Adel Ben-Bechir Chedli ( ar, عادل الشاذلي, born 16 September 1976) is a former professional

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who played as a

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. Born in France, he represented

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at international level.

Club career

Born in

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, France, Chedli joined AS Saint-Étienne and broke into the first team in 1996. In 1997, he was transferred to

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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

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. 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

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. 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

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. 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

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team in 2005 and was a member of the squad at the

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Honours

Tunisia * Africa Cup of Nations: 2004

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chedli, Adel Living people 1976 births Footballers from Loire (department) Men's association football midfielders French sportspeople of Tunisian descent Tunisian men's footballers Tunisian expatriate men's footballers 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2006 FIFA World Cup players FC Istres players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players AS Saint-Étienne players 1. FC Nürnberg players FC Sion players Étoile Sportive du Sahel players Raja CA players Al-Shaab CSC players Tunisia men's international footballers Bundesliga players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players 2004 African Cup of Nations players 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players 2011 African Nations Championship players 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players UAE Pro League players French men's footballers Tunisia men's A' international footballers