Walid Cheddira

Born in Italy, he plays for the Morocco national team.

Walid Cheddira

Cheddira with Morocco in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Walid Cheddira
Date of birth	(1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Loreto, Italy
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Frosinone (on loan from Napoli)
Number	70
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Loreto	49	(9)
2017–2019	Sangiustese	72	(20)
2019–2021	Parma	0	(0)
2019–2020	→ Arezzo (loan)	13	(0)
2020	→ Lecco (loan)	2	(0)
2020–2021	→ Mantova (loan)	38	(9)
2021–2023	Bari	65	(23)
2023–	Napoli	0	(0)
2023–	→ Frosinone (loan)	30	(6)
International career‡
2022–	Morocco	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:15, 14 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 June 2023 (UTC)

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, who loaned him to Arezzo in Serie C on 22 July. He made his professional Serie C debut on 25 August, as a starter in a game against Lecco. After half a season, Parma sent Cheddira on loan to Lecco on 31 January 2020, and to Mantova on 4 September.

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

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

Cheddira was born in Italy and is Moroccan by descent. 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; he made his debut against Chile as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 win.

On 10 November 2022, Cheddira was named in Morocco's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. 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. 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.

Club

As of match played 14 April 2024