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French footballer (born 2001)

Samy Faraj
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-10-04) 4 October 2001 (age 23)
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 1 (0)
International career
2017 Morocco U16 4 (0)
2020 Algeria U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2024
‡ 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. Faraj made his professional debut with Sochaux in a 1-1 Ligue 2 tie with Rodez AF on 19 September 2020.

On 7 January 2023, Faraj was loaned to Paris 13 Atletico in Championnat National.

On 2 January 2024, Faraj's contract with Sochaux was terminated by mutual consent.

International career

Faraj was born in France to a Moroccan father and Algerian mother. He holds both French and Moroccan nationalities. He represented the Morocco U16s at the 2017 Montaigu Tournament.

In December 2020, Faraj announced in an interview that he had chosen to play for Algeria. A few days later, Faraj was called up by the Algeria under-20 national team for the 2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament in Tunisia.

Personal life

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

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. "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.
  5. Diallo, Mouhamed (28 July 2020). "Mercato: Grand espoir du LOSC, Faraj pourrait rejoindre la Belgique".
  6. "Samy FARAJ". unfp.org. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  7. D Debba (3 December 2020). "Samy Faraj (EN U20) : " Le projet présenté par la FAF m'a convaincu "" (in French). DZfoot. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  8. "LISTE STAGE DE L'EQUIPE NATIONALE DES U20" (PDF). FAF.dz. 7 December 2020.
  9. "Samy Faraj, une étoile montante du football marocain". Hespress Français. 5 December 2019.

External links

Asteras Tripolis F.C. – current squad
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