Samy Faraj
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2001-10-04) 4 October 2001 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Croix, France | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Asteras Tripolis | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2018 | Lille | ||
2018–2019 | Sochaux | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2024 | Sochaux II | 27 | (12) |
2020–2024 | Sochaux | 8 | (0) |
2023 | → Paris 13 Atletico (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2024– | Asteras Tripolis | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Morocco U16 | 4 | (0) |
2020 | Algeria U20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:06, 1 June 2021 (UTC) |
Samy Faraj (born 4 October 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League club Asteras Tripolis. Born in France, Faraj represents Algeria internationally, after previously representing Morocco.
Club career
Faraj is a youth product of Lille since he was nine, and moved to Sochaux in 2018.[1] Faraj made his professional debut with Sochaux in a 1-1 Ligue 2 tie with Rodez AF on 19 September 2020.[2]
On 7 January 2023, Faraj was loaned to Paris 13 Atletico in Championnat National.[3]
On 2 January 2024, Faraj's contract with Sochaux was terminated by mutual consent.[4]
International career
Faraj was born in France to a Moroccan father and Algerian mother.[5] He holds both French and Moroccan nationalities.[6] He represented the Morocco U16s at the 2017 Montaigu Tournament.[1]
In December 2020, Faraj announced in an interview that he had chosen to play for Algeria.[7] A few days later, Faraj was called up by the Algeria under-20 national team for the 2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament in Tunisia.[8]
Personal life
Faraj is the younger brother of the French youth international footballer Imad Faraj.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Départ surprise d'un jeune talent de la formation". allezlille.fr.
- ^ "Sochaux vs. Rodez - 19 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "SAMY FARAJ REJOINT EN PRÊT LE PARIS 13 ATLETICO" (in French). Sochaux. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "SAMY FARAJ N'EST PLUS JAUNE ET BLEU" [SAMY FARAJ IS NO LONGER YELLOW AND BLUE] (in French). Sochaux. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ Diallo, Mouhamed (July 28, 2020). "Mercato: Grand espoir du LOSC, Faraj pourrait rejoindre la Belgique".
- ^ "Samy FARAJ". unfp.org. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ D Debba (December 3, 2020). "Samy Faraj (EN U20) : " Le projet présenté par la FAF m'a convaincu "" (in French). DZfoot. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ "LISTE STAGE DE L'EQUIPE NATIONALE DES U20" (PDF). FAF.dz. December 7, 2020.
- ^ "Samy Faraj, une étoile montante du football marocain". Hespress Français. December 5, 2019.
External links
- Samy Faraj at Soccerway
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