Samy Faraj

Samy Faraj (born 4 October 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National club Sochaux. Born in France, Faraj represents Algeria internationally, after previously representing Morocco.

Samy Faraj
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-10-04) 4 October 2001
Place of birth Croix, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sochaux
Number 23
Youth career
2010–2018 Lille
2018–2019 Sochaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Sochaux II 26 (12)
2020– Sochaux 8 (0)
2023 → Paris 13 Atletico (loan) 7 (1)
International career‡
2017 Morocco U16 4 (0)
2020 Algeria U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:06, 1 June 2021 (UTC)

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]

International career

Faraj was born in France to a Moroccan father and Algerian mother.[4] He holds both French and Moroccan nationality.[5] 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.[6] A few days later, Faraj was called up by the Algeria under-20 national team for the 2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament in Tunisia.[7]

Personal life

Faraj is the younger brother of the French youth international footballer Imad Faraj.[8]

References
  1. "Départ surprise d'un jeune talent de la formation". allezlille.fr.
  2. "Sochaux vs. Rodez - 19 September 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. "SAMY FARAJ REJOINT EN PRÊT LE PARIS 13 ATLETICO" (in French). Sochaux. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  4. Diallo, Mouhamed (July 28, 2020). "Mercato: Grand espoir du LOSC, Faraj pourrait rejoindre la Belgique".
  5. "Samy FARAJ". unfp.org. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  6. 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.
  7. "LISTE STAGE DE L'EQUIPE NATIONALE DES U20" (PDF). FAF.dz. December 7, 2020.
  8. "Samy Faraj, une étoile montante du football marocain". Hespress Français. December 5, 2019.
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