Wajdi Sahli
 Sahli representing Tunisia | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | La Seyne-sur-Mer, France | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ES Sahel | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Club Africain | 28 | (2) |
| 2021 | Caspiy | 17 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Apollon Smyrnis | 8 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Sutjeska Nikšić | 32 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | Radnički Kragujevac | 31 | (8) |
| 2024–2025 | Győr | 23 | (3) |
| 2025–2026 | Radnički 1923 | 25 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Tunisia U23 | 1 | (1) |
| 2024– | Tunisia | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 September 2025 | |||
Wajdi Sahli (Arabic: وَجْدِيّ سَاحِلِيّ; born 17 April 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger. Born in France, he represents Tunisia internationally.
Early life
[edit]Sahli was born in France to a Tunisian family, and moved to Tunisia at a young age where he began playing football.[1]
Club career
[edit]
Sahli started playing as senior in Tunisia with the B team of Étoile Sportive du Sahel[citation needed]from where he moved to Club Africain and played for two and a half seasons there until February 2021, when he signed with Kazakh side FC Caspiy.[2]
On 17 August 2021, Apollon Smyrnis announced the signing of Sahli.[3]
A year later, on 10 August 2022, he signed with Montenegrin First League side FK Sutjeska Nikšić. After being the runner-up in the league and the Montenegrin Cup winner at the end of the 2022–23 season, he called the attention of Serbian side FK Radnički 1923, signing with them in summer 2023.[2]
He became a regular player and was named as one of the main contributors for the clubs finishing in 4th place and historical achievement to play in European competitions next season.
International career
[edit]
Sahli represented Tunisia in their Olympic squad.[4] He was in the called for the Tunisian main squad in October 2019, but failed to make a debut.[5] Instead, he played for the Tunisian under-23 team and, as a starter, he contributed with the first goal in their win by 2–1 over Cameroon.[6]
On 29 May 2024, Sahli received again a call for the Tunisian main team for their qualifying games for the World Cup 2026.[7] He made his debut on 9 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Namibia at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. He substituted Hamza Rafia in the 88th minute as the game ended in a scoreless draw.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 19 September 2022[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Club Africain | 2017–18 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 3 | ||||
| Caspiy | 2021 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 6 | ||
| Apollon Smyrnis | 2021–22 | Super League Greece | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 53 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 9 | ||
Honours
[edit]Club Africain
Sutjeska
References
[edit]- ↑ rédaction, La (29 March 2023). "Clause à 1.000 euros, trains de nuit et bière des Balkans: l'itinéraire bis du footballeur d'origine varoise Ouijdi Sahli". Nice-Matin.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Wajdi Sahli at Soccerway
- ↑ "Στον Απόλλωνα και ο Ουίσντι Σαχλί". fcapollon.gr (in Greek). Apollon Smyrnis F.C. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ↑ TUNIŠANIN SA ČIKA DAČE: LIGA JAKA - TERENI LOŠI, CRNA GORA ME JE VRATILA at mozzartsport.com, 24 March 2024
- ↑ Eliminatoires du chan 2020 : A Tanger pour gagner ! at lapresse.tn, 12 October 2019, Retrieved 28 May 2024
- ↑ CAN U23 : malgré la victoire, la Tunisie ne passe pas pour la phase finale at tunisienumerique.com, 10 September 2019, Retrieved 28 May 2024
- ↑ RADNIČKI IZ KRAGUJEVCA IPAK DAO REPREZENTATIVCA: SALI VIŽĐI NA SPISKU TUNISA at mozzartsport.com, 29 May 2024
- ↑ "Namibia v Tunisia game report". ESPN. 8 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Wajdi Sahli at Soccerway
- 1997 births
- Living people
- French sportspeople of Tunisian descent
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- French men's footballers
- Tunisian men's footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- Men's association football forwards
- Tunisia men's international footballers
- Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
- Kazakhstan Premier League players
- Super League Greece players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I players
- Club Africain players
- FC Caspiy players
- Apollon Smyrnis F.C. players
- FK Sutjeska Nikšić players
- FK Radnički 1923 players
- Győri ETO FC players
- Tunisian expatriate men's footballers
- Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan
- Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro
- Expatriate men's footballers in Montenegro
- Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
- Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
- Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary
