Walid Cheddira

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Walid Cheddira (Arabic: وليد شديرة; born 22 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Napoli. Born in Italy, he plays for the Morocco national team.

Cheddira was born in Loreto, Marche, Italy to parents originally from Béni Mellal, Morocco. His father, Aziz, was also a footballer, having played for some time in the Moroccan minor leagues.

Cheddira began playing football in his hometown team, Loreto, playing in the amateur Eccellenza league. On 15 July 2017, he was purchased by Sangiustese, making his debut with the club in the Coppa Italia Serie D match won 3–0 against Castelfidardo, in which he scored his first goal for Sangiustese.

On 10 July 2019, Cheddira signed a three-year contract with Serie A club Parma, who loaned him to Arezzo in Serie C on 22 July. He made his professional Serie C debut on 25 August, as a starter in a game against Lecco. After half a season, Parma sent Cheddira on loan to Lecco on 31 January 2020, and to Mantova on 4 September.

On 18 July 2021, Cheddira joined Bari on loan, who made the deal permanent on 30 June 2022, signing a contract until…