Khalil Ayari
Squad number 14 · Paris Saint-Germain
Their 2026 World Cup
Khalil Ayari travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Tunisia, wearing number 14, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 3 matches (3 defeats) and bowed out in the group stage (Group F), beaten by Netherlands 3-1.
Midfield went to A. Abdi (3 matches, 269′) and Y. Valery (3 matches, 252′).
Another 7 players in the Tunisia squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Tunisia team page.
Biography
Khalil Ayari (Arabic: خليل العياري; born 2 February 2005) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain, on loan from Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Stade Tunisien, and the Tunisia national team.
Club career A youth product of Stade Tunisien, Ayari signed his first professional contract with the club on 10 December 2023, a deal until 2028. On 19 September 2025, after a successful trial, he joined Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain on loan with an option to buy and was assigned to the club's under-21 team.
International career Ayari was first called up to the Tunisia U20s for the 2023 UNAF U-20 Tournament. He made the final squad for the U20s at the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. He was called up to the senior Tunisia national team for a set of friendlies in June 2025. In September 2025, he was called up to the Tunisia A' national team for another set of friendlies. On 15 May 2026, Ayari was called up to the Tunisia national team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
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