Abdelwaheb Sofiane Khedairia (born 1 April 1989) is a

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who plays for Al-Shoulla. Born in France, he represented

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at international level.

Career

Khedairia began his career playing for two small amateur clubs, US Baille and Burel FC. In 2004, he joined the

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academy and progressed his way up the ranks. On January 24, 2007, despite being just 17 years old, Khedairia was called up to the senior side for the first time and was on the bench for Toulouse in a Ligue 1 match against

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. However, he did not play in the game.

International

Khedairia was called up to the senior Algeria squad for the

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qualifier against

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in September 2015.

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* * 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Drôme Sportspeople from Valence, Drôme Footballers from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes French sportspeople of Algerian descent Association football goalkeepers Algerian footballers French footballers Algeria youth international footballers Algeria under-23 international footballers Toulouse FC players Racing Besançon players SO Cassis Carnoux players Le Mans FC players ES Sétif players Al-Shoulla FC players Ligue 2 players Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Saudi First Division League players Algeria A' international footballers Algerian expatriate footballers Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia {{Algeria-footy-bio-stub