Wajdi Sahli

Wajdi Sahli (; born 17 April 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger. Born in France, he represents Tunisia internationally.

Early life Sahli was born in France to a Tunisian family, and moved to Tunisia at a young age where he began playing football.

Club career

Sahli started playing as senior in Tunisia with the B team of Étoile Sportive du Sahelfrom 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.

On 17 August 2021, Apollon Smyrnis announced the signing of Sahli.

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. He was in the called for the Tunisian main squad in October 2019, but failed to make a debut. 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.

On 29 May 2024, Sahli received again a call for the Tunisian main team for their qualifying games for the World Cup 2026. 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.

Career statistics

Honours Club Africain Tunisian Cup: 2018

Sutjeska Montenegrin Cup: 2023