Wahbi Khazri is a French-born Tunisian footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Montpellier and the Tunisian national team. Khazri wears jersey number 99 in his current club. Besides, he plays as an attacking midfielder or as a forward.
Further, Khazri has represented the Tunisian team in many tournaments, including the Africa Cup of Nations and the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup. Also, he has received some honors, including the Tunisian Footballer of the Year in 2018.
Wahbi Khazri is a married man who lives happily with his wife, Marlene. The duo dated each other for years before tying the knot on June 10, 2017. It's been over three years; the couple still lives blissfully. Being married for this long, the Khazri couple has also started their family.
Wahbi Khazri with his family SOURCE: Instagram 2wahbi_khazri_8 The couple is blessed with two children, a son, and a daughter. However, their names are not available in the public domain. It is reported that they became parents for the first time after welcoming a son in December 2014.
Likewise, the family increased when their second child was born in 2018. Moreover, The Khazri family lives together, and the footballer often posts snaps with them on social media.
Khazri is one of the most prominent players on his team. Having played for several clubs, Khazri has preserved a decent fortune. Taking his career earnings into consideration, it can be said that he enjoys a net worth of around $5 million.
Wahbi Khazri on vacation to San-Martino-di-Lota SOURCE: Instagram @wahbi_khazri_8 Khazri earns £54,000 as his weekly wage and £2,808,000 per annum. Before joining Montpellier, he had an incredible deal of €7 million with Saint-Etienne. With that, he earned £53,000 per week and £2,756,000 per year. He played with them for a few seasons and made millions of dollars.
In the same way, Khazri racked up whopping profits while playing with Sunderland. His deal with the team was reported to be €11.80 million. While playing for G. Bordeaux, he had a contract worth €2 million.
After his youth career at the French club Bastia, Khazri made his professional club debut against Amiens SC in February 2009 and scored his first goal against Montpellier on March 13, 2009. He scored 31 goals from 171 matches for Bastia club. After his time in Bastia, Khazri signed a four-year contract with French Football Club Bordeaux in July 2014.
Wahbi Khazri signing a contract SOURCE: Instagram @wahbi_khazri_8 The Tunisian midfielder signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with the English football club Sunderland on January 30, 2016. Khazri scored his first and most memorable goal for Sunderland against English Premier League giants Manchester United on February 13, 2016. Khazri was signed on loan to Rennes for one season on August 31, 2017, from Sunderland.
After making 24 game appearances for Rennes, Khazri moved to play with Saint-Etienne. He scored 33 goals in 100 goals. On July 1, 2022, Khazri signed a professional deal with Montpellier. As of now, he has made over ten game appearances for the club.
Khazri also represented the French and Tunisian teams at the youth level. He made his debut for Tunisia national U-20 football team in 2009 and the French U-21 in 2012.
Khazri was included in the national squad by coach Sami Trabelsi at the end of 2012, and he started playing for Tunisia from 2013 onwards. He scored his first goal against Sierra Leone during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification.
Wahbi Khazri with the national team of Tunisia SOURCE: Instagram @wahbi_khazri_8 Khazri, along with players such as Mohamed Ali Moncer, Naim Sliti, Anice Badri, and Farouk Ben Mustapha, were some of the significant players that took Tunisia to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Wahbi Khazri was born on February 8, 1991, in Ajaccio, France, to Tunisian parents. So, from his parent's side, Khazri holds dual nationality of France and Tunisia.
Khazri also has a brother named Foued Khazri. Foued is also a footballer who plays midfielder for Rapid de Menton. Further details regarding his family members remain unknown.
