Khazri lining up with Tunisia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Wahbi Khazri[1]
Date of birth
(1991-02-08) 8 February 1991 (age 33)[2]
Place of birth
Ajaccio, Corsica, France
Height
1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s)
Attacking midfielder, left winger, forward
Team information
Current team
Montpellier
Number
10
Youth career
1995–2003
JS Ajaccio
2003–2009
Bastia
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2009–2014
Bastia
171
(31)
2014–2016
Bordeaux
52
(14)
2016–2018
Sunderland
38
(3)
2017–2018
→ Rennes (loan)
24
(9)
2018–2022
Saint-Étienne
100
(33)
2022–
Montpellier
48
(5)
International career
2009
Tunisia U20
1
(1)
2012
France U21
1
(0)
2013–2022
Tunisia
74
(25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:49, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
Wahbi Khazri (Arabic: وهبي خزري; born 8 February 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, left winger or forward for Ligue 1 club Montpellier.
Trained at Bastia from 2004, Khazri made his professional debut there in 2009 and quickly became a vital part of the team, as he helped the club reach promotion to Ligue 2 in 2011, and then Ligue 1 in 2012. He left in 2014 to join fellow French side Bordeaux. In 2016, Khazri joined Sunderland in the Premier League; he was subsequently loaned to Rennes during the 2017–18 campaign. After finishing the season with 11 goals in 29 games, Khazri attracted the attention of Saint-Étienne, who recruited him in July 2018. In 2022, Khazri signed for Montpellier.
Born in France, Khazri represented his birth country at youth international level, and Tunisia at senior international level. He was the former captain of the national team, playing 74 matches and scoring 25 goals for the side between 2013 and 2022. He represented Tunisia at five Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and at both the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup.
^"Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
^"2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
^"Wahbi Khazri". Montpellier HSC. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
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