Adel Al Chadli

Adel Wgdan Mahmood Al Chadli (Arabic: عَادِل وَجْدَان مَحْمُود الشَّاذِلِيّ; born 13 April 2000) is a Yemeni footballer who plays for Al-Fujairah as a winger.

Early life

Al Chadli was born in Aden, Yemen, but moved to Switzerland as a child. He is the son of former South Yemen and Yemen international footballer Wagdan Shadli, while his brother, Wajd Al Chadli, also plays football, and formerly played for Sion.

Club career

Al Chadli began his footballing career with Swiss side Montreux-Sports at the age of six, where he reportedly attracted offers from English side Manchester United, as well as French sides Olympique Lyonnais and Paris Saint-Germain. He spent a short period of time training with Lyon in 2012. In 2014, he moved to the United Arab Emirates to join Al Ahli. He returned to Switzerland and joined Lausanne-Sport for a short stint, before joining Sion, where he featured once for the club's reserve team in the 2017–18 season.

He returned to the United Arab Emirates in 2018, joining UAE Pro League side Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai. After impressive performances with Al-Ahli's youth teams, scoring twenty goals in forty-four games, he was invited to trial with Spanish side Barcelona in 2019.

The following year, after a handful of appearances for Al-Ahli, he suffered an injury to his right metatarsal, which required surgery in April 2021.

In August 2022, he signed with fellow UAE Pro League side Ittihad Kalba on a season-long loan.

International career

Al Chadli was called up to the Switzerland under-18 team in 2018. In doing so, he became the first Yemeni footballer to become naturalised and feature for a European team.

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 April 2023

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