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Walid Cheddira

Walid Cheddira
وليد شديرة
Cheddira with Morocco in 2023
Personal information
Full name Walid Cheddira[1]
Date of birth (1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Loreto, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sassuolo
(on loan from Napoli)
Number 9
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 1 (0)
2023–2024 → Frosinone (loan) 36 (7)
2024–2025 → Espanyol (loan) 22 (1)
2025– → Sassuolo (loan) 2 (1)
International career‡
2022– Morocco 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:18, 21 September 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 July 2023 (UTC)

Walid Cheddira (Arabic: وليد شديرة; born 22 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Sassuolo, on loan from Napoli. Born in Italy, he represents Morocco internationally.

Club career

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Cheddira spent the first four seasons of his senior career in the lower, non-professional tiers of Italian football.[2]

On 10 July 2019, Cheddira 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]

On 20 August 2023, Cheddira was signed by Napoli and loaned to Frosinone for the 2023–24 season.[10]

On 27 August 2024, Cheddira moved on a new loan to Espanyol in Spain.[11] On 1 September 2025, he was loaned to Sassuolo with an option to buy.[12]

International career

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Cheddira was born in Italy and is Moroccan by descent.[13] 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;[14] he made his debut against Chile as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 win.[15]

On 10 November 2022, Cheddira was named in Morocco's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[16][17] 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.[18] 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.[19][20]

Career statistics

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As of match played 21 September 2025[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sangiustese 2017–18 Serie D 34 10 0 0 2[b] 1 36 11
2018–19 Serie D 38 10 0 0 2[c] 0 40 10
Total 72 20 0 0 4 1 76 21
Arezzo (loan) 2019–20 Serie C 13 0 2 0 1[d] 0 16 0
Lecco (loan) 2019–20 Serie C 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Mantova (loan) 2020–21 Serie C 38 9 0 0 1[e] 0 39 9
Bari 2021–22 Serie C 34 6 0 0 3[f] 0 37 6
2022–23 Serie B 31 17 3 5 4[g] 0 38 22
Total 65 23 3 5 7 0 75 28
Napoli 2023–24 Serie A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024–25 Serie A 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Total 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Frosinone (loan) 2023–24 Serie A 36 7 3 1 0 0 39 8
Espanyol (loan) 2024–25 La Liga 22 1 1 0 0 0 23 1
Sassuolo (loan) 2025–26 Serie A 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
Career total 251 61 10 6 13 1 274 68
  1. ^ Includes Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey
  2. ^ Appearances in Coppa Italia Serie D
  3. ^ One appearance in Coppa Italia Serie D, one appearance in Serie D promotion play-offs
  4. ^ Appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C
  5. ^ Appearance in Serie C promotion play-offs
  6. ^ One appearance in Coppa Italia Serie C, two appearances in Supercoppa di Serie C
  7. ^ Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs

Honours

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Bari

Individual

Orders

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Morocco (MAR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 19. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ Walid Cheddira at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  3. ^ "LUCA ZAMPARO AND WALID CHEDDIRA JOIN PARMA, EMMANUELE MATINO SIGNS FOR CAVESE ON-LOAN" (Press release). Parma. 10 July 2019. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Cheddira e Madonna vestono l'amaranto" (Press release) (in Italian). Arezzo. 22 July 2019. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Arezzo v Lecco game report". Soccerway. 25 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale: Walid Cheddira nuovo giocatore della Calcio Lecco 1912" (Press release) (in Italian). Lecco. 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  7. ^ "SI ARRICCHISCE L'ATTACCO BIANCOROSSO: WALID CHEDDIRA È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DEL MANTOVA" (Press release) (in Italian). Mantova. 4 September 2020. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Benvenuto Walid Cheddira !" (in Italian). Bari. 18 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Bentornato Walid 'Walo' Cheddira !" (in Italian). Bari. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  10. ^ "NAPOLI SIGN CHEDDIRA AND LOAN HIM TO FROSINONE". Napoli. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Cheddira, nuevo jugador blanquiazul" [Cheddira, new blue and white player] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Walid Cheddira, benvenuto in neroverde!" [Walid Cheddira, welcome to the black and green!] (in Italian). US Sassuolo Calcio. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  13. ^ Trentini, Narciso (29 May 2022). "Walid Chedira, il giovane calciatore marocchino che ha sfondato a Bari, in Italia". Gossip Italiano (in Italian). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  14. ^ Franceschi, Giovanni De (13 September 2022). "Cheddira convocato dalla Nazionale sogna il Mondiale in Qatar "Un onore, una gioia immensa"". Cronache Maceratesi (in Italian). Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  15. ^ "المنتخب الوطني يفوز وديا على تشيلي بهدفين نظيفين في أول اختبار لوليد الركراكي". Cawalisse | كواليس اليوم (in Arabic). 23 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  16. ^ "Morocco World Cup 2022 squad: Who's in and who's out?". Goal. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  17. ^ "Moroccan coach unveils list of 26 Atlas Lions in 2022 World Cup". HESPRESS English. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  18. ^ "Morocco vs Spain, Live Score, Lineups, Head to Head, Match Timeline, Stats, Result, Venue, FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022". Indiatimes.com. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  19. ^ Gleeson, Mark (10 December 2022). "Morocco write World Cup history as they reach semi-finals". Reuters. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  20. ^ "Morocco vs Portugal". OneFootball. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  21. ^ W. Cheddira at Soccerway
  22. ^ "Serie C - Group C". Soccer 24. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  23. ^ "Le Marocain Walid Cheddira élu joueur du mois en Serie B".
  24. ^ "Les dix types de wissams royaux accordés par Mohammed VI". Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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