Walid Cherfa (Arabic: وليد شرفة; born 19 February 1986) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for French club Toulouse Rodéo.
Career
Cherfa was born in Toulouse, France. He holds both French and Algerian nationalities.[1]
A Toulouse FC youth graduate, he appeared sparingly for the first team during the 2006–07 season in Ligue 1, subsequently serving a stint with third division club Tours FC.
On 26 June 2008, Cherfa moved to Spain and joined Gimnàstic de Tarragona in the second level on a two-year contract.[2][3] On 23 June 2010, having been sparingly used during his tenure, he signed a 1+1 deal with another side in that country and category, Girona FC.[4]
In late December 2010, without having appeared in any competitive matches for Girona, Cherfa terminated his link with the Catalans and signed for Albacete Balompié, also in the Spanish division two.[5] On 16 August of the following year, he agreed to a two-year deal with Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 side MC Alger.[6]
On 1 January 2012, Cherfa was released by the club.[7] In August 2012 he joined Kalloni F.C. in the Greek second tier, and subsequently competed in the French lower or amateur leagues.[8]
Personal life
Cherfa's older brother, Sofyane, was also a footballer and a defender. He too played most of his career in France.[9]
References
- ^ "Walid CHERFA -". www.unfp.org. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ Mercado: El Nàstic ficha al francés Cherfa (Market: Nàstic sign Frenchman Cherfa); Goal, 26 June 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ Un golazo de Cherfa rompe el maleficio del Nástic en su estadio (Cherfa wonder goal breaks Nástic's home jinx); Diario AS, 6 December 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Fichan a Cherfa y dimite el presidente Josep Gusó (Cherfa is signed and president Josep Gusó resigns); Mundo Deportivo, 23 June 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ Cherfa y Adriá, refuerzos invernales para el Albacete (Cherfa and Adriá, winter additions for Albacete); Marca, 28 December 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ Transferts: Walid Cherfa signe au MC Alger (Transfers: Walid Cherfa signs for MC Alger); DZFoot, 16 August 2011 (in French)
- ^ MCA: Laraf, Cherfa, Yanis et Belaïd officiellement libérés (MCA: Laraf, Cherfa, Yanis and Belaïd officially released); Compétition, 1 January 2012 (in French)
- ^ Un recrutement régional pour le Balma SC (Regional recruitment for Balma SC)‚ Actu Foot, 18 June 2017 (in French)
- ^ "Dupuis retrouve des amis" [Dupuis reunites with friends] (in French). La Dépêche du Midi. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
External links
- Walid Cherfa at BDFutbol
- Walid Cherfa at Soccerway