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French professional footballer (born 1999)

Imad Faraj
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-11) 11 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Croix, France
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
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 105 (14)
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 17 December 2024

Imad Faraj (born 11 February 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot club AEK Larnaca.

Early life

Imad Faraj was born in Croix, in the north of France, and is of Moroccan and Algerian descent. He holds both French and Moroccan nationalities.

Club career

Faraj made his professional debut for Lille in a Ligue 1 2–0 loss to SM Caen on 20 August 2017.

On 31 July 2020, Faraj joined Belgian First Division A club Mouscron on a one-year deal.

On 16 August 2021, he signed a one-year contract with AEK Larnaca in Cyprus, with an option for a second year.

International career

Faraj is a former youth international for France.

Personal life

Faraj is the older brother of Algerian youth international footballer Samy Faraj.

Career statistics

As of match played 12 May 2024
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 35 5 3 0 — 4 2 — 42 7
Total 92 12 8 1 — 18 3 0 0 118 16
Career total 129 13 10 1 1 0 18 3 0 0 158 17

References

  1. "Faraj (Imad Faraj) - Football - RTBF". RTBF Sport.
  2. Diallo, Mouhamed (28 July 2020). "Mercato: Grand espoir du LOSC, Faraj pourrait rejoindre la Belgique".
  3. "Imad FARAJ". unfp.org. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  4. "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 Conforama - Saison 2017/2018 - 3ème journée - LOSC / SM Caen". www.lfp.fr.
  5. IMAD FARAJ REJOINT MOUSCRON, losc.fr, 31 July 2020
  6. "ΥΠΟΓΡΑΦΗ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑΣ ΜΕ IMAD FARAJ" (in Greek). AEK Larnaca. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  7. "Joueur - Imad FARAJ - FFF". Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  8. "Samy Faraj, une étoile montante du football marocain". Hespress Français. 5 December 2019.

External links

AEK Larnaca – current squad
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