Full name Wahbi Khazri Name Wahbi Khazri Career start 2008 1995–2003 JS Ajaccio Weight 76 kg | Number 24 Height 1.82 m Role Footballer | |
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Date of birth (1991-02-08) 8 February 1991 (age 24) Place of birth Ajaccio, Corsica, France Current teams Tunisia national football team (Midfielder, Forward), FC Girondins de Bordeaux (#24 / Midfielder) Similar People Diego Rolan, Cheick Diabate, Henri Saivet, Yassine Chikhaoui, Aymen Abdennour | ||
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Wahbi Khazri - All 18 Goals & Assists - 2018/2019
Wahbi Khazri (Arabic: وهبي خزري; born 8 February 1991) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Rennes on loan from Sunderland, and the Tunisian national football team.
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- Wahbi Khazri All 18 Goals Assists 20182019
- Bastia
- Bordeaux
- Sunderland
- Youth teams
- Senior team
- Club statistics
- International goals
- References
Bastia
A native of Ajaccio, Khazri started his career with local side Jeunesse Sportive Ajaccio before moving to SC Bastia. He received his first call up to the senior squad for their match against Amiens SC on 20 February 2009. He made his debut in that match coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute for Ludovic Genest. Bastia scored the winning goal a minute later to win the match 1–0. He scored his first career goal on 13 March 2009, in a 1–0 victory over Montpellier. Wahbi quickly established himself as a goalscorer, scoring again a couple of weeks later in a 3–1 win over Vannes. He scored again, this time on the final match day of the season against Troyes, scoring the first goal in a 2–1 victory. The loss meant Troyes would be relegated to the Championnat National.
Bordeaux
After five years in Bastia, Khazri signed a four-year contract with FC Girondins de Bordeaux in July 2014.
Sunderland
On 30 January 2016, Khazri joined Sunderland on a four and a half year contract for an undisclosed fee. Khazri scored his first goal for Sunderland against Manchester United on 13 February 2016, opening the scoring with a direct free kick that beat David de Gea at his far post. Khazri later set up Lamine Koné's 82nd-minute goal from a corner, as Sunderland won 2–1.
On 31 August 2017, Khazri returned to Ligue 1, signing a season-long loan at Rennes.
Youth teams
In 2009, Khazri made his debut for the Tunisia national under-20 football team. However, in November 2011, he was called up by Erick Mombaerts to the France national under-21 football team for a pair of 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifiers against Romania and Slovakia. In February 2012, he played his first and only game for the French side, against Italy, before being substituted by Frédéric Bulot.
Senior team
In late 2012, Khazri switched his international allegiance once again, when he accepted a call-up from Sami Trabelsi, the Tunisian national team's coach, including him in the squad for the 2013 African Cup of Nations.