Adel Chedli Explained

Adel Chedli
Fullname:Adel Ben-Bechir Chedli
Birth Date:16 September 1976
Birth Place:La Ricamarie, France
Height:1.76 m
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1994–1997
Clubs1:Saint-Étienne
Caps1:33
Goals1:0
Years2:1997–2004
Clubs2:Sochaux
Caps2:153
Goals2:3
Years3:2004–2005
Clubs3:Istres
Caps3:24
Goals3:0
Years4:2005–2006
Clubs4:1. FC Nürnberg
Caps4:8
Goals4:0
Years5:2006–2007
Clubs5:Sion
Caps5:27
Goals5:1
Years6:2007–2008
Clubs6:Al-Shaab CSC
Caps6:5
Goals6:0
Years7:2008–2010
Clubs7:Istres
Caps7:36
Goals7:1
Years8:2010–2012
Clubs8:Étoile Sportive du Sahel
Caps8:48
Goals8:7
Years9:2012–2013
Clubs9:Raja Casablanca
Caps9:2
Goals9:0
Totalcaps:336
Totalgoals:12
Nationalyears1:1996–2012
Nationalteam1:Tunisia
Nationalcaps1:45
Nationalgoals1:4
Manageryears1:2016–2017
Managerclubs1:Pays d'Aix
Manageryears2:2017–2018
Managerclubs2:Olympique Rovenain
Manageryears3:2018–2019
Managerclubs3:Arles
Manageryears4:2021-
Managerclubs4:Georgia (assistant manager)

Adel Ben-Bechir Chedli (Arabic: عادل الشاذلي, born 16 September 1976) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in France, he represented Tunisia at international level.

Club career

Born in La Ricamarie, Loire, France, Chedli joined AS Saint-Étienne and broke into the first team in 1996. In 1997, he was transferred to FC Sochaux for whom he played several years in the Ligue 1. It was during that time that also earned his first cap for the Tunisian national team. Before his move to Germany Chedli played for FC Istres. He left the club on a free transfer after they had been relegated to Ligue 2 after playing in 88 games.

At Nürnberg, Chedli had a rough first year and a hard time breaking into the first squad, at the end of the season he had played in only six Bundesliga matches and was at times demoted to the club's Bayernliga reserve team. His situation did not improve when Chedli was sent off twice in a short span, once with the reserves and once in friendly against the Kansas City Wizards. After the latter incident in which Chedli had kicked a Wizards player in the shins, he left the field cursing at Nürnberg first team coach Hans Meyer, an event that the Nürnberg press interpreted as insubordination and predicted an early release of the left midfielder whose contract with Nürnberg would have run until 2007. That prediction became true in July 2006, when player and team agreed on a termination of the contract.

International career

A French youth international, he made his debut for his native Tunisian side on 26 May 1996, a friendly match against Senegal. Due to nationality transfer was not allowed until the 2000s, he's entered the team again and been a regular with the Tunisian national team since 2003 and won the 2004 African Nations' Cup with the "Carthage Eagles". He was also a member of the Tunisian Confederations Cup team in 2005 and was a member of the squad at the 2006 World Cup.

Honours

Tunisia

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tunisia win Cup of Nations. 14 February 2004. BBC Sport. 2011-03-14.