Imad Faraj
Imad Faraj (born 11 February 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot club AEK Larnaca.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Croix, France | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team 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 (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Mouscron | 27 | (1) |
| 2021– | AEK Larnaca | 59 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | France U16 | 7 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | France U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | France U18 | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | France U19 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 September 2023 | |||
Early life
Imad Faraj was born in Croix, in the north of France, and is of Moroccan and Algerian descent.[2] He holds both French and Moroccan nationality.[3]
Club career
Faraj made his professional debut for Lille in a Ligue 1 2–0 loss to SM Caen on 20 August 2017.[4]
On 31 July 2020, Faraj joined Belgian First Division A club Mouscron on a one-year deal.[5]
On 16 August 2021, he signed a one-year contract with AEK Larnaca in Cyprus, with an option for a second year.[6]
International career
Faraj is a former youth international for France.[7]
Personal life
Faraj is the older brother of Algerian youth international footballer Samy Faraj.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 July 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lille | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Belenenses (loan) | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Mouscron | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| AEK Larnaca | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | — | 46 | 6 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 12 | |||
| Career total | 96 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 13 | ||
References
- "Faraj (Imad Faraj) - Football - RTBF". RTBF Sport.
- Diallo, Mouhamed (28 July 2020). "Mercato: Grand espoir du LOSC, Faraj pourrait rejoindre la Belgique".
- "Imad FARAJ". unfp.org. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- "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.
- "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 (archived)
- Imad Faraj at L'Équipe Football (in French)
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