Wajdi Sahli
Tunisian footballer (born 1977)
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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.
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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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 September 2025 | |||
Early life
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
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
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
- 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 | ||