Imad Faraj
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Croix, France | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AEK Larnaca | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | IC Croix | ||
| 2006–2017 | Lille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Lille B | 55 | (12) |
| 2017–2020 | Lille | 7 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Belenenses SAD (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Mouscron | 27 | (1) |
| 2021– | AEK Larnaca | 10 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2015 | France U16 | 7 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | France U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | France U18 | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | France U19 | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2021 | |||
Imad Faraj (born 11 February 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot club AEK Larnaca.
Club career[]
Faraj made his professional debut for Lille in a Ligue 1 2–0 loss to SM Caen on 20 August 2017.[2]
On 31 July 2020, Faraj joined Belgian First Division A club Mouscron on a one-year deal.[3]
On 16 August 2021, he signed a one-year contract with AEK Larnaca in Cyprus, with an option for a second year.[4]
International career[]
Faraj was born in France and is of Moroccan and Algerian descent.[5] He is a former youth international for France.[6]
Personal life[]
Faraj is the older brother of Algerian youth international footballer Samy Faraj.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Faraj (Imad Faraj) - Football - RTBF". RTBF Sport.
- ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2017/2018 - 3ème journée - LOSC / SM Caen". www.lfp.fr.
- ^ IMAD FARAJ REJOINT MOUSCRON, losc.fr, 31 July 2020
- ^ "ΥΠΟΓΡΑΦΗ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑΣ ΜΕ IMAD FARAJ" (in Greek). AEK Larnaca. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ Diallo, Mouhamed (28 July 2020). "Mercato: Grand espoir du LOSC, Faraj pourrait rejoindre la Belgique".
- ^ "Joueur - Imad FARAJ - FFF". Archived from the original on 2017-09-03. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
- ^ "Samy Faraj, une étoile montante du football marocain". Hespress Français. 5 December 2019.
External links[]
- Imad Faraj at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Imad Faraj at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Imad Faraj at Soccerway
- Imad Faraj – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
- Imad Faraj at L'Équipe Football (in French)
Categories:
- 1999 births
- People from Croix, Nord
- Sportspeople from Nord (French department)
- French people of Algerian descent
- French people of Moroccan descent
- Living people
- French footballers
- Association football midfielders
- France youth international footballers
- Iris Club de Croix players
- Lille OSC players
- Belenenses SAD players
- Royal Excel Mouscron players
- AEK Larnaca FC players
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Primeira Liga players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Cypriot First Division players
- French expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- French expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- French expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus