Wahbi Khazri has formally ended his playing career, with the former Tunisia and France youth international registering his final move from “Without Club” to “Retired” on 13/12/2025, bringing down the curtain on more than two decades in professional football.
The 34-year-old left-sided attacker had been unattached since leaving Montpellier HSC, officially becoming a free agent on 01/07/2025 when his contract with the Ligue 1 side expired. With no subsequent club agreement and his market value last listed at €600,000 during his period without a club, Khazri has now completed the definitive step from free agent to retired player, with his status change taking effect on 13/12/2025 and running through to 13/12/2025 as the terminal entry on his contractual record.
Khazri’s retirement follows a long senior career that began at SC Bastia, where he progressed through every level of the Corsican club. He moved from JS Ajaccio Formation to Bastia’s youth setup in 2003, then advanced from SC Bastia U17 to U19 and the reserve side before being promoted to the first team on 01/07/2009. That internal pathway marked the beginning of a professional journey that would later take him through France’s top flight and the Premier League.
A switch to Bordeaux on 01/07/2014 gave Khazri a platform in Ligue 1, and his rise in value during that spell reflected his impact, peaking at several million euros. On 30/01/2016 he made the move to Sunderland AFC, entering English football with a market value around the €8m–€9m bracket and experiencing both Premier League and Championship competition. A loan to Stade Rennais in 2017–18 followed, initially as a temporary transfer on 31/08/2017 before he returned to Sunderland at the end of that spell on 30/06/2018.
Khazri then joined AS Saint-Étienne on 17/07/2018, where his valuation rose to a high of €16m as he became a central attacking figure, operating mainly on the left but also across the front line with his right foot. His time at Saint-Étienne coincided with some of the most stable years of his career, before his market value gradually declined into the single-digit millions as he moved into his thirties.
On 01/07/2022 he completed a free transfer to Montpellier HSC, remaining in Ligue 1 and continuing to contribute at the top level in France. Over the following seasons at Montpellier, his estimated worth steadily decreased in line with age and reduced long-term resale value: from €3m in late 2022 to €1m by mid-2025. When his Montpellier deal expired on 01/07/2025, Khazri entered the “Without Club” category, a common holding status for out-of-contract professionals, with his value updated again to €600,000 on 21/10/2025.
Born in Ajaccio on 08/02/1991 and standing 1.76m tall, Khazri brought a blend of Ligue 1 and English league experience, representing clubs in France and England and gaining international recognition with Tunisia after earlier French ties at youth level. His positional versatility in attack – primarily as a left winger but also able to play in other forward roles – made him a valuable option throughout his peak years.
The final administrative move from “Without Club” to “Retired” on 13/12/2025 confirms that there will be no further chapter at club level. Instead, Khazri’s career is now fixed in the record books: a trajectory from Corsican youth football through Bastia, Bordeaux, Sunderland, Rennes, Saint-Étienne and Montpellier, marked by a market value that once climbed as high as €16m before settling at €600,000 in his final months without a team.
With no active contract beyond his retirement date of 13/12/2025 and his national-team status also listed as retired, Khazri’s professional playing days are complete. What follows may be a new role away from the pitch, but as far as the transfer market is concerned, his final move has now been made and recorded.
