1. Wahbi Khazri is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, left winger or forward for Ligue 1 club Montpellier.
22 Facts About Wahbi Khazri
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Wahbi Khazri left in 2014 to join fellow French side Bordeaux.
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Wahbi Khazri was the former captain of the national team, playing 74 matches and scoring 25 goals between 2013 and 2022.
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Wahbi Khazri represented Tunisia at five Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and at both the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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Wahbi Khazri received his first call up to the senior squad for their match against Amiens on 20 February 2009.
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Wahbi Khazri made his debut in that match coming on as a substitute in the 85th minute for Ludovic Genest.
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Wahbi Khazri's first season at the Girondins was a success: he managed to win in the team as a starter and totaled nine goals in 32 league games.
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On 30 January 2016, Wahbi Khazri joined Sunderland on a four-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
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Wahbi 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.
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On 31 August 2017, Wahbi Khazri returned to Ligue 1, signing a season-long loan at Rennes.
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On 17 July 2018, Wahbi Khazri transferred to Saint-Etienne for four years and chose to wear number 10.
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Wahbi Khazri opened the scoring by performing a volley after a cross from the left of Lois Diony.
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On 12 January 2019, while ASSE traveled to the Stade de Roudourou to face Guingamp, Wahbi Khazri scored the only goal of the match on a direct free kick at ground level, deceiving the opposing goalkeeper Marc-Aurele Caillard.
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Wahbi Khazri is therefore reinstated in the group with a first match against Lens, where he takes a red card after a late tackle.
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Wahbi Khazri continued his role as captain under new coach Pascal Dupraz.
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On 27 June 2022, Wahbi Khazri signed for Ligue 1 side Montpellier.
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Wahbi Khazri chose the number 99 jersey at the club, becoming the first player to wear the number for Montpellier.
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In 2009, Wahbi Khazri made his debut for the Tunisia national under-20 football team.
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In late 2012, Wahbi Khazri switched his international allegiance , 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.
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Wahbi Khazri was the captain of the Tunisian side that came fourth at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.
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In November 2022, Wahbi Khazri was called up to the Tunisia squad by Jalel Kadri for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
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Wahbi Khazri announced his international retirement on the following day of the last World Cup match.