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Biography
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.
Club career
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 with an option to buy.
International career
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.
Career statistics
Club statistics
- As of 1 April 2017.
| Team | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bastia | 2008–09 | Ligue 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 3 | |
| 2009–10 | Ligue 2 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2010–11 | Championnat National | 34 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | 41 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 35 | 10 | ||
| 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 32 | 7 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 34 | 7 | ||
| Total | 171 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 35 | ||
| Bordeaux | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 9 | |
| 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 30 | 6 | |
| Total | 52 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 64 | 15 | ||
| Sunderland | 2015–16 | Premier League | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |
| 2016–17 | Premier League | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 261 | 48 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 292 | 53 | ||
International goals
- Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23 March 2013 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia |  Sierra Leone | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 14 August 2013 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia |  Congo | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 3. | 5 March 2014 | RCDE Stadium, Barcelona, Spain |  Colombia | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 4. | 6 September 2014 | Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia |  Botswana | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 5. | 19 November 2014 | Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia |  Egypt | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 6. | 11 January 2015 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia |  Algeria | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 7. | 9 October 2015 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia |  Gabon | 3–1 | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 8. | 13 November 2015 | Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania |  Mauritania | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9. | 4 September 2016 | Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia |  Liberia | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 10. | 11 November 2016 | Omar Hamadi Stadium, Algiers, Algeria |  Libya | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 11. | 23 January 2017 | Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon |  Zimbabwe | 4–1 | 4–2 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations |