: Walid Cheddira nuovo giocatore della Calcio Lecco 1912. 31 January 2020. Italian.
  6. . SI ARRICCHISCE L'ATTACCO BIANCOROSSO: WALID CHEDDIRA È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DEL MANTOVA . 4 September 2020 . Italian.
  7. Web site: Bari. Benvenuto Walid Cheddira !. 18 July 2021. it.
  8. Web site: Bari. Bentornato Walid 'Walo' Cheddira !. 30 June 2022. 30 June 2022. it.
  9. Web site: Napoli. NAPOLI SIGN CHEDDIRA AND LOAN HIM TO FROSINONE. 20 August 2023. 21 August 2023.
  10. Web site: Trentini . Narciso . 29 May 2022 . Walid Chedira, il giovane calciatore marocchino che ha sfondato a Bari, in Italia . 8 August 2022 . Gossip Italiano . it.
  11. Web site: Franceschi . Giovanni De . 13 September 2022 . Cheddira convocato dalla Nazionale sogna il Mondiale in Qatar "Un onore, una gioia immensa" . 17 September 2022 . Cronache Maceratesi . it.
  12. Web site: 23 September 2022 . المنتخب الوطني يفوز وديا على تشيلي بهدفين نظيفين في أول اختبار لوليد الركراكي . 24 September 2022 . Cawalisse كواليس اليوم . ar.
  13. Web site: Morocco World Cup 2022 squad: Who's in and who's out? . 10 November 2022 . Goal.
  14. Web site: 10 November 2022 . Moroccan coach unveils list of 26 Atlas Lions in 2022 World Cup . 10 November 2022 . HESPRESS English.
  15. Web site: 6 December 2022 . Morocco vs Spain, Live Score, Lineups, Head to Head, Match Timeline, Stats, Result, Venue, FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 . 10 December 2022 . Indiatimes.com.
  16. Web site: Gleeson . Mark . 10 December 2022 . Morocco write World Cup history as they reach semi-finals . 10 December 2022 . Reuters.
  17. Web site: 10 December 2022 . Morocco vs Portugal . 10 December 2022 . OneFootball.
  18. Web site: Serie C - Group C . 10 December 2022 . Soccer 24.
  19. Web site: Le Marocain Walid Cheddira élu joueur du mois en Serie B .
  20. Web site: Les dix types de wissams royaux accordés par Mohammed VI . dead . https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/index2.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftelquel.ma%2F2016%2F09%2F02%2Fles-dix-types-wissams-royaux-accordes-mohammed-vi_1512834#federation=archive.wikiwix.com&tab=url . 15 June 2007.