Walid Cherfa (; 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.
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.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 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.Fichan a Cherfa y dimite el presidente Josep Gusó (Cherfa is signed and president Josep Gusó resigns); Mundo Deportivo, 23 June 2010 (in Spanish)
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.Cherfa y Adriá, refuerzos invernales para el Albacete (Cherfa and Adriá, winter additions for Albacete); Marca, 28 December 2010 (in Spanish) On 16 August of the following year, he agreed to a two-year deal with Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 side MC Alger.Transferts: Walid Cherfa signe au MC Alger (Transfers: Walid Cherfa signs for MC Alger) ; DZFoot, 16 August 2011 (in French)
On 1 January 2012, Cherfa was released by the club.MCA: Laraf, Cherfa, Yanis et Belaïd officiellement libérés (MCA: Laraf, Cherfa, Yanis and Belaïd officially released) ; Compétition, 1 January 2012 (in French) In August 2012 he joined AEL Kalloni in the Greek second tier, and subsequently competed in the French lower or amateur leagues.Un recrutement régional pour le Balma SC (Regional recruitment for Balma SC)‚ Actu Foot, 18 June 2017 (in French)
Personal life Cherfa's older brother, Sofyane, was also a footballer and a defender. He too played most of his career in France.
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